Wiper drive device
US11186259B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 18, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60S1/163
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wiper drive device includes: a drive member that is configured to cause a wiper blade to wipe a region of a windshield as a wiping operation, the region of the windshield including a to-be-imaged region of the windshield, the to-be-imaged region being included in a field of view of a camera which images a predefined imaging range near a vehicle through the windshield; and a stop section that is configured to stop the wiper blade in an outside region in response to that an anomaly that hinders the wiping operation occurs while the drive member causes the wiper blade to perform the wiping operation on the windshield, the outside region being a region of the windshield outside of the to-be-imaged region.
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