KR101678163B1 - Wiper blade apparatus for a vehicle - Google Patents
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- KR101678163B1 KR101678163B1 KR1020150052083A KR20150052083A KR101678163B1 KR 101678163 B1 KR101678163 B1 KR 101678163B1 KR 1020150052083 A KR1020150052083 A KR 1020150052083A KR 20150052083 A KR20150052083 A KR 20150052083A KR 101678163 B1 KR101678163 B1 KR 101678163B1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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- B60S1/00—Cleaning of vehicles
- B60S1/02—Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices
- B60S1/04—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers
- B60S1/32—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers characterised by constructional features of wiper blade arms or blades
- B60S1/38—Wiper blades
- B60S1/3848—Flat-type wiper blade, i.e. without harness
- B60S1/3849—Connectors therefor; Connection to wiper arm; Attached to blade
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- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60S—SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- B60S1/02—Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices
- B60S1/04—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers
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- B60S1/38—Wiper blades
- B60S1/3848—Flat-type wiper blade, i.e. without harness
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- B60S1/3894—End caps having a particular shape
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60S—SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- B60S1/02—Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices
- B60S1/04—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers
- B60S1/32—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers characterised by constructional features of wiper blade arms or blades
- B60S1/38—Wiper blades
- B60S1/3806—Means, or measures taken, for influencing the aerodynamic quality of the wiper blades
- B60S1/381—Spoilers mounted on the squeegee or on the vertebra
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60S—SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60S1/00—Cleaning of vehicles
- B60S1/02—Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices
- B60S1/04—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers
- B60S1/32—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers characterised by constructional features of wiper blade arms or blades
- B60S1/38—Wiper blades
- B60S1/3848—Flat-type wiper blade, i.e. without harness
- B60S1/3849—Connectors therefor; Connection to wiper arm; Attached to blade
- B60S1/3863—Connectors having a spoiler
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60S—SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60S1/00—Cleaning of vehicles
- B60S1/02—Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices
- B60S1/04—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers
- B60S1/32—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers characterised by constructional features of wiper blade arms or blades
- B60S1/40—Connections between blades and arms
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60S—SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60S1/00—Cleaning of vehicles
- B60S1/02—Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices
- B60S1/04—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers
- B60S1/32—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers characterised by constructional features of wiper blade arms or blades
- B60S1/38—Wiper blades
- B60S2001/3827—Wiper blades characterised by the squeegee or blade rubber or wiping element
- B60S2001/3836—Wiper blades characterised by the squeegee or blade rubber or wiping element characterised by cross-sectional shape
- B60S2001/3837—Wiper blades characterised by the squeegee or blade rubber or wiping element characterised by cross-sectional shape with more than one wiping edge or lip
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Abstract
A wiper blade apparatus for a vehicle according to the present invention comprises: a supporting member formed into a long, rod-shaped metal plate; A connector device disposed at a central portion of the support member and having a rotation axis to which the wiper arm is rotatably engaged and fixed to the support member; A spoiler member slidably coupled to the support member with the connector device interposed therebetween, the spoiler member having one end facing the connector device without overlapping; A wiper lip slidingly coupled to the groove portion of the connector device and the spoiler member and contacting the glass of the vehicle to remove foreign matter; And an end cap fixed to an end of the support member to prevent the spoiler member from being detached from the support member, wherein the spoiler member includes a rigid portion and a material having a hardness lower than that of the rigid portion Wherein the end cap forms a structure in which the soft portion is integrally coupled by double injection and the end cap includes a pressure regulating portion for partially pressing the soft portion of the spoiler member and applying a force to push the spoiler toward the connector device .
Description
The present invention relates to a vehicle wiper blade apparatus, and more particularly to a flat blade type wiper apparatus.
Automotive glass cleaning blade assemblies are commonly used as an automotive comfort device that is installed to remove impurities on the windshield surface of an automobile or remove rainwater to ensure the visibility of the driver of the vehicle, It is one.
Generally, an automobile glass cleaning blade assembly includes a wiper strip slidingly contacted with a glass of an automobile and having rubber elasticity, a support member for resiliently supporting the strip, and a connection for firmly fixing the wiper strip to the wiper arm The assembly includes a retainer and a connecting device. In general, the retainer has a tournament structure to accommodate the contact error between the wiper strip and the automobile's glass due to the difference in curvature of the glass of the automobile between the wiper strip and the retainer. In this tournament structure, there is a space between the wiper strip and the retainer. Recently, as the road conditions have been improved to enable high-speed traveling and the performance of automobiles has been enhanced, problems of conventional automobile glass cleaning blade assemblies have been pointed out. That is, when the wiper is operated during a high-speed traveling of 160 km or more, lifting force acts on the blade assembly for cleaning an automobile glass, thereby failing to properly contact the glass of the automobile. To solve this problem, there is a need to develop a new concept of automobile glass cleaning blade assembly without a retainer structure.
A wiper, which has recently attracted attention for the purpose of preventing the wiper from floating at the time of high-speed vehicle driving, is a so-called "flat blade ". In the flat blade type wiper apparatus, a supporting member (vertebra) for supporting the wiper lip is constructed as a spoiler-integrated lever-integrated type, and a connector device for connecting the wiper arm to the center portion of the supporting member is disposed. An example of such a flat blade type wiper device is disclosed in the Published Patent Application No. 2011-0116521.
