JPH0451078Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a wiper conceal lid for an automobile.

[Prior art]

As a conventional wiper conceal lid for automobiles, for example, there is one shown in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 58-56659.

However, this technology lifts up the wiper conceal lid to a forward tilted state when the wiper is activated, so when it snows, the snow scraped by the wiper blade gets stuck inside the cowl box, causing damage to the wiper. There is a risk that operation may be hindered.

For this reason, as shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. 44-19207, a technique has been proposed in which a notch is provided in the wiper conceal lid so that the wiper can be operated while the lid is closed.

[Problems that this invention attempts to solve]

However, according to such technology, when the vehicle is traveling at high speed, the traveling pressure applied to the wiper blades causes a lifting force to act on the wiper blades, and there is a risk that the blades may rise above the front panel.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a wiper conceal lid that prevents the wiper blade from lifting during high-speed driving while ensuring the snow accumulation prevention function.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is arranged on the vehicle body so as to close flush with the bonnet, and includes a first lid facing the pivot of the wiper and a second lid facing the wiper blade, which are arranged in parallel. When the wiper operation instruction section is OFF and the vehicle speed detection section detects a high vehicle speed, and when the wiper operation instruction section is ON and the outside temperature detection section detects a high vehicle speed and the outside temperature detection section exceeds the set temperature, the first , when the second lid is opened, the wiper operation instruction section is ON, and the vehicle speed detection section detects a low vehicle speed, and when the wiper operation instruction section is ON and the outside temperature detection section detects a temperature below the set temperature, the When the first lid is opened, the second lid is closed, the wiper operation instruction section is OFF, and the vehicle speed detection section detects a low vehicle speed, the wiper controller is configured so that the first and second lids are closed. This provides a lid for shielding.

[Effect]

Since the present invention has such a configuration, when the wiper operation instruction section is OFF and the vehicle speed detection section detects a high vehicle speed, and when the wiper operation instruction section is ON and the outside temperature detection section is above the set temperature, the vehicle speed detection section is activated. When a high vehicle speed is detected, the first and second lids open, so if the wipers are off, the lids have an air spoiler effect that prevents insects, splash, light rain, and light snow from adhering to the front panel.
Also, when the wiper operation instruction section is ON and the vehicle speed detection section detects a low vehicle speed, the wiper operation instruction section is ON.
When ON, when the outside temperature detection section detects a temperature below the set temperature, the first lid opens and the second lid closes, so the second lid is closed even though the wiper is operating. This ensures forward and downward visibility and prevents snow from accumulating due to snow accumulation. Furthermore, when the wiper operation instruction section is OFF and the vehicle speed detection section detects a low vehicle speed, the first and second lids are closed, so that sufficient forward and downward visibility is ensured.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3, the front part of the vehicle body of an automobile 1 is composed of a roof panel 2, a front wind panel 3, a wiper conceal lid 4, a bonnet 5, a cowl box 6, a dash panel 7, etc. The wiper 9 supported by the upper panel 8 includes a shaft 10 pivotally supported by the upper panel 8, a wiper pivot 11 supported by the shaft 10, an arm 12 supported by the wiper pivot 11, and the arm 1.
It has a blade 13 supported by the cowl box 2 and a spring 14 that biases the arm 12 to press the arm 12 against the front wind panel 3. position) to the wiping area 15 of most of the front wind panel 3. The wiper conceal lid 4 is placed on the vehicle body so as to close flush with the bonnet 5.
For example, first lids 16, 16 are arranged on the upper panel 8 of the cowl box 6, and are arranged in a position opposite to the wiper pivot 11 of the wiper 9, and second lids 17, 17 are arranged in a position opposite to the blade 13 of the wiper 9. are arranged in parallel, and are rotatable by a hinge 18 between a position b shown in solid line and a position a shown in dashed dots in FIG. At the solid line position b, the wiper 9 is reliably covered and the space between the front wind panel 3 and the rear end of the lid 4 is completely closed by the seal member 19. In addition, at the dashed-dotted line position a, the arm 12, blade 13, etc. of the wiper 9 are moved from the storage position,
It can move forward and backward to the exposed position. Further, a flange 20 is formed at the front end of the lid 4, and extends into the lower surface of the bonnet 5. 21 is an instrument panel, and 22 is a lower panel of the cowl box 6.

The control of this lid 4 will be explained next.

