KING KONG cybertruck wiper not very futuristic...here is how to produce the look this trucks deserves...

[Crissa]

...those are for a Vancouver winter, not a real northern BC winter.

I don't think they are even for that. Rain plus cold is in some ways worse on it... Most of those covers are just so poorly made. Most are just cloth with a little anhydrous coating.

You need to use a material that's either stiff enough that it doesn't matter that it's stiffer when it's cold - or one that's light enough that it doesn't matter. Either way, you don't want anything that's absorbent or permeable in any way.

I always use either a very heavy weight plastic tarp or scraps of nylon parasail cloth ^-^ Stuff far more expensive per sqft, tho. Still wears out eventually.

-Crissa

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[Gvardaman]

Ok, I must admit to skipping a couple of pages in this thread, Ute it looks like no one mentioned the obvious point: like the side mirrors, owners will be able to remove this giant wiper themselves, after they take delivery!
This creates a third-patry opportunity for an aftermarket solution.
Maybe someone will get that ablative LASER wiper idea to work?
As rugged as the CT is, I personally don’t mind a single wiper (like the semi) but it wouldn’t be my first choice. Let’s see what they come up with!

 

[anionic1]

One thing is for sure. The rigid geometry of this truck and crazy clean lines accentuate it’s proportions and every protrusion. That wiper sticks out like a huge sore thumb. I can really see the challenge here. They don’t want to change the clean line from hood to window by creating an offset to hide the blade and traditional wipers with one motor and an arm are crazy simple so it’s hard to reinvent that. And they probably want a readily available standard wiper blade to work. I think the ideal would be some kind of magnet guided custom blade that could be very low profile and guided on the window by concealed magnets on actuators or cable/track from inside the vehicle because it would be easier to conceal inside, but making it move quickly enough and not fly off is a concern. Or they can just do something in the “if you can’t hide it, sell it” and make it out of some solid stainless steel narrow bar and make it the coolest wiper ever seen.

 

[firsttruck]

One thing is for sure. The rigid geometry of this truck and crazy clean lines accentuate it’s proportions and every protrusion. That wiper sticks out like a huge sore thumb. I can really see the challenge here. They don’t want to change the clean line from hood to window by creating an offset to hide the blade and traditional wipers with one motor and an arm are crazy simple so it’s hard to reinvent that. And they probably want a readily available standard wiper blade to work. I think the ideal would be some kind of magnet guided custom blade that could be very low profile and guided on the window by concealed magnets on actuators or cable/track from inside the vehicle because it would be easier to conceal inside, but making it move quickly enough and not fly off is a concern.
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You also have to be concerned about parts being stolen or vandalized.

Especially the vandalization. Each year there seem to be a lot more ignorant and mean people who resent concern for the environment, people who are concerned about the environment, and objects that try to reduce damage to the environment. There seems to be more instances of keying/knifing EVs, rolling coal, ICEing charging stations, unplugging EVs when charging, damaging charging stations. Unfortunately a large part of the police forces sympathize with these ignorant people so these people suffer no or weak consequences and they feel free to continue the bullying.

On Global Earth day there are people who go out of their normal routine just to waste energy or pollute more on that day while rational people are trying to demonstrate that we can do more and better for the world and the billions of people here.

 

[Deleted member 3316]

Perhaps one of these ideas will make it to production. The current wiper reminds me of one of those AMG GT racers that had a massive hingeless blade right up the middle of the windscreen. I'm not bothered by what's on CT but there is room for improvement.

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I think this could be iterated on… the wiper doesn’t need to stow as illustrated in FIG.1D it merely needs to remain vertical at the “A”pillar. And rather than having a large opening the slot between the frunk and windscreen need only be 4mm to allow a 3mm stanchion. The same could be afforded at the top of the windscreen.
A little stainless facade over the whole thing would “conceal” it when stored at the windscreen edges.

There could be one on each side for symmetry and one could pass off water/ice to the other in unison.

 

[JBee]

I think this could be iterated on… the wiper doesn’t need to stow as illustrated in FIG.1D it merely needs to remain vertical at the “A”pillar. And rather than having a large opening the slot between the frunk and windscreen need only be 4mm to allow a 3mm stanchion. The same could be afforded at the top of the windscreen.
A little stainless facade over the whole thing would “conceal” it when stored at the windscreen edges.

There could be one on each side for symmetry and one could pass off water/ice to the other in unison.

Hey there! This has already been discussed, designed and validated since page 2 of this thread, sorry if you missed it. The idea is good

 

[jerhenderson]

There are many options to act as an icebreaker to open hidden wipers.

Spring.

 

[jerhenderson]

You gave me an idea. If I make millions, I won’t tell a soul. (A CT will appear at your residence as a thank you) If it does not pan out, you still won’t hear from me,

I'll take that thank you deal - good luck on the idea.

 

[Zapharus]

Plus storing it antenna style means that preheating the car will cause all the snow to slide off the windshield unto the flush mounted hood and into a cute little pile at the front that I will then drive right over.

This is one of the biggest issues with the Big Ass Wiper®, the first wipe will push the rain/snow down only for the wind to push it back onto the windshield when the wiper does the up motion and it’ll just continue like that until the water makes its way to the sides of the windshield, which I’m guessing is the reason for the new curved windshield, to facilitate the water making its way to the sides.

 

[Zapharus]

What's wrong with penetrating the window with a standard wiper motor and staging the wipers vertically? It could be lower profile than the mono linear design. Certainly more conventional parts and will help with cycle time.

It would be really hard to make a $40k truck with a $2k wiper.

I wonder why they felt the need to wipe the greyed out area? That is a lot torque to overcome for an area not required for road visibility.

Being from Utah I am concerned about this detail for overcoming ice and snow. If Elon is worried, I am worried.

Your proposed design completely ignores the front cameras, that’s why they used the BAW®, so that it clears the view of her cameras when it wipes.

 

[Zapharus]

How is the wiper ugly? Looks like a normal wiper to me, just not hidden. Given the functional design of the cybertruck in general - anything efficient should be fine.

He thicc af. Needs some liposuction.

 

[Dids]

He thicc af. Needs some liposuction.

Are you trying to say you don't like long thick black things?

 

[Zapharus]

Are you trying to say you don't like long thick black things?

Yeah, I guess so ?

I like my current challenge of struggling to push a log out of a straw….I don’t think I’ll ever want the “convenience” of letting a hot dog easily tumble out of a hallway.

 

[Deleted member 3316]

Hey there! This has already been discussed, designed and validated since page 2 of this thread, sorry if you missed it. The idea is good

I joined a bit late I guess.

The only complication with the linear only motion is where the water goes as wiper moves medially, has this been discussed?

I guess a single wiper wouldn’t have this issue but two could. My solution would be to have the blade lift slightly as it passes over the midline.

 

[Dids]

I joined a bit late I guess.

The only complication with the linear only motion is where the water goes as wiper moves medially, has this been discussed?

I guess a single wiper wouldn’t have this issue but two could. My solution would be to have the blade lift slightly as it passes over the midline.

Linear motion doesn't mean that it has to be concurrent. I would run the upper accelerator delayed slightly. This would cause a slight lift at the end of each run to allow squeegee face swap and the delay would mean a leeward force on wiped material.

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