Patent ID: 11897435
Assignee: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a wiper assembly, including:
a linkage assembly;
a wiper blade removably attached to the linkage assembly; and
an actuator coupled to the linkage assembly and configured to enable rotation of the linkage assembly around a shaft; and

a sensor assembly, including:
a plurality of optical sensors arranged along a linear axis; and
a window between the plurality of optical sensors and the wiper assembly, wherein:
the wiper blade is longitudinally oriented parallel to the linear axis,
the wiper blade is configured to translate in a direction perpendicular to the linear axis while maintaining contact with the window during translation,
the actuator is adjacent to the sensor assembly along the linear axis, and
the linkage assembly extends between the actuator and the wiper longitudinally at least partially across the window.