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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2005
Taiji Morishita, Kariya, JP;
Taiji Morishita, Kariya, JP;
DENSO Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A rain detection system generates an operation signal for operating a wiper system on a window based on a detected window condition. The rain detection system includes a detection mechanism for intermittently detecting an amount of liquid on the window, a calculation mechanism for calculating an increase rate of the amount of the liquid detected in a detection operation by the detection mechanism and a determination mechanism for determining the window condition based on the increase rate calculated by the calculation mechanism. The determination mechanism distinguishes difference between condensation on the window and rain based on the detected liquid on the window.