Washing system with prevention of washer fluid freezing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11511706-B2
Application number	US-201816155194-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 9, 2018
Priority date	Dec 8, 2017
Publication date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022

Abstract

A method of preventing washer fluid freezing is provided. The method includes performing hose residual washer fluid removal control that removes residual washer fluid of a hose which is a movement path of washer fluid after a spray of the washer fluid by operation of a pump washer fluid device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A washing system, comprising:
a pump washer fluid device including a washing path converter mounted to a hose connecting from a reservoir to a nozzle to form a movement path of washer fluid as a spray path to the nozzle and a recovery path to the reservoir; and
a washing controller that forms the spray path or the recovery path by operating a washer pump,
wherein the washing path converter is a flow amount control valve that forms the spray path and the recovery path, respectively, and the flow amount control valve includes:
a valve housing;
a spray chamber within the valve housing connected to the spray path by a plunger moving with washer fluid pressure of the washer pump; and
a recovery chamber within the valve housing connected to the recovery path by the plunger moving with washer fluid suction force of the washer pump,
wherein the spray chamber is located in the valve housing so as to form a front offset positioned forward of the recovery chamber toward the nozzle to allow spray flow and recovery flow of the washer fluid,
wherein the valve housing includes an inner wall defining a bi-directional structure for the spray flow and the recovery flow of the washer fluid, and
wherein the inner wall lies at least partially between the plunger and both of the spray chamber and the recovery chamber.

2. The washing system of claim 1 , wherein the washer pump forms the spray path and the recovery path by bi-directional rotation, respectively.

3. The washing system of claim 1 , wherein the washer pump is divided into a spray pump and a recovery pump of one-directional rotation, and the rotation of the spray pump forms the spray path, and the rotation of the recovery pump forms the recovery path, respectively.

4. The washing system of claim 3 , wherein the spray pump is mounted to a spray hose connecting from the reservoir to the nozzle, the recovery pump is branched from the spray hose to be mounted to the recovery hose connected to the reservoir.

5. The washing system of claim 1 , wherein the washing controller is linked with a washing control map provided with a table map that matches engine start-up ON/OFF signals and external air temperature of an external air temperature sensor with operation of the washing path converter.

6. The washing system of claim 1 , wherein the pump washer fluid device includes a wiper device and a heating device together, the wiper device includes a wiper, a wiper motor, and a wiper controller, and the heating device includes a window glass heater, a wiper blade heater, and a washer fluid heater.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Ahn Byoung-Suk

Classifications

• H05B2203/02

  Heaters using heating elements having a positive temperature coefficient · CPC title

• B60S1/08

  electrically driven {(conjoint control of windscreen wiper motor and liquid supply of windscreen washer B60S1/482; conjoint control of windscreen wiper motor and means for cleaning parts o parts other than windscreens or front windows B60S1/56, B60S1/58, B60S1/606)} · CPC title

• H05B1/0297

  Heating of fluids for non specified applications · CPC title

• B60S1/481 Primary

  the operation of at least part of the liquid supply being controlled by electric means (electrical washing liquid warming-up means B60S1/488) · CPC title

• H05B2203/021

  Heaters specially adapted for heating liquids · CPC title