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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7395576 | Wiper opening cover A wiper cover is mounted in an opening in a vehicle housing and receives a wiper arm which pivots within the opening. The cover has a hollow body mounted in the opening, a rear flap which projects upwardly and forwardly from a rear side of the body, and a front flap... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7290306 | Drive system for a pivotable windscreen wiper A drive arrangement for a pivoting windshield wiper of a vehicle is designed so that after decoupling the drive connection to the windshield wiper a rack situated in the drive for the windshield wiper can be used as drive element for an actuator that is independent ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7240392 | Park safe mechanism for wiper systems A windshield wiper drive linkage is provided for use in a wiper system. The linkage includes a crank arm connectible to an output shaft of a drive motor. A drive arm is pivotally connected to the crank arm for movement between first and second angular positions abou... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7114215 | Slidable windshield wiper for automobiles A slidable windshield wiper for automobiles is provided. The windshield wiper has at least a wiper arm pivoted to a bottom of the windshield, a wiper blade pivoted to the top of the wiper arm, a blade rubber on the inner side of the wiper blade directed toward the w... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7019477 | Method for controlling a wiper motor A method for controlling a wiper motor of a wiper device for a motor vehicle windshield. A control unit implements the inventive method and a wiper device for a motor vehicle windshield. The control unit controls an electric motor which powers a wiper blade on a win... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6923286 | Pedestrian protecting device A pedestrian protecting device includes an airbag housed below a cowl louver made of a synthetic resin, such that it is folded in an elongated shape along the cowl louver. The airbag can be expanded to protrude upward by an inflating gas discharged from an inflator,... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6819067 | Contact washer system and method for controlling a windscreen wiper motor The present invention relates to a contact-disk system including a control unit, a rotatable contact disk and a plurality of contact elements, the contact disk having a plurality of paths and each contact element being associated with one path. The paths have electr... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6802101 | Windscreen wiping device including load alleviation A windscreen wiping device which includes a wiper arm which can be activated and a wiper blade which includes a wiper rubber having a carrier element receiver and a carrier element. A wiper lip is arranged on the wiper rubber and lies against the window to be wiped.... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6798163 | Wiper system for motor vehicles The invention is based on a wiper system (10) for motor vehicles, in which at least one wiper arm (36) with a wiper blade (38) of a windshield wiper (12, 14) is placed in a parked position (26) parallel to a lateral boundary (40... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6622338 | Automatic device for retractably moving a windshield wiper arm away from a windshield A windshield wiper arm of the motor vehicle is provided with a device including a first power interruption switch, a second power interruption switch, a relay, a motor, a gear set, a push red, and a protruded rod. When the push rod is driven to move in a ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6425160 | Intermittent driving apparatus for rotary window cleaner An intermittent driving apparatus for a rotary window cleaner comprises a first wiper (2) which is connected to a rotating shaft (10) of a first motor (8) and is rotatably disposed on a front window (1), a second wiper (3) which is connected to a rotating... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6367870 | Wiper arrangement A wiper system has a wiper motor and a gear secured via a receptacle to a tubular carrier by fastening regions formed onto its gear box, and the receptacle surrounds the tubular carrier in form- and/or force-locking fashion.... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6351088 | Non-reversing wiper park switch for wiper drive apparatus A wiper drive apparatus includes a drive gear rotated by a motor, a lead frame carried on a cover attachable to the motor or motor gear and including a circumferentially of discrete conductive traces, and a park switch bridge rotatably mounted on the cove... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6307341 | Wiper driving apparatus for vehicles A wiper driving apparatus for vehicles capable of preventing the temporary standstill and overrun phenomenon of wiper blades. The apparatus includes the wiper blades which receive a driving force from a driving lever rotated by a rotating force of a wiper... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6263537 | Drive controlling apparatus for rotary window cleaner A drive controlling apparatus for a rotary window cleaner comprises an elevating motor for moving up and down two wipers, which are provided on a front window so as to be close to each other, to a storage position and a start position, a first motor for r... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6253409 | Wiper device for vehicles having mechanism for lifting wiper blade with less rattling noise In a wiper device for vehicles, a wiper blade is rotatably connected to a wiper arm at a holding axis. A slider unit is attached to the wiper blade at a position being shifted from the holding axis. A lifter is disposed at the vehicle body at a position w... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6205612 | Window wiper system for an automotive vehicle A window wiper system for an automotive vehicle has an electromagnetic device, a rotatable member and a window wiper oscillating mechanism. In another aspect of the present invention, the electromagnetic device is an electric motor which operates in a uni... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6205613 | Wiper apparatus with rise-up mechanism A wiper with rise-up mechanism includes a crank and a rod that is rotatably connected to the crank through a shift mechanism. The crank supports an eccentric rotor. The rod is coupled to the eccentric rotor to rotate about the axis of the eccentric rotor.... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6199438 | Drive device for a windscreen wiper In a drive mechanism for a windshield wiper, a switch disk for realizing a park position switch is supported so as to be independently rotatable relative to an output gear of a gear unit. The output gear and the switch disk are coupled with each other via... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6163921 | Wiper system with translational motion The wiper system with translational motion is additionally capable of moving the wiper arm in angular motion at an auto stop position so that the wiper blade may be stowed away from the view of the vehicle operator when the wiper system is not in use. The... