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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
George F. Daniels, Stratham, NH (US);
Carl F. Kackenmeister, Stratham, NH (US);
Assignee:
McCord Winn Textron Inc., Manchester, NH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 1/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 1/10 ;
Abstract
A headlamp cleaning system has a headlamp especially suited to HID or tungsten halogen applications including a source of light and a polycarbonate lens for distributing the light and a control system for automatically controlling a pump for distributing washer fluid against the lens each time that the vehicle ignition is turned on and whenever a sensor for sensing dirt build-up on the lens signals the presence of dirt build-up thereon and the control system continues the cleaning cycle until all dirt is removed from the lens.