KR200427110Y1 - A windshield wiper device for a side door of motor vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an aspect of the present invention, a wiper device for a side door of a vehicle includes a fixing board having an adhesive surface attached to an outer lower edge surface of a window frame of a passenger vehicle side, and one end of which is fixedly coupled to an opposite surface of the adhesive surface of the fixing board. The joint connection part and the housing having an inner space therein, and the other end of the joint connection part is fixedly coupled to one point of the outer surface of the housing, and an electric motor part for generating a reciprocating rotational force in a predetermined angle section is installed inside the housing. It is formed in the form of a long rod, and a rotating body connected to the power transmission means extending from the electric motor portion of the fixed body, so that it can be reciprocated in a predetermined angle section with respect to the fixed body, along the longitudinal direction A wiper blade protruding from the side portion, the one end of which is fixed on the side of the pivot body; It is possible to provide a semi-permanent means for removing water droplets or adsorbed contaminants formed on the outer side of the window of the side door, including a combined wiper arm.

Car, Vehicle Accessories, Wiper, Wiper Device, Servo Motor

Description

WIPER DEVICE FOR SIDE DOORS IN CARS {A WINDSHIELD WIPER DEVICE FOR A SIDE DOOR OF MOTOR VEHICLES}

1 is a perspective view of a wiper device for a side door of a vehicle according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

2 is an exploded perspective view of the wiper device of FIG. 1, FIG.

3 is a side cross-sectional view of the fixing board of the wiper device of FIG. 1, FIG.

4 is a partially enlarged view of a joint connection of the wiper device of FIG. 1, FIG.

5 is a cross-sectional view of the wiper arm of the wiper device.

<Description of Drawing Major Symbols>

10: fixing board 15: bending groove

20: joint connection 21: bush

22: connecting shaft 25: fixing means

30: fixed body 35: power transmission means

40: rotation body 50: wiper arm

51: pipe rod 52: insertion bar

53: receiving groove 55,56: wiper blade

60: power transmission means

The present invention relates to a vehicle accessory device for a passenger car, and more particularly, a wiper for a side door of a vehicle for removing moisture or contaminants formed on the outer surface of the side glass mounted on the vehicle side door in case of rain or the like during driving. Relates to a device.

In the case of a passenger vehicle that is configured to control driving and operation depending on the driver's field of view, visibility is essential to satisfy basic conditions for driving as well as safety.

That is, in the case of a normal passenger car, a transparent window made of a glass material is provided over the driver's front, left and right sides, and the rear, so that the driver's field of view can be secured over 360 °. Due to the cause of water droplets on the outer surface of the vehicle will be greatly hindered to secure the field of view for driving the vehicle.

Therefore, almost all vehicles currently manufactured are provided with a windshield wiper for securing the driver's front view, so in the case of rain or snow, the windshield wiper is operated to operate the windshield. It is configured to be secured.

On the other hand, in the case of changing lanes while driving on the road, the direction in which the field of view should be secured first is the rear and rear of the vehicle. Such a direction is generally called a door mirror and is confirmed by a side mirror installed on the outer surface of the vehicle. Unlike the fender mirror, which is installed in the front part of the vehicle, which is used in the past for a similar purpose, the side mirror is installed at a position that can be seen through the side glass window installed in the side door of the vehicle.

Therefore, although a certain part of the side glass windows, especially the side glass windows for checking the side mirrors, should always be kept clean and transparent, in the case of rainy weather, the side and rear view of the vehicle is secured by removing water droplets or contaminants on the side glass windows. The proper means for doing so have not been provided, and the safety operation is a serious threat.

To this end, a method of using a glass surface coating agent composed of a special component to flow down the glass surface without condensation has been proposed.However, in the case of the coating agent, the component is removed after a certain time and its effect is weakened. No matter how special the surface was treated by other methods, the minute scratches naturally occurring with the use of the vehicle also made such processing useless.

