Patent ID: 7895703

Claim:
A backdoor apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: a backdoor panel that supports a vehicle rear window glass; a rear spoiler that projects from a top portion of the backdoor panel; a wiper blade that wipes the rear window glass; and a motor assembly that drives the wiper blade and is placed in a motor installation recess, which is formed externally in the top portion of the backdoor panel at a location below the rear spoiler, wherein the motor assembly includes: a motor that has a pivot shaft, which is connected to the wiper blade to drive the wiper blade; and a cover that at least partially covers a rear part of the motor, which is located on a vehicle rear end side of the pivot shaft, wherein the cover is arranged between the backdoor panel and the rear spoiler without directly contacting the rear window glass in such a manner that a portion of the cover at least partially overlaps with a top portion of the rear window glass in a direction generally perpendicular to a surface of the top portion of the rear window glass and is spaced from the top portion of the rear window glass.