JPH01269645A - Housing structure for wiper for vehicle window - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the accommodation structure by stopping the arm and blade of a wiper at a position where each axis line direction coincides with each other and shifting and accommodating the wiper in the axis line direction. CONSTITUTION:As for a wiper which cleans the front side part of a side window glass 2 of a vehicle door, a relatively small opened port 7 is formed at a position contiguous to the opened port for elevating glass on the outer panel 1a of the door. A wiper arm 9 held at the free edge of a wiper unit 12 and a wiper blade 10 are allowed to appear and disappear from the opened port 7. When the axis line direction of the wiper arm 9 and that of the wiper blade 10 coincide, and the directions of these axis lines coincide with the wiper accommodation direction, a slider 15 is moved vertically along a guide rail 16 through a cable 17 by a driving device, and the wiper is allowed to shift between the cleaning position and the accommodation position.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a wiper for wiping a vehicle window glass, and in particular to a storage structure for a vehicle window wiper in which the wiper can be stored inside the vehicle body. Regarding.

<Prior Art> Conventionally, wiper devices have been proposed that wipe the window glass on the side of a vehicle in order to improve the visibility of the side of the vehicle or the rear of the vehicle through door mirrors, etc. during rainy weather. There is.

In such wiper devices, only the wiper arm and the wiper blade generally protrude outside the vehicle, and when the wiper is stopped, these arms and blades are held along the periphery of the vehicle window. There is a problem in that the blades not only increase air resistance during driving but also spoil the aesthetic appearance of the vehicle.

Therefore, for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 163815/1983,
A structure is disclosed in which an opening is provided in the outer panel of the vehicle body (or door), and when the wiper is stopped, the wiper arm and blade are retracted and stored inside the vehicle body through this opening, and the upper part thereof is covered with a cover.

However, depending on the position where the arm and blade are held when the wiper is stopped, the opening in the outer panel of the vehicle body becomes relatively large, and the cover that covers this opening after the wiper is retracted becomes large, which does not necessarily solve the problem of poor appearance. Furthermore, there is a possibility that water droplets may easily enter the interior of the vehicle body through this opening during wiping.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> In view of the problems of the prior art, the main objectives of the present invention are to simplify the structure, improve the aesthetic appearance, and prevent the water that has been wiped off from entering the interior of the vehicle body. An object of the present invention is to provide a storage structure for a vehicle window wiper.

[Structure of the Invention] Means for Solving the Problems According to the present invention, the present invention provides a wiper blade for wiping a window glass of a vehicle, a wiper arm that holds the blade, and a wiper arm that holds the blade. a drive unit for driving the vehicle body near the window glass, the arm and the blade being located between a first position protruding outside the vehicle and a second position being stored inside the vehicle body. A storage structure for a vehicle window wiper that can freely come out and go in and out through an opening provided in an end edge, wherein the arm and the blade are in a state where their axial directions substantially coincide with each other,
The present invention is achieved by providing a storage structure for a vehicle window wiper, which is moved between the repositioning positions along the axial direction.

In this way, the opening provided in the vehicle body for the wiper to appear can be made as small as possible, and the opening can be provided in a position where wiped water will not enter.

<Embodiments> Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the front end of a vehicle door 1 to which the present invention is applied. A side window glass 2 is provided at the upper part of the door 1 so as to be movable up and down.

In front of the glass 2 is a door mirror 3 which may be foldable.
is provided. In addition, a relatively small opening lower is provided in the outer panel 1a of the door 1 at a position adjacent to the opening 5 for raising and lowering the glass 2. During this time, a wiper arm 9 held at the free end of a wiper unit 12 (to be described later) is connected to the lower opening from the lower. , the wiper blade 10 held by the arm can move in and out. Further, a lid member 11 that closes the opening lower part when the wiper arm 9 and the wiper blade 10 are recessed into the interior of the door 1 is pivotally supported on the outer panel 1a.

