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Windshield wipers use a four-bar linkage

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Keeping your view clear relies on the mechanical equivalent of a flailing skeleton. A single rotating motor is connected to a series of rigid pivoting arms, magically translating endless spinning into a rhythmic, back-and-forth sweeping motion.

Windshield wipers use a four-bar linkage
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