US 12,291,173 B2
Method for cleaning insect strike off a glazed surface of a vehicle
Frédéric Giraud, Le Mesnil Saint Denis (FR); Jean Luc Terrasse, Le Mesnil Saint Denis (FR); and Alexandre Filloux, Le Mesnil Saint Denis (FR)
Assigned to VALEO SYSTÈMES D'ESSUYAGE, Le Mesnil Saint Denis (FR)
Filed by Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage, Le Mesnil Saint Denis (FR)
Filed on Aug. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/823,667.
Claims priority of application No. 2109094 (FR), filed on Aug. 31, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0065330 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B60S 1/08 (2006.01); B60S 1/52 (2006.01)
CPC B60S 1/0818 (2013.01) [B60S 1/52 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cleaning method for cleaning a glazed surface of a vehicle, said vehicle comprising an electronic control device (ECU) and a cleaning device comprising a wiping system with at least one spray device for spraying a liquid, the cleaning method comprising: verifying, by the ECU, a first condition that a current season is spring or summer, wherein the current season is determined by an internal clock of the vehicle and a geolocation device; verifying, by the ECU, a second condition which is a probability of there being an insect strike on said glazed surface, wherein the probability is determined by at least one of a speedometer of the vehicle and the geolocation device; verifying, by the ECU, a third condition that said vehicle is stopped, wherein a vehicle stop is determined by the speedometer of the vehicle; verifying, by the ECU, a fourth condition that the insect strike has dirtied the glazed surface such as to impair visibility for a driver of the vehicle, wherein verifying that the insect strike has dirtied the glazed surface is determined by an insect-strike measurement device configured to detect a number of insect strikes, wherein the insect-strike measurement device is an accelerometer; activating, by the ECU, said cleaning device in order to begin a cleaning cycle, wherein the cleaning device is activated based on a positive verification of the first condition, the second condition, the third condition, and the fourth condition; and executing, by the cleaning device, said cleaning cycle, wherein the cleaning cycle comprises spraying the liquid onto the glazed surface using the at least one spray device and wiping the glazed surface using the wiping system.