The present invention is devised to overcome the above problems of the prior art, and can effectively remove water droplets, contaminants, etc. adsorbed on the side glass window mounted on the side door of the vehicle, and also have a special structure that can be used semi-permanently. An object of the present invention is to provide a wiper device for a side door of a vehicle.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a wiper device for a side door of a vehicle that can be easily attached to an existing vehicle in general.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a wiper device for a side door that can be more precisely mounted so that the wiper blades are in close contact with the glass surface of the vehicle.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a wiper device for a side door that can arbitrarily adjust the wiping range of the glass surface as needed.

In order to achieve the above object, the wiper device for a side door of a vehicle according to the present invention, a fixing board having an adhesive surface attached to the outer lower edge surface of the window frame of the passenger car side door, and the adhesive surface of the fixing board One end portion is fixedly coupled to the other side of the joint and the inner space is provided with a housing formed with the other end of the joint portion is fixedly coupled to one point on the outer surface of the housing, generating a reciprocating rotational force in a certain angle section A fixed body installed inside the housing, a rotating body connected to a power transmission means extending from the electric motor part of the fixed body so that the fixed body can be reciprocated in a predetermined angle section with respect to the fixed body, and a long rod form And a wiper blade protruding from the side portion along the longitudinal direction, the one end of And a wiper arm fixedly coupled to the side of the pivot body.

Furthermore, it is preferable that the fixing board is made of a material having excellent flexibility, such as high ductility metals such as gold, silver, and copper, and polymer synthetic resin.

At this time, it is preferable that at least one or more straight bent grooves are formed in the fixing board, arranged side by side on the adhesive surface or the opposite surface.

In addition, the joint connection portion, the ball case for receiving a sphere (sphere) inside, and the two bushes formed with an opening for communicating the ball case and the outside, and the spherical connector formed at both ends of the ball case It is preferable that both ends are configured to include connecting shafts respectively connected to the two bushes in the form inserted therein.

In this case, it is preferable that the bush is equipped with fixing means for fixing and releasing the movement of the spherical connector of the connection shaft located in the ball case.

In addition, the wiper arm has a structure in which a small diameter rod is inserted into an inner circumference of a large diameter pipe, similar to the structure of a monopole antenna capable of extending and contracting a length. It is preferable to comprise.

In this case, the wiper arm includes two rods of one pipe-shaped rod having a large diameter and an insertion rod having an outer circumference that can be inserted into the inner circumference of the pipe-shaped rod, while the insertion rod On the outer circumference of the one-piece wiper blade protrudes from the side along its longitudinal direction, the pipe rod receiving the wiper blade of the insertion rod when the insertion rod is fully inserted into the inner circumference of the pipe rod. To include a receiving groove formed in parallel in the longitudinal direction, penetrating the inner, outer circumferential surface of the pipe-shaped rod, and at the same time includes a two-ply wiper blades protruding side by side adjacent to both edges of the receiving groove It is preferred to be configured.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the wiper device for a side door of a vehicle according to the present invention described above will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in which preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown.

1 is a perspective view of a wiper device for a side door of a vehicle according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the wiper device as a preferred embodiment according to the above configuration of the present invention, the fixed board 10, the fixed board 10, which is attached to the outer lower edge surface of the side windowpane of the vehicle side door to support the device, A wiper blade installed in a form extending from the fixed body 30 connected to the joint connecting portion 20, the rotating body 40 rotatably connected to the fixed body 30, and the rotating body 40. It consists of the wiper arm 50 provided with 55,56.

As described above, the fixing board 10 is attached to the vehicle body to fix and support the entire wiper device, and has an adhesive surface attached to the vehicle surface. On the other hand, the wiper device according to the present invention is preferably provided with a fixed board 10 formed of a special material or shape in order to be universally attached to the existing various types of vehicles, more detailed description thereof Through 3 will be described later.

