Patent ID: 6353962
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: B60S

Abstract:
A wiper for wiping an automobile windshield, the wiper comprising:a wiper arm; a wiper blade including a pair of side walls and an upper wall connecting upper ends of the side walls, wherein the upper wall has an opening; a pivot extending between the pair of side walls at the opening; and a connecting member supported pivotally relative to the wiper blade by the pivot in the opening within a predetermined pivot range that is defined between a first limit position and a second limit position, wherein the connecting member includes a connecting portion, to which the wiper arm is connected, and an extended portion extending perpendicular to the pivot from the connecting portion, the extended portion contacting a lower surface of the upper wall when the connecting member pivots in a first direction with respect to the wiper blade, the first limit position being, defined by the contact between the lower surface and the extended portion, wherein one of the connecting member and the wiper blade includes a guide groove having a closed first end and the other includes a profection arranged inside the guide groove, and wherein the projection contacts the first end of the guide groove when the connecting member pivots in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction, the second limit position being defined by the contact between the projection and the first end.