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US4559484A
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Stop-position controlling device for electric windshield wiper
Assignee: Jidosha Denki Kogyo KK
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Filing: 1984-09-19
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Granted: 1985-12-17
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Expires: 2004-09-19
Abstract
Abstract A stop-position controlling device for an electric windshield wiper is disclosed, which comprises an oscillation means for a wiper blade and a switch mechanism provide with armature shortcircuiting contacts for forcedly stopping the wiper blade at a predetermined position under a turn-off state of a wiper switch. In this device, the armature shortcircuiting contacts are shifted at plural positions for forcedly stopping the wiper motor at different positions and a turnover means is further arranged therefor, or a contact moving means is disposed for displacing the armature shortcircuiting contacts to plural positions.
Inventors
- 👤 Koki Hirano
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 15:17
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/70; G03F7/70216; B; B60; B60S; B60S1/00; B60S1/02; B60S1/04; B60S1/06; B60S1/08; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S318/00; Y10S318/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A device for controlling a stop-position of an electric windshield wiper, which comprises a means for converting rotary motion of a wiper motor into reciprocative motion of a wiper to oscillate a wiper blade on a surface to be wiped and a switch mechanism provide with armature shortcircuiting contacts for turning off the wiper motor from a power source and shortcircuiting the armature of the wiper motor to forcedly stop the wiper blade when the wiper blade reaches to a predetermined position under a turn-off state of a wiper switch, characterized in that said armature shortcircuiting contacts of the switch mechanism are shiftedly arranged at plural positions for forcedly stopping the wiper motor at different positions, and further a turnover means is arranged for the plural armature shortcircuiting contacts.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
129 words
A device for controlling a stop-position of an electric windshield wiper, which comprises a means for converting rotary motion of a wiper motor into reciprocative motion of a wiper to oscillate a wiper blade on a surface to be wiped and a switch mechanism provide with armature shortcircuiting contacts for turning off the wiper motor from a power source and shortcircuiting the armature of the wiper motor to forcedly stop the wiper blade when the wiper blade reaches to a predetermined position under a turn-off state of a wiper switch, characterized in that said armature shortcircuiting contacts of the switch mechanism are shiftedly arranged at plural positions for forcedly stopping the wiper motor at different positions, and further a turnover means is arranged for the plural armature shortcircuiting contacts.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
63 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said armature shortcircuiting contacts of the switch mechanism comprises a contact base rotating together with a shaft of the wiper motor, and first, secnd and third contactors contacting with the contact base in such a manner that the contacting positions of these first to third contactors are shifted in a rotational direction of the contact base.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said turnover means for the armature shortcircuiting contacts comprises a cam switch rotating together with the shaft of the wiper motor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said turnover means for the armature shortcircuiting contacts comprises a self-holding type relay switching over every on-off of the wiper switch.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
125 words
A device for controlling a stop-position of an electric windshield wiper, which comprises a means for converting rotary motion of a wiper motor into reciprocative motion of a wiper to oscillate a wiper blade on a surface to be wiped and a switch mechanism provided with armature shortcircuiting contacts for turning off the wiper motor from a power source and shortcircuiting the armature of the wiper motor to forcedly stop the wiper blade when the wiper blade reaches to a predetermined position under a turn-off state of a wiper switch, characterized in that said device is further provided with a contact moving means for displacing said armature shortcircuiting contacts of the switch mechanism to plural positions for forcedly stopping the wiper motor at different positions.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
125 words
A device for controlling a stop-position of an electric windshield wiper, which comprises a means for converting rotary motion of a wiper motor into reciprocative motion of a wiper to oscillate a wiper blade on a surface to be wiped and a switch mechanism provided with armature shortcircuiting contacts for turning off the wiper motor from a power source and shortcircuiting the armature of the wiper motor to forcedly stop the wiper blade when the wiper blade reaches to a predetermined position under a turn-off state of a wiper switch, characterized in that said device is further provided with a contact moving means for displacing said armature shortcircuiting contacts of the switch mechanism to plural positions for forcedly stopping the wiper motor at different positions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
A device according to claim 5, wherein said armature shortcircuiting contacts of the switch mechanism comprises a contact plate rotating together with a shaft of the wiper motor and contactors contacting with the contact plate and capable of being displaced by said contact moving means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
48 words
A device according to claim 6, wherein said contact moving means comprises an assembly of a protrusion driven by the shaft of the wiper motor and an arm periodically engaging at one end with said protrusion and pushing the contact at the other end under such engagement state.
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