In order to remove the water droplets and the adsorbed contaminants formed on the glass window surface, the wiper arm 50 in close contact with the side window surface, the rotating body 40 is coupled to the wiper arm 50 and the wiper arm 50 It should be able to rotate in a certain angle section, which is implemented by the connection with the fixed body (30).

The fixed main body 30 has a housing for having a predetermined structure in the inner space, and a power source for the rotational movement of the rotational main body 40 to which the wiper arm 50 and the wiper arm 50 are fixed is provided inside the housing. The electric motor unit is mounted.

In order to enable the wiper arm 50 to repeat the reciprocating rotation within a predetermined angle section, the electric motor unit may be configured to generate a reciprocating rotational force by a mechanical configuration using a combination of a cam device or a gear. In order to reduce the volume of the device and enable efficient operation, it is preferable to use a servo motor (SERVOMOTOR), which is a power generating device combined with an algorithm, a circuit, and the like, capable of rotating only a predetermined angle section by a preset value.

The electric motor unit composed of such a servo motor needs to be supplied with electric power from a power source for its operation. For this purpose, the wiper device according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, is provided through a power transmission means 60. It may be configured to receive power from an external power source, or may be configured in a structure in which a portable power source such as a battery may be mounted in a housing of the fixed body 30.

In the former case, an end of a power transmission means such as a wire made of a flexible material is connected to a cigar jack in a vehicle, and an on / off switch or the like is installed at a point on the wire to allow a driver to freely move the vehicle according to the present invention. It may be configured to control the operation of the wiper device, and in the latter case, it may be configured to control the operation of the wiper device in the car by separately configuring a remote control switch or the like.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a connection state between the fixed body 30 and the rotating body 40, and the power transmission means 35 extending from the electric motor unit described above may transmit the rotating force to the rotating body 40. An example of a structure in which the pivoting body 40 and the wiper arm 50 are rotatably connected to the fixed body 30 by being inserted and connected so as to be connected to each other is shown.

3 is a side cross-sectional view of the fixing board 10 of the wiper device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As mentioned above, the wiper device according to the present invention is preferably equipped with a configuration to be universally attached to the existing various types of vehicles, for this purpose, the vehicle side door having a curved surface of various forms The fixing board 10 may be made of a material having excellent flexibility, such as high ductility metals such as gold, silver, copper, aluminum alloys, or polymer synthetic resin, so that the adhesive surface may be closely attached to the outer edge of the window frame, or FIG. 3. As shown in, by forming the bent groove 15 at a predetermined interval on the upper or lower surface of the fixed board 10, it is preferable that the fixed board 10 is configured to be able to bend naturally close to the curved surface of the vehicle. .

On the other hand, conventional adhesive means such as adhesive, adhesive tape, etc. may be applied to the adhesive surface of the fixing board 10.

Due to the nature of being configured to be mounted on a variety of existing vehicles, it is preferable that the wiper device according to the present invention has a structure that allows the wiper arm 50 and the like to be in close contact with the side glass window surface, which is fixed to the body 30. It is realized by the joint connection part 20 which connects the stationary board 10.

In FIG. 4, which is a partially enlarged view of the joint connector 20 shown in FIG. 1, a preferred configuration of the joint connector 20 is illustrated in detail.

Basically, in order to access and close the fixed main body 30 and the rotating main body 40 and the like connected to the glass window surface, the connection part connecting the fixed main body 30 and the fixed board 10 fixes a mutual position. Subsequently, it is difficult, and it is preferable that it is comprised by the joint connection part 20 containing the joint part which can fluctuate mutually in a certain range.

That is, FIG. 4 is a configuration example of the joint connection portion 20, and includes a connecting shaft 22 having spherical connectors at both ends and two bushes at which both ends of the connecting shaft 22 are inserted. An articulation connection 20 consisting of 21 is shown.

