Apple may have abandoned its Apple Car project, but the company is still filing for patents related to vehicle technology. The latest is US 20240317181 A1 for a “Cleaning System.
About the patent filing
The patent basically involves a windshield wiper system for a car. It involves a cleaning system that includes an arm configured for connection to a wiper blade. A base is spaced from the arm in an extension direction such that the wiper blade is positionable between the arm and the base in the extension direction.
The base and the arm are each configured to move in the extension direction between a recessed position and a raised position relative to an exterior surface of a vehicle, and the arm is configured to rotate relative to the base when the base and the arm are in the raised position. Relative motion between the base and the arm is limited when the base and the arm move in the extension direction between the recessed position and the raised position.
Summary of the patent filing
Here’s Apple’s abstract of the patent filing: “A cleaning system includes an arm configured for connection to a cleaning implement. A base is spaced from the arm in an extension direction such that the cleaning implement is positionable between the arm and the base. The base and the arm are configured to move together in the extension direction between a recessed position and a raised position relative to a surface, and the arm is configured to rotate relative to the base in the raised position.”
