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 assemb ly operative to move the windshield wiper assembly (114) in rotational and line ar motion along a vehicle windshield, a windshield sprayer assembly (116) mount ed 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 th e linear motion of the windshield wiper assembly (114) for selectably positioning the sprayer housing closure (138) relative to the sprayer housin g in either of the first and second positions in accordance with the rotationa l position of the windshield wiper assembly (114).