Inside the two bushes 21 is formed a ball case of the shape that can accommodate the spherical connector of the connecting shaft 22, the spherical connector is seated into the ball case through the opening of the bush 21, the connecting shaft ( 22 and the bush 21 are connected.

That is, the bush 21 at both ends is fixed to one surface of the housing of the fixed board 10 and the fixed body 30, respectively, so that the joint connecting portion 20 connects the fixed board 10 and the fixed body 30 to each other. Since the spherical connector can be freely rotated in the ball case of the bush 21, the positional change of the fixed body 30 with respect to the fixed board 10 may also occur freely within a predetermined radius.

In addition, the bushing 21 and the connecting shaft 22 in the above-described joint connection portion 20 in a predetermined state to stably maintain the close contact with the window surface of the wiper arm 50 connected to the fixing board 10 or the like. It is preferable to further include a fixing means 25 to be able to fix the position with).

As an example of such a fixing means 25, in Fig. 4, the bush 21 is screwed by screwing the male screw-type fixing means 25 through a through hole having a female thread formed in the side portion of the bush 21. A configuration is shown in which the relative positions of the bush 21 and the spherical splices can be fixed by pressing the spherical splices therein. Furthermore, in the case of the fixing means 25 of this type, since the locking and unlocking of the fixing means 25 is easy, the positional relationship between the fixing board 10 and the fixing body 30 may be freely changed as necessary. do.

On the other hand, in the case of the joint connection portion 20 of the above-described type, since the bush 21 and the spherical connector can be configured to enable the release, connection by applying a force or pressure, when using this fixed board as needed It is also possible that the wiper device according to the present invention can be configured to be detachable from the vehicle except for (10).

5 is a cross-sectional view of the wiper arm 50 of the wiper device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The wiper blades 55 and 56 protrude to the side of the wiper arm 50, and the wiper blades 55 and 56 directly touch the surface of the window to wipe off water droplets. It is preferable that it consists of.

On the other hand, in order to be able to arbitrarily adjust the wiping range of the glass window surface, the wiper arm 50 is preferably configured to have a structure that can extend, reduce the entire length as shown in FIG.

That is, since the side glass window surface may be cleaned only as much as it can substantially secure the field of view of the side mirror of the vehicle, the wiper arm 50 of the length enough to cover the entire window surface is unnecessary, If it is necessary to properly adjust the range of the surface to be wiped according to the difference in the size, mounting position, etc. of the side mirror according to the vehicle, for this purpose, the length of the wiper arm 50 of the wiper device according to the present invention is configured to be adjustable It is desirable to be.

The structure of the wiper arm 50 for this purpose is similar to the structure of the monopole antenna which is also commonly used as a television antenna, it may be made of a structure in which a small diameter rod is inserted into the inner circumference of the large diameter pipe, It may be formed of a structure of two or more stages containing more than one bar.

Meanwhile, even in such a monopole antenna structure, a configuration for securing an appropriate coupling structure of the wiper blades 55 and 56 is illustrated in FIG. 5.

That is, the insertion rod 52 inserted into the large diameter pipe-like rod 51 has a wiper blade 55 protruding to the side thereof, and the insertion rod 52 has a pipe-like rod 51. When fully inserted into the inside, the receiving groove 53 for accommodating the wiper blade 55 should be formed in the longitudinal direction through the inner and outer surfaces at the side of the pipe-shaped rod 51 as shown.

Through this configuration, the wiper blade 55 of the insertion rod 52 is interposed between the edges of the receiving groove 53 as shown, in addition, the outer surface of the pipe-shaped rod 51 The wiper blade 56 protruding in the direction parallel to the wiper blade 55 of the insertion rod 52 is preferably mounted adjacent to the edge of the receiving groove (53).

By the above configuration, the wiper arm 50 of the wiper device according to the present invention is configured so that the length adjustment for the selection of the wiping range of the window surface is freely made, the wiper blades 55 and 56 over the entire length. It is configured to effectively wipe the window surface.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings according to the preferred embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the configuration and operation of the illustrated and described embodiment. Rather, those skilled in the art will appreciate that many modifications and variations of the present invention are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Accordingly, all such suitable changes, modifications, and equivalents should be considered to be within the scope of the present invention.

