A hinge for a folding windshield is provided for vehicles such as all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) utility vehicles (UTVs), golf carts, and other vehicles. The hinge includes an integral stiffening member or brace to prevent the windshield from bowing due to wind pressure and vibration.

A hinge for a folding windshield is provided for vehicles such as all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) utility vehicles (UTVs), golf carts, and other vehicles. The hinge includes an integral stiffening member or brace to prevent the windshield from bowing due to wind pressure and vibration.

An elastic integrally formed windshield retaining clip includes walls defining a frame channel to receive and retain a portion of an upright windshield frame, and walls defining a pane channel to receive and retain a portion of an edge of a windshield while the portion of the upright windshield frame is retained in the frame channel. The frame channel not only surrounds three sides of a windshield frame, but also surrounds the majority of the fourth side of the frame. Angled walls exert pressure against the retained edge of the windshield and the frame.

An elastic integrally formed windshield retaining clip includes walls defining a frame channel to receive and retain a portion of an upright windshield frame, and walls defining a pane channel to receive and retain a portion of an edge of a windshield while the portion of the upright windshield frame is retained in the frame channel. The frame channel not only surrounds three sides of a windshield frame, but also surrounds the majority of the fourth side of the frame. Angled walls exert pressure against the retained edge of the windshield and the frame.

Methods and apparatus are provided for heating a vehicle window to remove ice and condensation using a carbon nanotube heating pad. The apparatus includes a user interface operative to receive a user request, a vehicle windshield, a heating pad wherein the heating pad includes a carbon nanotube heating element and a reflective surface and is oriented such that the carbon nanotube heating element is directed towards the windshield, a power supply operative to supply power to the carbon nanotube heating element in response to a control signal, and a processor operative to generate the control signal in response to the user request.

Methods and apparatus are provided for heating a vehicle window to remove ice and condensation using a carbon nanotube heating pad. The apparatus includes a user interface operative to receive a user request, a vehicle windshield, a heating pad wherein the heating pad includes a carbon nanotube heating element and a reflective surface and is oriented such that the carbon nanotube heating element is directed towards the windshield, a power supply operative to supply power to the carbon nanotube heating element in response to a control signal, and a processor operative to generate the control signal in response to the user request.

A division bar that divides a front or rear windshield into an upper windshield and a lower windshield is provided, and the upper windshield is more fragile than the lower windshield.

A division bar that divides a front or rear windshield into an upper windshield and a lower windshield is provided, and the upper windshield is more fragile than the lower windshield.

A laminate glass structure comprising a first glass sheet and a second glass sheet bonded together is provided. The first glass sheet of the laminate glass structure may include tuned light imaging detection and ranging sensor optical transmission characteristics and the second glass sheet may include a void area disposed in a portion thereof. The laminate glass structure can correspond to a laminate vehicle windshield that separates an interior cabin of the vehicle from an exterior of the vehicle. The laminate glass structure allows a light detection and ranging sensor to be mounted inside the interior cabin of the vehicle behind the void area providing a field of view of the sensor that is unobstructed by the second glass sheet. Light emitted and received by the sensor may only pass through the first glass sheet and not the second glass sheet.

A laminate glass structure comprising a first glass sheet and a second glass sheet bonded together is provided. The first glass sheet of the laminate glass structure may include tuned light imaging detection and ranging sensor optical transmission characteristics and the second glass sheet may include a void area disposed in a portion thereof. The laminate glass structure can correspond to a laminate vehicle windshield that separates an interior cabin of the vehicle from an exterior of the vehicle. The laminate glass structure allows a light detection and ranging sensor to be mounted inside the interior cabin of the vehicle behind the void area providing a field of view of the sensor that is unobstructed by the second glass sheet. Light emitted and received by the sensor may only pass through the first glass sheet and not the second glass sheet.