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7622878 Wiper unit controller and method for controlling wiper unit  
A wiper unit controller for performing wiping at an accurate intermittent wipe cycle. The controller stores a maximum resistance value of a variable resistor having a resistance value that varies...
7609857 Method and device for recognizing obstruction of view in image sensor systems  
A method and a device for recognizing visual obstructions in image sensor systems are provided. A signal is produced, based on the analysis of the recorded image from the image sensor, which...
7586279 Actuator position switch  
Methods and systems are disclosed for controlling the operation of a component according to the position of an actuated part of an actuator. In one illustrative embodiment, a position sensor is...
7586275 Wiper device control method, wiper device and motor with speed reduction mechanism  
A wiper device includes a sensor magnet fitted to an output shaft so that when wiper arms are positioned at upper reversal positions B relative to an origin position O, both hall ICs are opposed to...
7535190 System and method for controlling a window wiper system  
A windshield wiper system for use on a hybrid electric vehicle is capable of adjusting the delay between consecutive cycles based on engine state and vehicle speed. The system includes a windshield...
7528500 Intelligent wiper control system for vehicle  
Disclosed herein is an intelligent wiper control system for a vehicle. A rain sensor unit controls the speed of wipers based on the amount of rain. An electronic control unit analyzes the input...
7504798 Wiper controller and method for controlling wiper  
A controller for controlling a wiper unit including a wiper and an intermittent wipe cycle setting device for setting an intermittent wipe cycle of the wiper. The cycle setting device is set at a...
7466097 Wiper control method and wiper control device  
A wiper control method and a wiper control device are provided which can smoothly respond to rapid change of a rainfall situation at passage of a rainfall shutoff environment such as a tunnel. A...
7427844 Switch assembly, electric machine having the switch assembly, and method of controlling the same  
A pump assembly for pumping a liquid and a method of controlling the pump assembly. The pump assembly includes a motor coupled to a pump, and an electronic switch assembly electrically connected to...
7420346 Drive arrangement for a wiper device for windows of motor vehicles  
The invention relates to a drive arrangement of a wiper device for windows of motor vehicles with at least two swivel-mounted wiper arms ( 18, 20 ) that are connected to one another via a crank...
7392565 Tandem windshield wiper system with bellcrank linkage  
A tandem windshield wiper system including a first windshield wiper assembly having a first lever arm that is adapted to operatively move in a repeated wiping motion across the surface of a...
7389561 Tandem windshield wiper system with direct drive motor  
A tandem windshield wiper system that includes at least one brushless DC motor to provide drive torque through an output that is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the motor. A first...
7345445 Automatic snow removal wiper system  
A wiping system for use on a vehicle window comprises a window wiper assembly positioned proximate the window, a first sensor for detecting the presence of moisture on the window and a second...
7345444 Intermittent washer  
A window washer control system and method administers fluid intermittently to a window based on an intermittent setting. A washer switch includes a plurality of frequency settings for varying a...
7323842 Rotating electrical machine  
A rotating electrical machine has a housing with a shaft mounted rotatably in it. A rotor is fixed to the shaft and has a plurality of magnetic poles. A stator is positioned about the rotor and has...
7307395 Safety device for a sliding panel driven by an electrical motor and method for implementing such a device  
The invention concerns a sequential safety system associated with a moving closing panel driven so as to slide by an electric motor ( 6 ), this safety system including means ( 20 ) exploiting the...
7298110 Integrated motor monitoring system  
An integrated motor monitoring system includes a housing and a motor disposed within the housing, the motor being configured to provide a power output. The integrated motor monitoring system also...
7294986 Reversing motor windshield wiper system  
A reversing wiper motor system has a first detector including a detectant which rotates in synchronism with the wiper. The detector physically identifies a plurality of distinct angular zones...
7259532 Power window apparatus with function of pinching detection  
An MCU monitors changes in motor rotating speed from the motor start so as to detect a peak of the motor rotating speed, and when the peak of the motor rotating speed is detected, it measures a...
7248010 Wiper controller for controlling windshield wiper  
A wiper controller includes: a sensor for detecting a waterdrop on a windshield; a wiper for wiping the windshield; and control means for controlling operation of the wiper. The control means...
7199541 Method of controlling an electric motor with oscillating output shaft, particularly for automobile wiper systems, and the arrangement of that electric motor  
A method for controlling an electric motor for an automobile wiper system includes a calibration curve in which data is converted into the angular value of the position of an output shaft and a...
7199346 Moisture sensor and windshield fog detector  
A control system is disclosed for automatically detecting moisture on the windshield of a vehicle. The automatic moisture detecting system includes an optical system for imaging a portion of the...
7173395 Inverter unit grounding method and inverter unit  
A circuit system that includes a sensor circuit for a sensor that detects the state of a motor is provided in an inverter unit for driving the motor. A 0V of the circuit system is connected with a...
7171718 Direct drive windshield wiper assembly  
A windshield wiper assembly including at least one motor having an output shaft and a windshield wiper operatively connected to the output shaft. The motor includes a stator adapted to provide an...
