Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicles including sprayer assemblies for vehicle bumpers
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Application No.: US16870758Application Date: 2020-05-08
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Publication No.: US11623616B2Publication Date: 2023-04-11
- Inventor: Paxton S. Williams
- Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
- Main IPC: B60S1/66
- IPC: B60S1/66 ; B60S1/56 ; B60S1/62 ; B60S1/52 ; B60R19/48 ; B60R19/02 ; B62D21/16

Abstract:
A vehicle including a sprayer assembly for washing away debris, such as ice, dirt, and the like, accumulating on an upper surface of a rear bumper of the vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes a rear bumper having an upper surface, a reservoir including a supply of fluid and a plurality of nozzles in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir, the plurality of nozzles being spaced apart from one another in a vehicle lateral direction, the plurality of nozzles configured to spray the fluid from the fluid reservoir at the upper surface of the rear bumper. In some embodiments, the vehicle includes a tailgate positionable between an open position and a closed position, and the nozzles are operable when the tailgate is in the closed position. As such, the nozzles may emit a spray of fluid when the tailgate is in the closed position to wash away the debris prior to the tailgate opening.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210347336A1 VEHICLES INCLUDING SPRAYER ASSEMBLIES FOR VEHICLE BUMPERS Public/Granted day:2021-11-11
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