Vehicle window washer device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10150454-B2
Application number	US-201615053033-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 25, 2016
Priority date	May 22, 2015
Publication date	Dec 11, 2018
Grant date	Dec 11, 2018

Abstract

A vehicle window washer device having: a washer tank that stores washer fluid; a washer pump having one end connected to the washer tank and another end connected to one end portion of a hose; a washer nozzle connected to another end portion of the hose; a control unit that drives the washer pump to supply the washer fluid stored in the washer tank to the washer nozzle via the hose; and a supply portion that is placed in a wiping region, wiped by a wiper blade, of a windshield glass, is disposed in the washer nozzle or the windshield glass so as to not project from a wiping surface, and supplies the washer fluid from a supply port to the wiping surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle window washer device comprising:
a washer tank that stores washer fluid;
a washer pump having one end connected to the washer tank and another end connected to one end portion of a hose;
a washer nozzle connected to another end portion of the hose;
a control unit that drives the washer pump to supply the washer fluid stored in the washer tank to the washer nozzle via the hose; and
a supply portion that is placed in a wiping region, wiped by a wiper blade, of a windshield glass, is disposed in the washer nozzle or the windshield glass so as to not project from a wiping surface, and supplies the washer fluid from a supply port to the wiping surface, wherein
the washer nozzle is formed in the shape of a tube having a closed end portion and is placed in such a way that a longitudinal direction of the washer nozzle is along a longitudinal direction of the wiper blade in a storage position such that the longitudinal direction of the washer nozzle coincides with a vehicle width direction, and
a plurality of the supply portions are disposed along the longitudinal direction of the washer nozzle.

2. The vehicle window washer device according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the supply portions are disposed along a reversal position of the wiper blade that pivots back and forth.

3. The vehicle window washer device according to claim 2 , wherein the supply portions are disposed along the reversal position on a storage position side of the wiper blade.

4. The vehicle window washer device according to claim 1 , further comprising a position detection unit that detects the pivotal position of the wiper blade in the wiping region, wherein, on the basis of the result of the detection by the position detection unit, the control unit executes control that drives the washer pump to supply the washer fluid from the supply portion to the wiping surface just before the wiper blade passes the supply portion.

5. A vehicle window washer device comprising:
a washer tank that stores washer fluid;
a washer pump having one end connected to the washer tank and another end connected to one end portion of a hose;
a washer nozzle connected to another end portion of the hose;
a control unit that drives the washer pump to supply the washer fluid stored in the washer tank to the washer nozzle via the hose; and
a supply portion that is placed on a cowl louver side of a wiping region, wiped by a wiper blade, of a windshield glass, a cowl louver being disposed along a lower end portion of the windshield glass, is disposed in the washer nozzle or the cowl louver so as to not project from wiping surfaces contacted by the wiper blade, and supplies the washer fluid from a supply port to the wiping surfaces, wherein
the washer nozzle is placed in such a way that a longitudinal direction of the washer nozzle is along a longitudinal direction of the cowl louver such that the longitudinal direction of the washer nozzle coincides with a vehicle width direction,
a plurality of the supply portions are disposed along the longitudinal direction of the washer nozzle, and
a vehicle outer side surface of the windshield glass and a vehicle outer side surface of the cowl louver are the wiping surfaces.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Aramaki Hirokatsu
• Okuya Satoru

Classifications

• B60J1/00

  Windows; Windscreens; Accessories therefor (B60J10/00 takes precedence; air curtains instead of windows B60J9/04 {; sealing strips for windshields B60J10/70; sealing sash guides for sliding window panes B60J10/74; glass partitions inside vehicles to protect occupants against personal attack B60R21/12}) · CPC title

• B60S1/0486

  the cleaning device being integrated with the vehicle · CPC title

• B60S1/50

  Arrangement of reservoir · CPC title

• B60S1/52

  Arrangement of nozzles; {Liquid spreading means}(nozzles per se B05B) · CPC title

• B62D25/00

  Superstructure {or monocoque structure} sub-units; Parts or details thereof not otherwise provided for {(having impact absorbing means B62D21/15; running-boards, steps, or the like as superstructure sub-unit B60R3/00)} · CPC title