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

[cyberpays]

Back in 1968 GM make a futuristic looking car... the 68 Corvette with disappearing wipers! I have a 69 Vett and love the way the cool narrow wiper cowl behind the back of the hood works. Its conceals the wipers until the wiper switch is turned on and the cowl comes up revealing two wipers that starts wiping the window... wipers even has the spraying fluid feature!

Now, 53 years after the cool concealed wipers, the Cybertruck needs just enough wiper to clean the view of driver and passenger... not a 30 sq ft cleaning monster that look so 1900's...an eyesore yuk...yes, I said yuk not on my futuristic truck! Remember the Cybertruck is a clean looking "state of the art" EV full of cool tricks... the wipers will have to be one more Tesla trick to get it right!

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[BillyGee]

Well, it's not the production wiper... So...

 

[Balthezor]

Like BillGee said. Musk already said on Twitter that this is not production. Relax

 

[A.W.Jelfs]

Hi al
The rumor on the wiper is it has regen capability, i don't know how it works but tesla have a patent on it developing 4.2 kw. I suppose then you have to weigh up looks for technology if its the regen wiper.
Have a good day all.

 

[Wildfortune]

Hi al
The rumor on the wiper is it has regen capability, i don't know how it works but tesla have a patent on it developing 4.2 kw. I suppose then you have to weigh up looks for technology if its the regen wiper.
Have a good day all.

I'm wondering if the rumor is that the wiper is made by Berg Regen, an aftermarket parts company. Otherwise, the rumor makes no sense to me.

 

[JBee]

Hi al
The rumor on the wiper is it has regen capability, i don't know how it works but tesla have a patent on it developing 4.2 kw. I suppose then you have to weigh up looks for technology if its the regen wiper.
Have a good day all.

Technically that might not even be a bad idea.

Use two linear BAWs to dynamically modulate airflow over the windscreen to both reduce aerodynamic drag and regen some power...

If you offset the bottom of the BAW in relation to the top linear mount, so the wiper is on an angle, the windscreen wiper would travel accross the windscreen from the airflow alone.

 

[kev12345]

I don't understand why they just can't use regular wipers. why does the glass windshield have to butt up right to the hood? this "simple design" is turning into a model x faberge egg scenario all over again.

 

[JBee]

I don't understand why they just can't use regular wipers. why does the glass windshield have to butt up right to the hood? this "simple design" is turning into a model x faberge egg scenario all over again.

EM said the wiper is not the production version.
The linear wiper system is probably most likely to be used. Simpler and better.

 

[Crissa]

A wiper that hides or even the antenna-style of this beta is far more aerodynamic than wipers that stick out in the wind.

-Crissa

 

[Dids]

A wiper that hides or even the antenna-style of this beta is far more aerodynamic than wipers that stick out in the wind.

-Crissa

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.

 

[Jhodgesatmb]

EM said the wiper is not the production version.
The linear wiper system is probably most likely to be used. Simpler and better.

Elon also said that he favored storing the electromagnetic wiper in the frunk. That is a lame idea. No wiper is going into the frunk. I also wonder why he cannot put the wiper where all wipers go, between the hood and the windshield. There must be a firewall he could attach the rail to.

 

[JBee]

Elon also said that he favored storing the electromagnetic wiper in the frunk. That is a lame idea. No wiper is going into the frunk. I also wonder why he cannot put the wiper where all wipers go, between the hood and the windshield. There must be a firewall he could attach the rail to.

I expect the linear wiper to be mounted vertically like the BAW on the prototype. It will wipe left to right and not up and down. There could be two, one from either side that overlap in the middle out of phase with eachother to keep the cycle times and wiper velocity down. It's likely the wiper will be attached through a small slit top and bottom of the windscreen, but could also be attached electromagneticly via the linear motor that drives the wiper.

The primary reason they don't want a step between the frunk hood and windscreen to hide the wiper in, is because it delaminates airflow over the front and causes more disturbed airflow around the back over the vault. Same reason the windscreen is curved to bring airflow around in a controlled fashion, plus it adds strength.

But I must say its also a huge windscreen which doesn't help with the wiping problem. The flat angle of the windscreen also means that there is a lot of glass area relative to the viewing angle, meaning that even a slight shower will impact visibility which means the wiper will be needed more often.

 

[kev12345]

EM said the wiper is not the production version.
The linear wiper system is probably most likely to be used. Simpler and better.

It’s not just about one wiper vs two. They have to change how the hood meets the windshield. There’s currently no valley for the wipers to sit in.

 

[JBee]

It’s not just about one wiper vs two. They have to change how the hood meets the windshield. There’s currently no valley for the wipers to sit in.

The "valley" is what I meant with "step" in the above comments. With the linear wiper design in the Tesla patent the wiper moves "linear" in one dimension accross the screen, it does not rotate around an axle in two dimensions. That means the linear wiper would remain vertical while in operation and also whilst stowed parralel to the vehicle a-pillar, and would not rotate around to "stow" in the valley between the frunk and windscreen, which it currently also doesn’t have.

Technically it could be one or two as described, but each would stow vertically either side.

 

[Crissa]

Elon also said that he favored storing the electromagnetic wiper in the frunk. That is a lame idea. No wiper is going into the frunk. I also wonder why he cannot put the wiper where all wipers go, between the hood and the windshield. There must be a firewall he could attach the rail to.

But that isn't in the frunk? Why would there be a firewall?

-Crissa

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