As shown in FIG. 2, which is a cutaway view of the door 1, the wiper unit 12 has a wiper motor and a link mechanism therein, and the wiper arm 9 and wiper blade are attached to the wiper shaft 13 protruding from the free end. 10 is fixed. Further, a slider 15 is fixed to the wiper unit 12, and the slider 15 is slidably supported on a guide rail 16 extending vertically inside the door 1. Further, the wiper unit 12 is fixed to a cable 17 by gripping a part of the cable 17 connected to a drive device (not shown) to drive the wiper unit up and down.

Therefore, the wiper unit 12 is guided by the slider 15 and the guide rail 16 and moves in the vertical direction between the upper end position in FIG. 2, that is, the position where the glass 2 can be wiped, and the lower end position, that is, the storage position. I'm starting to get it.

Here, when the wiper arm 9 and the wiper blade 10 are moving between the repositions or are in the retracted position, that is, when they have stopped wiping the glass 2, the wiper arm 9 and the wiper blade 10 are in a position parallel to the guide rail 16, that is, their axes. It is held in the wiper unit 12 at a position whose direction coincides with the wiper movement direction. Therefore, the opening lower does not need to be longer than the wiper length as in the past, and for example, the arm 9 and the blade 10
A small piece about the thickness of the paper is fine.

The operating procedure of this embodiment will be explained below.

As shown in FIG. 2, the wiper unit 12 is normally held in a retracted position at the lower end of the guide rail 16.

If water droplets adhere to the window glass 2 during rain, etc.,
By turning on a switch inside the vehicle (not shown),
When the lid member 11 is opened and the cable 17 is driven, the wiper unit 12 moves to the position shown by the imaginary line in FIG. protrude from the inside to the outside. Then, by driving the wiper motor in the wiper unit 12, an area a of the glass 2 shown in FIG. 2 is wiped. Here, it is conceivable that the wiped water may enter the inside of the door 1 from the open lower, but because the lower is small during this time, the open lower is located at a position offset from the position where the wiped water flows down from the glass 2. As a result, water hardly enters into the door 1 through the opening, and the sealing structure for this purpose can be simplified.

Next, when the switch in the vehicle interior is turned off to stop wiping, the wiper arm 9 and wiper blade 10 stop at the same position as when they were extended, that is, at a position parallel to the guide rail 16, and at the same time as the wiper unit 12 descends. The arm 9 and blade 10 are retracted and stored inside the door 1, and the lid member 11 is closed.

It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment and can be applied in various ways. For example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the drive device for moving the wiper device and the drive device for the wiper wiping operation are Although each is provided separately, by combining clutches, links, etc., it is easy to use the same drive device.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, the wiper arm and blade are stopped at positions where their axial directions coincide with each other, and the wiper is moved and stored in the axial direction. The structure for storing the wiper device is simplified, the appearance is improved, and the sealing structure is also simplified, so the effects are extremely large.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the front end of a vehicle door to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a vehicle door schematically showing the structure of the present invention. 1...Vehicle door 1a...Outer panel 2.
... Side window glass 3 ... Door mirror 5.7 ... Opening 9 ... Wiper arm 10 ... Wiper blade 11 ... Lid member 12 ... Wiper unit 13 ... Wiper shaft 15 ... Slider 16...Guide rail 17...Cable Patent applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Representative: Patent attorney: Yo Oshima - Figure 1

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) It has a wiper blade for wiping the window glass of a vehicle, a wiper arm that holds the blade, and a drive unit that drives the arm, and the arm and the blade have a first movable blade that protrudes outside the vehicle. and a second position stored inside the vehicle body, the vehicle window wiper storage structure is retractable through an opening provided at an edge of the vehicle body adjacent to the window glass. A storage structure for a vehicle window wiper, wherein the arm and the blade move between the two positions along the axial direction with their axial directions substantially coinciding with each other. (2) The vehicle window according to claim 1, wherein the wiper holds the blade parallel to the arm and wipes the window glass by tilting the arm. wiper storage structure.