Wiper driving apparatus
US4607198A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 1984 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S318/02
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wiper driving apparatus comprises a speed reduction gear train mounted on a drive shaft of a motor which drives reciprocally and pivotally a wiper blade; a pin member operatively engaged with said gear train so as to move once every rotation of the gear train; a relay switch driven by a relay coil and including a moving contact and fixed contacts disposed opposite sides of the movable contact; an operating lever member for transmitting the movement of the pin member to the movable contact of the relay switch and retaining contact of the movable contact with one of the fixed contacts; and a control circuit including the relay switch and the operating lever member for controlling the driving, intermittent, and automatic stop operations of the wiper blade.
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