Patent ID: 11872963
Assignee: FCA ITALY S.P.A.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A motor vehicle comprising:
a passenger compartment;
an engine compartment;
at least one transparent wall having an outer surface arranged outside of the passenger compartment and the engine compartment;
a tank arranged in said engine compartment and configured to contain a wiper fluid;
a dispensing device connected to said tank and operable to deliver and/or spray the wiper fluid on said outer surface;
a filling device comprising:
at least one duct to feed the wiper fluid into said tank, said duct having an inlet arranged in said passenger compartment, the inlet arranged at the bottom of a compartment defining a basin or a funnel in which a driver can easily pour the wiper fluid; and
a closing element to prevent dirt from entering the duct;

wherein said closing element is openable and is arranged at said inlet;
wherein said motor vehicle comprises a further duct to feed the wiper fluid into said tank, said further duct being arranged in said engine compartment;
wherein said further duct includes a first end connected to said tank and a second end closed by a plug, said plug is configured to be removed to feed wiper fluid into the tank through the further duct;
wherein said further duct extends at least vertically between said first end and said second end; and
wherein the further duct and the at least one duct connect to the tank at different locations, and are not directly connected to each other.