By the above configuration, the wiper device for the side door of the vehicle according to the present invention has the following effects.

First, unlike the conventional case of applying a coating or the like to the window surface, it is possible to provide a semi-permanent means for removing water droplets or adsorbed contaminants formed on the outer surface of the window by the wiper device according to the present invention. .

Second, since the structure can be universally mounted on an existing vehicle, it can be easily installed without complicated installation work.

Third, since it has a structure that can be in close contact with, fixed to the window surface of the vehicle it is possible to remove water droplets, pollutants more effective.

Fourth, since it is possible to configure the joint connection in a structure that is easy to connect, release, it is possible to easily detach the device according to the present invention from the vehicle, if necessary.

Fifth, since it is possible to configure a structure that can adjust the length of the wiper arm, it is possible to arbitrarily adjust the wiping range of the glass surface according to the structural difference of the vehicle or the preference of the driver.

Claims (7)

A fixed board (10) having an adhesive surface attached to an outer lower edge of the window frame of the passenger car side door; A joint connection part 20 having one end fixedly coupled to an opposite surface of the adhesive surface of the fixing board 10; The other end of the joint connection portion 20 is fixedly coupled to one point of the outer surface of the housing with a housing having an inner space, and an electric motor unit for generating a reciprocating rotational force in a predetermined angle section is provided in the housing. 30; A rotation main body connected to the power transmission means 35 extending from the electric motor part of the fixed main body 30 so as to be reciprocated in a predetermined angle section with respect to the fixed main body 30; And a wiper blade (55, 56) protruding from the side portion along the longitudinal direction, and having one end fixedly coupled to the side of the pivot body (50). A wiper device for a side door of a vehicle. 2. The vehicle side door wiper device according to claim 1, wherein the fixing board (10) is made of a material having excellent flexibility, such as high ductility metals such as gold, silver, and copper, and polymer synthetic resin. The vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the fixing board (10) is formed with at least one straight bent groove (15) arranged side by side on the adhesive or opposite surface. Wiper device for the side door. According to claim 1, The joint connection portion 20 is formed in both ends and two bushes 21 formed with a ball case for accommodating a spherical body therein and an opening for communicating the ball case and the outside; A wiper device for a side door of a vehicle, characterized in that a spherical connector is inserted into the ball case and includes connecting shafts 22 connected at both ends to the two bushes 21, respectively. . 5. The vehicle according to claim 4, characterized in that the bush (21) is equipped with fixing means (25) for fixing and releasing the movement of the spherical connector of the connecting shaft located in the ball case. Wiper device for side door. According to claim 1, The wiper arm 50 is similar to the structure of the monopole antenna that can be extended, reduced in length, a small rod is inserted into the inner circumference of the large diameter pipe, the pipe rod A wiper device for a side door of a vehicle, characterized in that it comprises at least two rods including. The wiper arm (50) according to claim 6, wherein the wiper arm (50) includes an insertion rod having one pipe-shaped rod (51) having a large diameter and an outer circumference of a shape that can be inserted into an inner circumference of the pipe-shaped rod (51). 52, comprising two bars, On the outer circumference of the insertion rod 52, one wiper blade 55 protrudes from the side portion along its longitudinal direction, The pipe rod 51 is adapted to receive the wiper blade 55 of the insertion rod 52 when the insertion rod 52 is fully inserted into the inner circumference of the pipe rod 51. Two-layered wiper blades having accommodation grooves 53 formed in parallel in the longitudinal direction, penetrating the inner and outer circumferential surfaces of the 51 and protruding side by side adjacent to both edges of the accommodation groove 53, respectively. A wiper device for a side door of a vehicle, characterized in that it comprises a (56).

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