B60S1/08

VEHICLE WITH IMPROVED CAB VISIBILITY

A cab for a refuse vehicle includes a cab body defining a first door opening and a second door opening, a first door positioned over the first door opening, and a second door positioned over the second door opening. Each of the first door and the second door includes a door panel and a peep window positioned proximate a lower end of the door panel. The peep window includes an interior windowpane and exterior windowpane. Portions of the interior windowpane and the exterior windowpane are vertically offset and horizontally offset.

Dynamic sweep angle measurement for fault monitoring of windshield wiper systems

A windshield wiper system (WWS) is provided and includes a wiper blade assembly drivable along a first sweep angle, an internal wiper trigger disposed to move with the wiper blade assembly, a measurement system configured to monitor a position of the internal wiper trigger from which a corresponding position of the wiper blade assembly relative to the first sweep angle is measurable and to output a sweep angle feedback signal corresponding to monitoring results and a controller. The controller is receptive of the sweep angle feedback signal.

Dynamic sweep angle measurement for fault monitoring of windshield wiper systems

A windshield wiper system (WWS) is provided and includes a wiper blade assembly drivable along a first sweep angle, an internal wiper trigger disposed to move with the wiper blade assembly, a measurement system configured to monitor a position of the internal wiper trigger from which a corresponding position of the wiper blade assembly relative to the first sweep angle is measurable and to output a sweep angle feedback signal corresponding to monitoring results and a controller. The controller is receptive of the sweep angle feedback signal.

Reversible motor configured with motion stops for aircraft windshield wiper system

Disclosed is an aircraft windshield wiper system, having: a wiper arm; a reversible motor that drives the wiper arm, the motor including: a stator; a rotor configured to rotate relative to the stator; a forward shaft segment that is driven by the rotor and being rotationally connected to the wiper arm; an aft shaft segment that is driven by the rotor, the aft shaft segment including a forward end and an aft end; a ball nut that translates along the aft shaft segment from rotation of the aft shaft segment; a forward stop at a forward end of the aft shaft segment, configured to stop forward translational motion of the ball nut along the aft shaft segment; and an aft stop at an aft end of the aft shaft segment, configured to stop aft translational motion of the ball nut along the aft shaft segment.

Reversible motor configured with motion stops for aircraft windshield wiper system

Disclosed is an aircraft windshield wiper system, having: a wiper arm; a reversible motor that drives the wiper arm, the motor including: a stator; a rotor configured to rotate relative to the stator; a forward shaft segment that is driven by the rotor and being rotationally connected to the wiper arm; an aft shaft segment that is driven by the rotor, the aft shaft segment including a forward end and an aft end; a ball nut that translates along the aft shaft segment from rotation of the aft shaft segment; a forward stop at a forward end of the aft shaft segment, configured to stop forward translational motion of the ball nut along the aft shaft segment; and an aft stop at an aft end of the aft shaft segment, configured to stop aft translational motion of the ball nut along the aft shaft segment.

Accessory for a windshield wiper
11772607 · 2023-10-03 ·

The accessory for a windshield wiper is for use with a vehicle. The vehicle further includes a windshield and windshield wiper. The windshield wiper further includes a claw and one or more blades. The accessory for a windshield wiper attaches to the windshield wiper. The accessory for a windshield wiper comprises a lifting structure and a control apparatus. The control apparatus controls the operation of the lifting structure. The lifting structure is a mechanical device that physically raises or lowers the windshield wiper above the windshield or onto the windshield. The control apparatus controls the operation of the lifting structure.

Accessory for a windshield wiper
11772607 · 2023-10-03 ·

The accessory for a windshield wiper is for use with a vehicle. The vehicle further includes a windshield and windshield wiper. The windshield wiper further includes a claw and one or more blades. The accessory for a windshield wiper attaches to the windshield wiper. The accessory for a windshield wiper comprises a lifting structure and a control apparatus. The control apparatus controls the operation of the lifting structure. The lifting structure is a mechanical device that physically raises or lowers the windshield wiper above the windshield or onto the windshield. The control apparatus controls the operation of the lifting structure.

VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING VEHICLE CONTROL PROGRAM
20230286467 · 2023-09-14 ·

External sensors of a vehicle are individually set with sensing regions through external surfaces. Cleaning nozzles of the vehicle inject cleaning fluid to individually clean the external surfaces of the external sensors. An injection control unit performs classification of the cleaning nozzles, which correspond to the external surfaces whose sensing regions of the external sensors overlap with each other, into an injected nozzle, which performs injection of cleaning fluid and a stopped nozzle, which stops injection of cleaning fluid, and controls the classification according to a stain state of the external surface. A priority control unit controls a priority of cleaned sensor data, which is acquired through the external sensor whose external surface corresponds to the injected nozzle, to be lower than a priority of non-cleaned sensor data, which is acquired through the external sensor whose external surface corresponds to the stopped nozzle.

Capacitance-based foreign object debris sensor

The disclosure relates to detecting and clearing debris from a sensor window. For instance, a system may include the sensor window and one or more processors. The sensor window may include a transparent thin film conductor. The one or more processors may be configured to identify a change in capacitance using the transparent thin film conductor, detect debris on the sensor window using the change in capacitance, and activate a cleaning system in order to clear the detected debris from the sensor window.

Vehicle cleaner nozzle and method of assembling vehicle cleaner nozzle
11752979 · 2023-09-12 · ·

A method of assembling a vehicle cleaner nozzle provided in a vicinity of a leading end of a piston accommodated to be movable forward and backward with respect to a cylinder so as to inject a cleaning medium on an object to be cleaned which is mounted on a vehicle includes: assembling a nozzle chip to a housing along a first direction so as to form a feedback flow path for swinging and injecting the cleaning medium by accommodating the nozzle chip in an interior of the housing; and assembling the housing in a state where the housing accommodates the nozzle chip to a holder supported by the piston along the first direction.