7116072 Motorized barrier operator system for setting a down force adjustment to a minimum value and method for programming the same  
A method and system for setting a downward force adjustment exerted by a barrier is disclosed. As is known, the barrier operator initiates corrective action if a detected obstruction force is...
7098618 Rain detection system and method of controlling the same  
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...
7095199 Automatic vehicle wiper system  
An automatic vehicle wiper system including a wiper, a speed sensor which measures vehicle speed, a rainfall measuring device which measures amount of rainfall during predetermined intervals, a...
7019275 Moisture sensor and windshield fog detector  
The system of the present invention is configured to detect moisture on a surface and includes a sensor that may be divided into a plurality of subwindows. At least one of the subwindows has a...
7009356 Wiper control apparatus and method for automatic vehicular wiping  
The wiper control apparatus comprises a precipitation detector, a surrounding state detector and a wiper controller. The precipitation detector detects a precipitation condition at a position where...
6958585 Windshield wiper system activated by sensing rainwater  
A windshield wiper system activated by sensing rainwater via a rain sensor placed inside the wiping pattern when a multifunction switch lever is in automatic mode. A rain sensor module activates a...
6940244 Wiper control apparatus and wiper control method  
An apparatus, which engages wiper blades in operation by interlocking with an operation of a washer switch, drives the wiper blades at a high speed if the vehicle speed during the wiper blade...
6936985 Sensing device for determining a rain rate  
A sensing device includes a piezoelectric vibration sensor mounted to a surface for producing an analog signal proportional to raindrops striking the surface, an amplifier, an analog-to-digital...
6917173 Automobile wiper driving apparatus  
The wiper driving apparatus module includes: a motor 12 for driving a wiper unit; a wiper ECU 11 for driving the motor 12 ; a deceleration mechanism (including gears). The two brush DC motor...
6911796 Power control device  
A power control device for positioning at a low voltage side of a load for controlling the electrical power available to the load, from a main power supply, the power control device including a...
6867559 Wiper arrangement for motor vehicles, especially for car windscreens  
In a wiper system for vehicles, in particular for automobile windshields, including a first wiper arm, a primary drive motor ( 12 ) associated with the wiper arm for generating a defined wiping...
6853897 Windshield fog detector  
The system of the present invention is configured to detect moisture on a surface and includes a sensor that may be divided into a plurality of subwindows. At least one of the subwindows has a...
6802205 Moisture detection system and method of use thereof  
A moisture detection system includes an electrical conductor disposed on a surface of a substrate. The electrical conductor has a resonant frequency that varies as a function of an amount of...
6801006 Control device and method for operating a window wiper apparatus with operating-point-dependent wiping angle adaptation  
The control device for a wiper device of a window wiper apparatus, especially of a motor vehicle, adapts set values of the wiping angle of the wiper arm to an actually measured operating point of...
6800978 Contact washer system and method for controlling a windscreen wiper motor  
A contact-disk system is described having a rotatable contact disk and a plurality of contact elements, the contact disk having a plurality of paths and each contact element being assigned to one...
6791289 Intermittent driving mechanism  
An intermittent driving mechanism is disclosed that includes a driving member having a slot formed in a channel. A driven member of the intermittent driving mechanism is rotatably coupled to the...
6703804 Method for controlling a motor vehicle wiper  
The invention concerns a method for controlling a motor vehicle wiper motor comprising steps which consist in: determining at least a range related to an operating parameter of the motor and...
6690130 Windshield wiper system  
Operation of a windshield wiper system for cleaning a windshield of a motor vehicle includes driving at least one wiper by an electric drive motor so that the at least one wiper shifted between two...
6686603 Raindrop detection apparatus and method  
A raindrop detection apparatus has an amplifier circuit, including a plurality of resistors and resistor selection switches. The control circuit performs the first adjustment to an output of the...
6674476 Outdoor housing for TV camera  
A housing for a TV camera has an automatic wiping mode for automatically driving a wiper, which is provided at a front window of the housing, at predetermined time intervals. The execution of the...
6657410 Control device for a windscreen wiper device  
A control device for the drive motor of a windscreen wiper device in a vehicle, especially a motor vehicle, comprising a control switch which can be activated by means of a manually actuated wiper...
6624604 Wiper controller with fault detector device  
A wiper control device in which an abnormal condition of a FET is detected by distinguishing an action of an overheat-cutting protective function normally difficult to be detected with measuring...
6617819 Method of controlling preheating power and mechanism for providing preheating  
The present invention relates to a motor and especially to a technique for maintaining constant power consumption in preheating a compressor motor in an air conditioner. An object thereof is to...
6617813 Wiper control system and method for controlling wiper  
A raindrop sensor detects an amount of raindrops landed on a window glass and outputs a measurement signal to a microcomputer. The microcomputer calculates an average amount of raindrops by...
6614043 Imaging rain sensor illumination positioning system  
A method and assembly for sensing moisture on the exterior surface of a sheet of glass ( 14 ) comprising the steps of emitting light rays from an illuminator ( 12 ) on an illuminator axis (I)...
6555804 Method and device for detecting objects on a windshield  
The invention relates to a method and device for detecting objects ( 3 ) on a windshield ( 2 ). The method comprises the following steps: Placing an optical sensor array ( 4 ) on the inner side of...
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