In FIG. 4, the vehicle speed detection section 30, for example,
50km/h is the boundary, and if it is less than 50km/h, the vehicle speed is low.
If the speed exceeds 50km/h, it detects high vehicle speed and outputs an output signal.

Further, the outside temperature detection section 31 is configured to output an output signal indicating a set temperature, for example, whether it is above or below 0°C.

The wiper operation instruction section 32 also indicates the operating state of the wiper switch or raindrop detection switch.
ON output signal when ON, and OFF when OFF
It is designed to output an output signal.

The system is configured such that these output signals are input to the control section 33 to control opening and closing of the first and second lids 16 and 17.

For this reason, first, the wiper operation instruction section 32
When the vehicle speed detection unit 30 detects a high vehicle speed with OFF,
Regardless of whether the outside temperature detection unit 31 is above or below the set temperature, both the first and second lids 16 and 17 open and move to the dot-dash line position a in FIG. 2 to activate the air spoiler function. 1.Second lid 1
6,17 will have.

Also, when the wiper operation instruction section 32 is ON, the outside temperature detection section 31 is higher than the set temperature, and the vehicle speed detection section 30 detects a high vehicle speed, the first and second lids 16,1
7 are opened together and moved to position a shown by the dashed dot line in FIG. 2, the function of the air spoiler and the blade 13
can be prevented from rising above the front wind panel 3.

Furthermore, when the wiper operation instruction section 32 is ON and the vehicle speed detection section 30 detects a low vehicle speed, the first lid 1 is
6 opens and the second lid 17 closes,
This ensures forward downward visibility in front of the vehicle when the vehicle is stopped or driving in traffic jams.

Furthermore, when the wiper operation instruction section 32 is ON and the outside temperature detection section 31 detects a temperature below the set temperature, the first
Opening the lid 16 and closing the second lid 17 has the effect of preventing snow from accumulating due to stuffing.

Further, when the wiper operation instruction section 32 is OFF and the vehicle speed detection section 30 detects a low vehicle speed, the first and second
By closing the lids 16 and 17,
It is possible to secure forward downward visibility in front of the vehicle when the vehicle is stopped or when driving in traffic jams.

The above opening/closing functions of the first and second lids 16, 17 are known (for example, Japanese Utility Model Application No. 58-56659).
Since the opening/closing actuator and rise-up mechanism may be used, detailed explanation and illustration thereof are omitted.

Also, when the wiper operation instruction section 32 is turned off,
Upon receiving this signal, the second lid 17 is opened, the wiper 9 is retracted, and the blade 13 of the wiper 9 is stopped at position d. This stop position is detected by the stop detection section 34, and the first and second lids 16, 17 are
are designed to close together.

[Effects of this invention]

As explained above, according to the present invention, the lid is disposed on the vehicle body so as to close flush with the bonnet, and the first lid facing the pivot of the wiper and the second lid facing the wiper blade are arranged in parallel. and the wiper operation instruction section is OFF.
The first
The second lid is opened and the wiper operation instruction section is turned on.
When the vehicle speed detection section detects a low vehicle speed, the wiper operation detection section is ON, and the outside temperature detection section detects a temperature below the set temperature, the first lid opens and the second lid closes. Wiper operation instruction section is OFF
Then, when the vehicle speed detection section detects a low vehicle speed, the first
Since the second lid is configured to close, it is possible to reliably prevent snow from accumulating in the cowl box. It also has the effect of reducing the adhesion of insects, splash, light snow, etc. to the windshield and preventing the blade from floating.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram of the front part of an automobile showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof, Fig. 3 is a detailed explanatory diagram of the main parts thereof, and Fig. 4 is a diagram showing the lid control system. FIG. 5...bonnet, 9...wiper, 11...
Wiper pivot, 13...blade, 16...
1st lid, 17...Second lid, 30...Vehicle speed detection section, 31...Outside temperature detection section, 32...Wiper operation instruction section, 34...Wiper stop detection section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It is arranged on the car body so as to close flush with the bonnet, and has a first lid facing the wiper pivot and a second lid facing the wiper blade.
The first
The second lid is opened and the wiper operation instruction section is turned on.
When the vehicle speed detection section detects a low vehicle speed, the wiper operation instruction section is ON, and the outside temperature detection section detects a temperature below the set temperature, the first lid opens and the second lid closes. Wiper operation instruction section is OFF
When the vehicle speed detection section detects a low vehicle speed, the first,
A wiper conceal lid characterized in that the second lid is configured to close.