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6124691 | Moisture sensor with pre-demodulation gain and high-order filtering A moisture sensor for detecting moisture on the surface of a transparent material. The moisture sensor includes one or more emitters for producing moisture sensing signals which are influenced by moisture on the transparent material, and one or more detec... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6109672 | Combination window release and wiper system and method A window release and wiper system and method is shown using a window latch having a latch release arm. The latch release arm is coupled to an output shaft of a wiper motor which also drives a wiper arm and a wiper blade between an inwipe position and an o... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6023107 | Circuit arrangement for controlling a wiper motor Suggested is a switching arrangement for actuating a wiper motor (10) for windshield wiper arrangements, which functions to protect the power switching element (13), designed as semiconductor, and the wiper motor (10) against permanent destruction caused ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6011369 | Device and method for controlling windscreen wipers Windshield wiper mechanism and method for precisely placing a wiper in each reversing position during wiper operation. The local wetness conditions on the windshield after deactivating the motor are taken into account from braking until reaching the rever... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5979255 | Intermittent rotary motion mechanism for use in an automotive vehicle An intermittent rotary motion mechanism for use in an automotive vehicle includes an electromagnetic device, a member moving in response to selective energization of the electromagnetic device, an intermittent motion mechanism and a window wiper shaft cou... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5907885 | Multi-functional apparatus for use in an automotive vehicle employing multiple tracks A multi-functional apparatus for use in an automotive vehicle employing multiple tracks has a housing, a rotatable member located in the housing, an electromagnetic device and multiple tracks. The electromagnetic device may be an electric motor which oper... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5873141 | Windshield and wiper preservation device A device for providing protection from harmful effects produced when a vehicle is stored with its wiper blades in contact with its windshield. In a preferred embodiment, a device has a wiper arm support portion, an elongated body portion, and a windshield... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5841249 | Multi-functional apparatus employing an intermittent motion mechanism A multi-functional apparatus employs an intermittent motion mechanism. An electromagnetic device selectively causes movement of the intermittent motion mechanism thereby moving a mechanical device coupled thereto. In another aspect of the present inventio... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5826294 | Compact depressed park wiper system with clutch lock mechanism A vehicle window wiper system has wipers 12 with a range of motion between an in-wipe position I and an out-wipe position O when the wiper system is in a run mode, and a variable park range for the wipers between the in-wipe position I and a depressed par... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5774927 | Screen wiper for a motor vehicel, having a bracket giving indexation for fitting purposes and location in the parked position of the wiper A screen wiper for a motor vehicle comprises a wiper arm carrying a wiper blade and applying a wiping pressure, so as to urge the latter against the windshield of the vehicle as the arm is oscillated in the usual way across the windshield by a drive spind... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5764010 | Control system for an automotive vehicle multi-functional apparatus A control system for an automotive vehicle multi-functional apparatus employs an electronic control unit operably controlling a rear window wiper assembly. In another aspect of the present invention, an electronic control unit is operable as a multiplexed... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5690207 | Windshield wiper clutch assembly A clutch mechanism for use in a windshield wiper system having a park eccentric, the clutch incorporates a unidirectional sprag clutch bearing and a torsional return spring to provide the clutch function.... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5675861 | Wiper rest apparatus A new Wiper Rest Apparatus for protecting a rubber wiper blade when not in use thereby extending the life of the rubber wiper blade. The inventive device includes a base portion and a rotor configured to receive a blade support member and the rubber wiper... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5613267 | Windshield wiper system with adjustable blade pressure The wiper arm of a windshield wiper system for passenger vehicles is oscillatingly driven across the windshield and the contact pressure of the wiper blade is varied during the oscillatory motion. A driven basic body is pivoted on a pivot bearing mounted ... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5606764 | Windshield wiper system having a wiper blade capable of retraction for hidden park A windshield wiper system for automotive vehicles includes a mechanism for causing a wiper blade assembly to swing, relative to the wiper arm, between an extended position of the wiper blade assembly and a retracted position of the wiper blade assembly. M... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5570488 | Variable park and wiping range mechanism for windshield wiper system A vehicle window wiper system has wipers with a range of motion between an in-wipe position I and an out-wipe position O when the wiper system is in a run mode, and a variable park range for the wipers between the in-wipe position I and a depressed park p... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5571221 | Automobile windshield wiper protection device The present invention relates to an automobile windshield wiper protection device for raising the windshield wiper to be spaced from the windshield, thereby reducing degradation of the rubber wiper blade which are normally in contact with the windshield h... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5548863 | Integrated depressed park and snow pack mechanism for windshield wiper system A vehicle window wiping system has an integrated depressed park and snow pack mechanism providing a variable depressed park wiper position. The system has a dual direction motor which rotates a lost motion mechanism having a drivepin attached to a drive a... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5542145 | Windshield wiper system having a wiper blade capable of retraction for hidden park A windshield wiper system for automotive vehicles includes a rack and pinion arrangement in the wiper arm for causing movement of a wiper blade assembly relative to the wiper arm between an extended position of the wiper blade assembly and a retracted pos... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5537705 | Windscreen wiper system with blade capable of moving in a swivelling and parallel manner relative to the wiper arm A windscreen wiper system has a wiper arm provided with a swivelling drive, a pivot bearing for a wiper blade being provided on the free end part of said wiper arm. The wiper blade can be moved into a rest position in the region of the lower edge of the w... | 07/23/1996 |
