Patent ID: 6867559

Claim:
A wiper system for vehicles, comprising: a first wiper arm ( 1 ), a primary drive motor ( 12 ) associated with the wiper arm, for generating a defined wiping motion of the first wiper arm ( 1 ), at least one second wiper arm ( 2 ), and a secondary drive motor ( 13 ), associated with the second wiper arm, for generating a defined wiping motion of the second wiper arm ( 2 ), the secondary drive motor ( 13 ) being controlled as a function of the position of the primary drive motor ( 12 ), characterized by a motor position code element ( 23 ), which is coupled to the primary drive motor ( 12 ) and is provided with control codes ( 24 ) that are directly representative of the associated position of the secondary drive motor ( 13 ); a scanner unit ( 25 ) for the control codes ( 20 ) of the motor position code element ( 23 ); and a signal connection ( 22 ) between the scanner unit ( 25 ) and a controller ( 27 ) of the secondary drive motor ( 13 ).