Patent ID: 8347450
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: B60S

Abstract:
1. A wiper blade comprising: a lever member including a main lever coupled to a wiper arm and a yoke lever directly or indirectly coupled to the main lever, the yoke lever including a plurality of grip portions; a rubber blade gripped by the plurality of grip portions to wipe a wiping surface, the rubber blade including a following end projecting outward from the one of the grip portions that is located at a longitudinally outer side of the lever member; and a movable cover member covering at least part of the yoke lever, the movable cover member including a holding portion, which holds the following end, and a basal portion, which is pivotally coupled to the yoke lever so that the movable cover member pivots relative to the yoke lever when the following end bends and deforms in a direction orthogonal to the wiping surface wherein the movable cover member pivots about a pivot axis relative to the yoke lever, the pivot axis is located outside of a longitudinal end of the main lever and the basal portion is extended from the pivot axis toward the main lever so that a predetermined basal length is formed between the pivot axis and a basal end of an upper surface of the movable cover member.