Patent ID: 9493139
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: B60S

Claim Text:
1. A wiper apparatus comprising: a first wiper arm which wipes a windshield provided so as to surround a vehicle interior and performs swing movement around a pivot shaft; and a wiper motor provided below the windshield in a height direction of the vehicle, and configured to generate a drive power to be transmitted to the pivot shaft, the wiper motor being housed in a casing, the pivot shaft extending from the casing, wherein the wiper apparatus comprises a power transmission mechanism for transmitting the drive power from the pivot shaft to the first wiper arm, the power transmission mechanism includes: a swing member fixed to the pivot shaft and swung around the pivot shaft; and a first support shaft fixed at a position on the swing member, which deviates from the pivot shaft, and configured to support the first wiper arm, with the first wiper arm stopped or swung, the first support shaft is provided in such a way that a coupling section between the first support shaft and the first wiper arm is positioned in front of a front end of the windshield, at least one part of the wiper motor is located within a projection region of the windshield in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle on a plane along a horizontal direction of the vehicle, the wiper apparatus further comprises a second wiper arm different in wiping region of the windshield from the first wiper arm, the power transmission mechanism further includes: a second support shaft fixed to an end portion of the second wiper arm; a first link member rotatably coupled at a position on the swing member, which deviates from the pivot shaft; and a second link member having one end rotatably coupled with the first link member and the other end fixed with the second support shaft, with the second wiper arm stopped or swung, the second support shaft is provided in such a way that a coupling section between the second support shaft and the second wiper arm is positioned in front of the front end of the windshield; at least one part of the first link member and the second link member is located within the projection region of the windshield on the plane along the horizontal direction of the vehicle, a longitudinal central portion of the swing member is fixed to the pivot shaft, one longitudinal end portion of the swing shaft is coupled to the first support member at a position which deviates from the pivot shaft, and the other longitudinal end portion of the swing member is coupled to the first link member.