Apparatus for providing a heated cleaning fluid to a vehicle surface includes an inlet port (32) for receiving an amount of fluid, a housing bounding a reservoir (103) in fluid communication with the inlet port, and an outlet port (34) in fluid communication with the reservoir for dispensing an amount of heated fluid. A heater element (30) heats fluid that passes from the inlet port to the outlet port through the reservoir. A heat exchanger (80) in thermal contact with the heater element for conveying heat to the fluid within the reservoir has a strut that divides fluid entering the housing through the inlet port into two flow paths and elongated fins (84) that extend outwardly from the strut at transverse angles that bound fluid flow channels for fluid moving through the reservoir. A control circuit (14) energizes the heater element with a voltage to heat the heating element and the fluid passing from the inlet port to the outlet port through the reservoir.


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    Title :

    VEHICLE WINDSHIELD CLEANING SYSTEM


    Additional title:

    FAHRZEUGSCHEIBENREINIGUNGSSYSTEM
    SYSTÈME DE NETTOYAGE DE PARE-BRISE DE VÉHICULE



    Publication date :

    2021-08-11


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60S SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR , Warten, Reinigen, Instandsetzen, Unterstützen, Anheben oder Rangieren von Fahrzeugen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen / F24H FLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, IN GENERAL , Erhitzer für flüssige oder gasförmige Stoffe, z.B. Wasser- oder Lufterhitzer mit Vorrichtungen zur Wärmeerzeugung, allgemein



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