HEATABLE WIPER REST AREA FOR A TRANSPARENCY

摘要

Transparency having a heatable wiper rest area comprising: a first glass she et having an outer major surface and an inner major surface; a second glass she et having an outer major surface and an inner major surface, wherein the inner major surface of the first glass sheet faces the inner major surface of the outer glass sheet; an interlayer material (26) securing the inner major surface of the first glass sheet to the inner major surface of the second glass sheet; an opaque band at an expected wiper rest area; and a wiper rest area heating arrangement (42). The heating arrangement (42) comprises: an electrically conductive member; a plurality of bus bars (46) positioned in electrical contact along the conductive member, wherein the plurality of bus bars (46) divides the conductive member into a plurality of adjacent discret e heatable areas (50); a first lead (56) to electrically interconnect selected ones of the bus bars (46), the first lead (56) extending along an edge of th e conductive member; a second lead (61) to electrically interconnect other selected ones of the bus bars (61), the second lead (61) extending along the edge of the conductive member, wherein a portion of the first lead (56) and a portion of the second lead (61) overlay each other; and an insulating member positioned between the portion of the first lead and the portion of the seco nd lead to electrically insulate the first lead from the second lead.