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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward K. Krause, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Scott Alan Wojan, Novi, MI (US);
Timothy John Wallington, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/48 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/48 ;
Abstract
A windshield washer system for an automotive vehicle includes a reservoir for holding windshield washer fluid, and an applicator system for furnishing washer fluid from the reservoir to an exterior surface of the vehicle. A heat transfer system recovers heat from a braking system of the vehicle and conveys the recovered heat to the washer fluid contained within the reservoir.