US5105129A
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Raindrop detection wiper
Assignee: Jidosha Denki Kogyo KK
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Filing: 1991-01-23
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Granted: 1992-04-14
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Expires: 2011-01-23
Abstract
Abstract A raindrop detection wiper is provided with a raindrop detector for detecting a raindrop, a wiper motor for actuating a wiper blade, an automatic stop mechanism for stopping the wiper blade at a predetermined position, a control mechanism comprising a current detector, a memory and the like for operating intermittently or stopping the wiper motor in accordance with a signal from the raindrop detector and memory data stored by the memory. According to this invention, it is possible to wipe the wiping surface automatically by detecting the raindrop and drive current of the wiper motor even in a very light rain.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyuki Shimizu
- 👤 Toyokazu Nakamura
- 👤 Junichi Takao
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 06:24
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60S; B60S1/00; B60S1/02; B60S1/04; B60S1/06; B60S1/08; B60S1/0818; B60S1/0822; B60S1/0859; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S15/00; Y10S15/15; Y10S318/00; Y10S318/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
A raindrop detection wiper comprising: a raindrop detector for detecting a raindrop; a wiper motor for actuating a wiper blade to wipe a wiping surface; an automatic stop mechanism provided to said wiper motor for stopping said wiper blade at a preset position; a control mechanism provided with a current detection means to detect a drive current of said wiper motor, a decision means to discriminate output data based on current data detected by said current detection means, a memory means to store discrimination data discriminated by said decision means and a clearing means to clear memory data stored by said memory means in accordance with working of said automatic stop mechanism, for operating intermittently or stopping the wiper motor in accordance with a signal from said raindrop detector and said memory data.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
A raindrop detection wiper comprising: a raindrop detector for detecting a raindrop; a wiper motor for actuating a wiper blade to wipe a wiping surface; an automatic stop mechanism provided to said wiper motor for stopping said wiper blade at a preset position; a control mechanism provided with a current detection means to detect a drive current of said wiper motor, a decision means to discriminate output data based on current data detected by said current detection means, a memory means to store discrimination data discriminated by said decision means and a clearing means to clear memory data stored by said memory means in accordance with working of said automatic stop mechanism, for operating intermittently or stopping the wiper motor in accordance with a signal from said raindrop detector and said memory data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A raindrop detection wiper as set forth in claim 1, wherein said control mechanism is further provided with a charging means to control a moving interval of the wiper blade.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
107 words
A method for controlling a wiper device comprising; detecting existence of a raindrop by using a raindrop detector; dectecting a drive current of a wiper motor; discriminating whether or not said drive current of the wiper motor is smaller than a reference value by a decision means; storing discrimination data discriminated by said decision means in a memory means; operating the wiper motor under a condition selected according to a signal output from said raindrop detector and memory data stored in said memory means; and clearing the memory data stored in the memory means in accordance with working of an automatic stop mechanism for a wiper blade.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
107 words
A method for controlling a wiper device comprising; detecting existence of a raindrop by using a raindrop detector; dectecting a drive current of a wiper motor; discriminating whether or not said drive current of the wiper motor is smaller than a reference value by a decision means; storing discrimination data discriminated by said decision means in a memory means; operating the wiper motor under a condition selected according to a signal output from said raindrop detector and memory data stored in said memory means; and clearing the memory data stored in the memory means in accordance with working of an automatic stop mechanism for a wiper blade.
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