Patent ID: 7423399
Filing Date: 2008-09-09
Classification: B60S,Y10S

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for providing user control of intermittent movement of a wiper blade of a vehicular windshield wiper, said apparatus comprising: a first actuator actuable to request a motion of the wiper blade; a timer adapted to receive indications of actuation of said first actuator, said timer configured to determine a time period between two successive actuations of said first actuator; a wiper blade movement controller adapted to receive indications of actuation of said first actuator and the time period determined by said timer, said wiper blade movement controller configured selectably to cause intermittent movement of the wiper blade responsive to each actuation of said first actuator and, subsequent to the two successive actuations of the first actuator at a repetition rate responsive to the time period determined between the two successive actuations by said timer.