SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING OR DE-ICING A WINDSHIELD

摘要

A windshield washing system and method including a windshield wiper and sprayer assembly ( 110 ). The windshield wiper and sprayer assembly ( 110 ) includes a windshield wiper assembly ( 114 ), a windshield wiper driver assembly operative to move the windshield wiper assembly ( 114 ) in rotational and linear motion along a vehicle windshield, a windshield sprayer assembly ( 116 ) mounted on the windshield wiper assembly ( 114 ), the windshield sprayer assembly ( 116 ) includes at least one sprayer. The sprayer includes a sprayer housing ( 136 ) and a sprayer housing closure ( 138 ) arranged for selectable positioning relative to the sprayer housing ( 136 ) and to assume a first position permitting spraying and a second position not permitting spraying and a windshield sprayer assembly positioning assembly operative in response to the linear motion of the windshield wiper assembly ( 114 ) for selectably positioning the sprayer housing closure ( 138 ) relative to the sprayer housing in either of the first and second positions in accordance with the rotational position of the windshield wiper assembly ( 114 ).