The Visioblade™, a PACE Awarded Technology
A wiping system that halves the amount of fluid used, reducing the average weight of the system by 2kg, and CO2 emissions.
The Visioblade™ has won 2012 Automotive PACE Award (Premier Automotive Suppliers' Contribution to Excellence) for most innovative wiper technology and was awarded also in Motortec Automechanika Madrid 2019. The first Aquablade™ application was the Mercedes-Benz SL R231 (03/2012 > ) enabling in this car a reduction of washer reservoir by 1.7 L (gain in volume and weight) . As the consequences it helped to results in less fuel consumption and reduction of CO2 emissions.
The system is made up of a sensor, software and a wiper blade featuring channels that distribute fluid through holes located along its entire length. Since there are no nozzles, the driver’s visibility is no longer obstructed by jets of cleaning fluid sprayed across a large surface of the windshield, and cleaning quality is preserved at all vehicle and wind speeds.
The PACE Awards professionals were won over by this wiping system, in which the liquid arrives directly in front of the wiper blade through a series of channels and holes integrated within the blades. One decisive advantage compared to the traditional system is that during the washing process, visibility is uninterrupted: vision remains perfect and the quantity of liquid required is halved. The size of the reservoir is also reduced by 50%, which makes it possible to gain up to 2kg on the weight of the vehicle. In addition, washing performance is not affected by any increase on speed.