However, the conventional flat blade type wiper blade apparatus is not equipped with a spoiler for inducing a flow of air to press the wiper blade apparatus toward the windshield at the time of a high speed running, or even when the spoiler is provided, There is a problem that the continuity is lacking with the connector device and the spoiler function can not be performed effectively at the center of the wiper. That is, since the connector device has a structure to cover one end of the spoiler, the structural continuity of the spoiler and the connector device is cut off, and a step is generated at the overlapping portion, resulting in an unfavorable appearance.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a wiper blade apparatus for a vehicle, which is improved in structure to maintain continuity between a spoiler member and a connector device in a flat blade type wiper apparatus.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wiper blade apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: a supporting member formed into a long, rod-shaped metal plate;
A connector device disposed at a central portion of the support member and having a rotation axis to which the wiper arm is rotatably engaged and fixed to the support member;
A spoiler member slidably coupled to the support member with the connector device interposed therebetween, the spoiler member having one end facing the connector device without overlapping;
A wiper lip slidingly coupled to the groove portion of the connector device and the spoiler member and contacting the glass of the vehicle to remove foreign matter; And
And an end cap fixed to an end of the support member to prevent the spoiler member from being detached from the support member,
Wherein the spoiler member has a rigid portion and a soft portion made of a material having a hardness lower than that of the rigid portion integrally joined together by double injection,
And the end cap includes a pressure regulator for partially pressing the soft portion of the spoiler member and applying a force to push the spoiler toward the connector device.
The pressure regulating portion may have a cantilever shape.
The pressure regulating portion may include a first pressing portion disposed at the center and a second pressing portion disposed on both sides of the first pressing portion and protruding shorter than the first pressing portion.
And the pressure regulator may have a shape in which the cross-sectional area of the pressure regulator gradually decreases from the end cap toward the connector device.
The pressure regulator may include a ladder-type structure that slidably receives the end portion of the soft portion and has a narrower distance from the connector device toward the end cap.
The wiper blade device for a vehicle according to the present invention is characterized in that the pressure regulating portion always presses the soft portion of the spoiler member so that one end portion of the spoiler member remains in contact with the connector device and the spoiler member and the connector device maintain continuity So that it can be closely adhered to the wiper blade unit and the glass during driving and excellent appearance quality can be maintained.
1 is a perspective view of a vehicle wiper blade apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the vehicle wiper blade apparatus shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
3 is a detailed view showing the structure of the end cap shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a view showing a structure in which the pressure regulating portion shown in FIG. 3 presses the soft portion of the spoiler.
5 is a sectional view taken along the line V-V shown in Fig.
FIG. 6 is a view showing a direction of a force that the spoiler shown in FIG. 1 shown in FIG. 1 is pressed toward the connector device by the pressure adjusting portion.
7 is a view showing the structure of another type of pressure regulator as another embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 is a perspective view of a vehicle wiper blade apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the vehicle wiper blade apparatus shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a detailed view showing the structure of the end cap shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a view showing a structure in which the pressure regulating portion shown in FIG. 3 presses the soft portion of the spoiler. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line V-V shown in Fig. FIG. 6 is a view showing a direction of a force in which the spoiler member shown in FIG. 1 is pressed toward the connector device by the pressure regulating portion. 7 is a view showing the structure of another type of pressure regulator as another embodiment of the present invention.
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As described above, the vehicle wiper blade apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the pressure regulating portion always presses the soft portion of the spoiler member so that one end of the spoiler member remains in contact with the connector device, So that it can be closely adhered to the wiper blade unit and the glass during driving, and the excellent appearance quality can be maintained.
While the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the details thereof, and various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
10: Vehicle wiper blade unit
20: support member
30: connector device
40: spoiler member
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44: soft portion
50: Wafer lip
60: End cap
61: spoiler reference plane
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63: first pressing portion
64: second pressing portion
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A connector device disposed at a central portion of the support member and having a rotation axis to which the wiper arm is rotatably engaged and fixed to the support member;
A spoiler member slidably coupled to the support member with the connector device interposed therebetween, the spoiler member having one end facing the connector device without overlapping;
A wiper lip slidingly coupled to the groove portion of the connector device and the spoiler member and contacting the glass of the vehicle to remove foreign matter; And
And an end cap fixed to an end of the support member to prevent the spoiler member from being detached from the support member,
Wherein the spoiler member has a rigid portion and a soft portion made of a material having a hardness lower than that of the rigid portion integrally joined together by double injection,
Wherein the end cap includes a pressure regulating portion for partially pressing the soft portion of the spoiler member to apply a force to push the spoiler toward the connector device,
The pressure regulating portion is formed in a cantilever shape,
Wherein the pressure regulating portion has a shape in which the cross-sectional area gradually decreases as the distance from the end cap to the connector device increases.
Wherein the pressure regulating portion includes a first pressing portion disposed at the center and a second pressing portion disposed on both sides of the first pressing portion and protruding shorter than the first pressing portion.
A connector device disposed at a central portion of the support member and having a rotation axis to which the wiper arm is rotatably engaged and fixed to the support member;
A spoiler member slidably coupled to the support member with the connector device interposed therebetween, the spoiler member having one end facing the connector device without overlapping;
A wiper lip slidingly coupled to the groove portion of the connector device and the spoiler member and contacting the glass of the vehicle to remove foreign matter; And
And an end cap fixed to an end of the support member to prevent the spoiler member from being detached from the support member,
Wherein the spoiler member has a rigid portion and a soft portion made of a material having a hardness lower than that of the rigid portion integrally joined together by double injection,
Wherein the end cap includes a pressure regulating portion for partially pressing the soft portion of the spoiler member to apply a force to push the spoiler toward the connector device,
Wherein the pressure regulating portion comprises a ladder-type structure that slidably receives an end portion of the soft portion and has a narrower distance from the connector device toward the end cap.
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