Patent ID: 6600281
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: B60S,Y10S

Abstract:
A wiper control device comprising:a wiper motor for moving a wiper; a switch for outputting a signal, the signal being inverted at each single sweep of the wiper; a combination switch for instructing movement of the wiper; a wiper motor for moving a wiper; a first solid state switching element for driving the wiper motor, the wiper motor being connected to one controlled terminal of the first solid state switching element; a controller for controlling the first solid state switching element; and a second solid state switching element being connected in series to the one controlled terminal of the first solid state switching element, the second solid state switching element being activated by a power source voltage, the power source voltage being applied to a controlled terminal of the second solid state switching element, wherein if intermittent wiper movement is instructed by the combination switch, the controller controls the first solid state switching element to an active state and an inactive state intermittently according to the signal from the switch.