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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 12, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shoji Okada, Toyota, JP;
Naofumi Fujie, Nagoya, JP;
Tomoaki Imaizumi, Aichi, JP;
Koji Ito, Kariya all of, JP;
Assignee:
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ; G02B / ; F26B / ; F26B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359512 ; 359507 ; 219219 ; 1525002 ;
Abstract
A cleaning arrangement for an outside rear view mirror of an automobile cleans and removes frost, ice and water droplets from the mirror. A heating element is provided to quickly heat and melt frost and ice into water droplets. A piezoelectric element is provided to vibrate the mirror to cause water droplets to be atomized and removed from the mirror.