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

Claim 16:
17. A method for operating a wiper assembly of a vehicle, comprising:
activating a cleaning mode;
powering on a motor;
releasing fluid through a nozzle; and
cycling a wiper blade according to the cleaning mode such that fluid is wiped from a window of a sensor assembly, the window being in contact with the wiper blade,
wherein:
the sensor assembly comprises a plurality of optical sensors arranged along a linear axis, the window being between the plurality of optical sensors and the wiper blade,
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 motor is adjacent to the sensor assembly along the linear axis, and
a linkage assembly coupling the wiper blade to the motor extends between the motor and the wiper blade longitudinally at least partially across the window.