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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Paul Bryan Hoke, Plymouth, MI (US);
Alan Douglas Wallington, Detroit, MI (US);
Alan Gutowski, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Amy Golden, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/22 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); H05B 3/84 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/2218 (2013.01); B60H 1/00785 (2013.01); B60H 1/00828 (2013.01); H05B 1/0236 (2013.01); H05B 3/84 (2013.01); B60H 2001/224 (2013.01); B60H 2001/2262 (2013.01);
Abstract
A windshield defogging system and method are provided. The system includes a heated windshield with an electrical heating element, an air circulation system with a blower to provide a stream of air over a surface of the windshield and a controller configured to select a duty cycle for the heating element based upon air circulation system operating parameters and environmental conditions such as ambient temperature.