Patent ID: 8959700
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: B60S

Abstract:
1. A wiper blade comprising: an elongated wiper strip having an elongated retained portion and a wiping portion, which extends parallel with the retained portion, is adapted for wiping a surface to be wiped; a backing, which is provided along a length of the wiper strip and imparts rigidity and resilience to the wiper strip; a case, which is provided along the length of the wiper strip and retains therein the retained portion and the backing; and a cap, which is attached to at least one end in a longitudinal direction of the backing or to at least one end in a longitudinal direction of the case, the cap accommodating the retained portion at a corresponding end of the wiper strip in an interior space of the cap, wherein the case has an insertion slit that opens to an outside of the case, communicates with an interior space of the case, and extends along the length of the case, a width of the insertion slit being smaller than a width of the retained portion, with the cap attached to the backing or to the case, which retains therein the backing, the interior space of the cap communicates with the interior space of the case, the cap has a rubber insertion hole that opens to the outside of the cap, and the retained portion can enter the interior space of the cap via the rubber insertion hole, and with the cap attached to the backing or to the case, the rubber insertion hole is continuous to the insertion slit, the retained portion can enter the interior space of the case and the interior space of the cap, and with the retained portion inserted into the interior space of the case, the wiping portion is located outside the case.