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Device and method for actuating a drive unit of a wiper system

US9469275B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Peter Braun · Hungen, DE
Norbert Wegner · Laufenburg (Baden), DE
Harald Retsch · Rheinau, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 31, 2007
Grant date	Oct 18, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 25, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60S1/08
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a device and a method for actuating a wiper system. The device comprises a drive unit (2) for driving at least one wiper arm (4), and a control unit (6), wherein the control unit (6) is designed to set a wiping frequency of the wiper arm (4) as a function of a load variable which is dependent on the torque which is to be applied by the drive unit (2) during a wiping operation.

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