Windshield touch and clean system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9815435-B1
Application number	US-201715433843-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Feb 15, 2017
Priority date	Jun 30, 2016
Publication date	Nov 14, 2017
Grant date	Nov 14, 2017

Abstract

A windshield touch and clean system that can clean either the entire windshield of an automobile or spot clean a localized area of the windshield is disclosed. The windshield touch and clean system may control a cleaning head in a number of ways including but not limited to two articulating extension members or a gantry system. The cleaning head may be retrofitted with a spray nozzle for spraying cleaning fluid and also a vibration unit to assist in cleaning of residue on the windshield.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An automobile having a windshield touch and clean system for spot cleaning a windshield of the automobile, the automobile comprising:
a plurality of wheels;
an engine connected to the plurality of wheels for propelling the automobile forward;
a steering wheel connected to at least one of the at least two wheels for guiding a direction of the automobile;
the windshield for protecting a driver of the automobile from projectiles;
the windshield touch and clean system positioned adjacent the windshield, the windshield touch and clean system having:
a cleaning head for washing, dirt off of the windshield, the head being connected to the automobile with an articulating joint system so that the head is positionable at a location within a primary field of view of the windshield;
a touch screen displaying a visual depiction of the windshield and the touch screen being connected to a computer which controls the articulating joint system to position the head;
wherein in the articulating joint system, an extension member connects the head to the automobile and the extension member is sufficiently long to reach driver side and passenger side upper corners and capable of being retracted so that the head reaches driver side and passenger side lower corners for cleaning an entire surface of the windshield of the automobile.

2. The automobile of claim 1 wherein the head has a brush.

3. The automobile of claim 1 wherein the head has a vibration unit for vibrating the head while cleaning dirt off of the windshield.

4. The automobile of claim 1 wherein in the articulating joint system, the head has a spray nozzle for spraying cleaning fluid on the windshield.

5. The automobile of claim 1 wherein the computer controls the articulating joint system to position the head.

6. The automobile of claim 1 further comprising a motor for controlling the extension member comprised of first and second extension members and the position of the head on the windshield.

7. The automobile of claim 1 further comprising a tube for routing cleaning fluid toward the cleaning head and fluidically connected to a spray nozzle disposed on or adjacent to the cleaning head.

Assignees

• Singer Nicholas J

Inventors

• Singer Nicholas J

Classifications

• B60S1/3415

  with means for supplying cleaning fluid to windscreen cleaners, e.g. washers (arrangement of nozzles B60S1/52) · CPC title

• B62D63/04

  Component parts or accessories · CPC title

• B60K2350/1056

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60K5/00

  Arrangement or mounting of internal-combustion or jet-propulsion units (B60K7/00 takes precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion B60K6/00) · CPC title

• B60K2350/1028

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic