Wiper device for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11117551-B2
Application number	US-201716349060-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 26, 2017
Priority date	Jan 10, 2017
Publication date	Sep 14, 2021
Grant date	Sep 14, 2021

Abstract

A first driven lever of a vehicle wiper device has a proximal end pivotally connected to a distal end of a first driving lever. A second driven lever has a proximal end pivotally connected to a distal end of the first driven lever and a distal end pivotally connected to a distal end of a second driving lever. A first wiper arm operates integrally with the second driven lever and has a distal end to which a first wiper blade is connected. A swing transmission mechanism transmits a driving force to the first driving lever. The swing transmission mechanism includes a swing crank arm integrally rotatable with a rotation shaft of a single drive source. An extension-contraction transmission mechanism transmits a driving force to the second driving lever. The extension-contraction transmission mechanism includes an extension-contraction crank arm integrally rotatable with the rotation shaft of the drive source.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle wiper device, comprising:
a first driving lever having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end being pivotal about a first axis located at a fixed position in relation to a vehicle body;
a second driving lever having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end being pivotal about a second axis located at a fixed position in relation to the vehicle body;
a first driven lever having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end being pivotally connected to the distal end of the first driving lever about a third axis;
a second driven lever having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being pivotally connected to the distal end of the first driven lever about a fourth axis, and the distal end being pivotally connected to the distal end of the second driving lever about a fifth axis;
a first wiper blade that reciprocally wipes a wiped surface between upper and lower reversal positions of the wiped surface;
a first wiper arm configured to operate integrally with the second driven lever and having a distal end to which the first wiper blade is connected;
a swing transmission mechanism configured to transmit a driving force to the first driving lever, the swing transmission mechanism including a swing crank arm integrally rotatable with a rotation shaft of a single drive source; and
an extension-contraction transmission mechanism configured to transmit a driving force to the second driving lever, the extension-contraction transmission mechanism including an extension-contraction crank arm integrally rotatable with the rotation shaft of the drive source.

2. The vehicle wiper device according to claim 1 , wherein
the swing crank arm pivots forward and reversely in a first angular range,
the swing crank arm, while within the first angular range, does not enter a first dead center state at which the rotation shaft cannot be rotated when an external force is applied to the first driving lever,
the extension-contraction crank arm pivots forward and reversely in a second angular range, and
an intermediate point of the second angular range corresponds to a second dead center state at which the rotation shaft cannot be rotated when an external force is applied to the second driving lever.

3. The vehicle wiper device according to claim 2 , wherein
the swing transmission mechanism includes a swing rod directly connecting the swing crank arm and the first driving lever, and
the extension-contraction transmission mechanism includes an extension-contraction rod directly connecting the extension-contraction crank arm and the second driving lever.

4. The vehicle wiper device according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a second wiper arm; and
a second wiper arm lever connected to the second wiper arm, wherein
the swing rod includes a first connection rod and a second connection rod,
the first connection rod connects the swing crank arm and the second wiper arm lever, and
the second connection rod connects the second wiper arm lever and the first driving lever.

5. The vehicle wiper device according to claim 1 , further comprising a second wiper arm having a proximal end, wherein the proximal end of the second wiper arm is integrally rotatably connected to the rotation shaft of the drive source.

6. The vehicle wiper device according to claim 1 , wherein at least part of the swing transmission mechanism moves inside a portion surrounded by the first driving lever, the second driving lever, the first driven lever, and the second driven lever as viewed in an axial direction of the first axis in at least part of a state in which the swing transmission mechanism is driven.

7. The vehicle wiper device according to claim 1 , wherein at least part of the extension-contraction transmission mechanism moves inside a portion surrounded by the first driving lever, the second driving lever, the first driven lever, and the second driven lever as viewed in an axial direction of the first axis in at least part of a state in which the extension-contraction transmission mechanism is driven.

8. The vehicle wiper device according to claim 1 , further comprising a second wiper arm having a proximal end, wherein
the first wiper arm has a proximal end,
the proximal end of the first wiper arm is disposed at a position toward a center in a vehicle width direction, and
the proximal end of the second wiper arm is disposed at a position toward a passenger seat side end in the vehicle width direction.

9. A vehicle wiper device, comprising:
a first driving lever having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end being pivotal about a first axis located at a fixed position in relation to a vehicle body;
a second driving lever having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end being pivotal about a second axis located at a fixed position in relation to the vehicle body;
a first driven lever having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end being pivotally connected to the distal end of the first driving lever about a third axis;
a second driven lever having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being pivotally connected to the distal end of the first driven lever about a fourth axis, and the distal end being pivotally connected to the distal end of the second driving lever about a fifth axis;
a first wiper blade that reciprocally wipes a wiped surface between upper and lower reversal positions of the wiped surface;
a first wiper arm configured to operate integrally with the second driven lever and having a distal end to which the first wiper blade is connected;
a swing transmission mechanism configured to transmit a driving force to the first driving lever, the swing transmission mechanism including a swing crank arm rotated by a driving force of a single drive source;
an extension-contraction transmission mechanism configured to transmit a driving force to the second driving lever, the extension-contraction transmission mechanism including an extension-contraction crank arm; and
a rotation speed conversion transmission member connecting and driving the extension-contraction crank arm and the swing crank arm so that the extension-contraction crank arm rotates at a rotation speed two times greater than a rotation speed of the swing crank arm.

10. The vehicle wiper device according to claim 9 , wherein
the swing transmission mechanism reciprocally swings the first driving lever once when the swing crank arm rotates once, and
the extension-contraction transmission mechanism reciprocally swings the second driving lever once when the extension-contraction crank arm rotates once.

11. The vehicle wiper device according to claim 9 , wherein the rotation speed conversion transmission member includes
a swing-side rotation body rotated integrally with the swing crank arm,
an extension-contraction-side rotation body rotated integrally with the extension-contraction crank arm, and
an intermediate transmission member connecting and driving the swing-side rotation body and the extension-contraction-side rotation body.

12. The vehicle wiper device according to claim 11 , wherein the intermediate transmission member is a looped wire member running over the swing-side rotation body and the extension-contraction-side rotation body.

13. The vehicle wiper device according to claim 9 , wherein a rotation shaft of the drive source is integrally rotatably connected to the swing crank arm.

14. The vehicle wiper device according to claim 9 , wherein a rotation shaft of the drive source is integrally rotatably connected to the extension-contraction crank arm.

Assignees

• Denso Corp

Inventors

• Okada Shinichi
• Sugimoto Norihiro
• Suzuki Yohei

Classifications

• B60S1/245 Primary

  with particular rod arrangements between the motor driven axle and the wiper arm axle · CPC title

• B60S1/3409

  the wiper arms consisting of two or more articulated elements · CPC title

• B60S1/0433

  Attachement of a wiper modular assembly to the vehicle · CPC title

• B60S1/3431

  Link pieces · CPC title

• B60S1/36

  Variable-length arms · CPC title