Wiper controller

US8935056B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8935056-B2
Application numberUS-201013518590-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 25, 2010
Priority dateDec 22, 2009
Publication dateJan 13, 2015
Grant dateJan 13, 2015

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Abstract

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A windshield wiper device comprises a controller, a drive unit and a gear that transmits the movement of the drive unit to a wiper shaft. The controller comprises a comparison unit for determining whether the torque output by the drive unit exceeds the predetermined torque, wherein the predetermined torque depends on the position of the wiper shaft. The wind shield wiper device further comprises a reversing unit for reversing the direction of rotation of the drive unit depending on the result of the comparison unit.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A controller for a windshield wiping device, wherein the windshield wiping device comprises a drive device and a gear which transmits the movement of the drive device to a wiper shaft, and the controller comprises the following: a comparison device configured to determine whether the torque which is output by the drive device exceeds a predetermined torque more often than a predetermined frequency, wherein the predetermined torque is dependent on the…

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What does patent US8935056B2 cover?
A windshield wiper device comprises a controller, a drive unit and a gear that transmits the movement of the drive unit to a wiper shaft. The controller comprises a comparison unit for determining whether the torque output by the drive unit exceeds the predetermined torque, wherein the predetermined torque depends on the position of the wiper shaft. The wind shield wiper device further comprise…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Zimmer Joachim, Bosch Gmbh Robert
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60S1/08. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).