Patent · US Expired

Wiper device for vehicle

US6347427B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by
3References
10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 12, 1998
Grant dateFeb 19, 2002
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S403/03
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A wiper device for a vehicle disclosed is provided with a wiper motor, a wiper pivot connected to the wiper motor, and a pivot holder having a base portion attached to the vehicle body and a bearing hole pivotally supporting the wiper pivot in a rotatable manner. Here, the wiper pivot can rotate around the pivot axis thereof by using a drive force from the wiper motor and has a cutout portion, and the wiper pivot extends so as to project toward an outer side of the vehicle body. In such a structure, it is further structured such that a C ring engaged with the cutout portion of the wiper pivot is released from the cutout portion when a load equal to or more than a predetermined value acts on the wiper pivot. In this case, as a result, the wiper pivot is moved to an inner side of the vehicle body.

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