Apparatus for controlling wiper motor for wiper system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9623841-B2
Application number	US-201514964408-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 9, 2015
Priority date	Apr 9, 2015
Publication date	Apr 18, 2017
Grant date	Apr 18, 2017

Abstract

Disclosed is an apparatus for controlling a wiper motor for a wiper system. The wiper motor includes a double cam plate rotated by rotational force of a motor, and internal contact points formed by a P-terminal and an E-terminal disconnected/connected by the double cam plate. The double cam plate includes a first cam plate and a second cam plate for connecting the P-terminal and the E-terminal, and a center plate between the first and second cam plates. The apparatus includes a circuit line connecting the P-terminal with an off terminal of a low relay, and a control unit turning off the low relay simultaneously when the P-terminal and the E-terminal connected by the first cam plate are disconnected when a multifunctional switch is turned off. The apparatus decreases electromotive force applied to the wiper motor while the center plate is in contact with the P-terminal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus for controlling a wiper motor for a wiper system, wherein the wiper motor includes a double cam plate rotated by rotational force of a motor, and internal contact points formed by a P-terminal and an E-terminal disconnected/connected by the double cam plate, the double cam plate includes a first cam plate and a second cam plate for connecting the P-terminal and the E-terminal, and a center plate between the first and second cam plates, the apparatus comprising:
a circuit line connecting the P-terminal with an off terminal of a low relay; and
a control unit turning off the low relay simultaneously when the P-terminal and the E-terminal connected by the first cam plate are disconnected when a multifunctional switch is turned off, thereby decreasing electromotive force applied to the wiper motor while the center plate is in contact with the P-terminal.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the center plate is formed to be in contact with only the P-terminal among the internal contact points of the wiper motor, so that connection between the P-terminal and the E-terminal is released at a moment when the first cam plate passes the P-terminal and the center plate is in contact with the P-terminal as the double cam plate rotates.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein when the center plate passes the P-terminal, and the P-terminal and the E-terminal are connected by the second cam plate, both the P-terminal and the E-terminal of the wiper motor are connected to a ground.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the double cam plate passes through the internal contact points in an order of the first cam plate, the center plate, and the second cam plate for one rotation by the wiper motor.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Shin Young Joon
• Choi Chan Mook
• Lee Yang Gi

Classifications

• B60S1/08 Primary

  electrically driven {(conjoint control of windscreen wiper motor and liquid supply of windscreen washer B60S1/482; conjoint control of windscreen wiper motor and means for cleaning parts o parts other than windscreens or front windows B60S1/56, B60S1/58, B60S1/606)} · CPC title

• H02P7/05

  by means of electronic switching · CPC title

• H02P3/08

  for stopping or slowing a DC motor · CPC title