Patent ID: 6564419
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: B60S,Y10T

Abstract:
A wiper apparatus for wiping a wiping surface of a vehicle comprising:a drive source; a first swing element rotatably supported by a first support element that is connected to a vehicle body of said vehicle, said first swing element having a first connection spaced away from said first support element, said first swing element being reciprocally swung about said first support element by a driving force transmitted from said drive source; a second swing element rotatably supported by a second support element that is connected to said vehicle body and is spaced away from said first support element, said second swing element having a second connection spaced away from said second support element; a connecting swing element rotatably connected to said first connection of said first swing element and also rotatably connected to said second connection of said second swing element in such a manner that said first connection is spaced away from said second connection, said connecting swing element having an arm support shaft that is arranged at an offset position offset from a line connecting between said first connection and said second connection; a wiper arm secured to said arm support shaft of said connecting swing element to integrally move therewith; and a wiper blade connected to a distal end of said wiper arm to wipe said wiping surface of said vehicle.