Patent ID: 8631536

Claim:
A windshield wiper control system, comprising: a movable element configured to move in a first direction and an opposing second direction; one or more actuation devices configured to provide a first force to the movable element causing the movable element to move in the first direction; a rotatable cam configured to provide a second force to the movable element to cause the movable element to move in the opposing second direction when the rotatable cam contacts a stationary surface as the rotatable cam rotates about a cam axis; and a wiper mechanism: (i) coupled to the movable element and configured to move in the first and second directions; and (ii) coupled to the rotatable cam and configured to pivot about a wiper mechanism pivot axis in an arc motion responsive to the rotation of the rotatable cam, wherein the wiper mechanism is further configured to be coupled to one or more windshield wipers to cause the one or more windshield wipers to move across a surface of a windshield in a more linear motion than the arc motion of the wiper mechanism.