Wiper blade and wiper system having the same
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1. A wiper blade comprising:
- a wiper strip that directly wipes a wiping surface;
a lever assembly that holds the wiper strip and includes a plurality of levers, which are connected together in tournament style, wherein an axial length of the lever assembly is shorter than an axial length of the wiper strip; and
a cover member that receives the lever assembly, wherein;
opposed ends of the cover member hold the wiper strip; and
the cover member includes a plurality of cover portions, which are formed separately from one another.
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Abstract
A lever assembly holds a wiper strip, which directly wipes a wiping surface. The lever assembly includes a plurality of levers, which are connected together in tournament style. An axial length of the lever assembly is shorter than an axial length of the wiper strip. A cover member receives the lever assembly, and opposed ends of the cover member hold the wiper strip. The cover member includes a plurality of cover portions, which are formed separately from one another.
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29 Claims
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1. A wiper blade comprising:
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a wiper strip that directly wipes a wiping surface;
a lever assembly that holds the wiper strip and includes a plurality of levers, which are connected together in tournament style, wherein an axial length of the lever assembly is shorter than an axial length of the wiper strip; and
a cover member that receives the lever assembly, wherein;
opposed ends of the cover member hold the wiper strip; and
the cover member includes a plurality of cover portions, which are formed separately from one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A wiper blade comprising:
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a wiper strip that directly wipes a wiping surface;
a lever assembly that holds the wiper strip and includes a plurality of levers, which are connected together in tournament style, wherein an axial length of the lever assembly is shorter than an axial length of the wiper strip; and
a fin member that is installed to the lever assembly and has a fin arrangement, wherein the fin arrangement exerts an urging force for urging the wiper strip against the wiping surface when the fin arrangement receives a head wind, wherein;
opposed ends of the fin member hold the wiper strip; and
the fin member includes a plurality of finned portions, which are formed separately from one another; and
each of the plurality of finned portion has a fin section that forms a part of the fin arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A wiper blade comprising:
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a wiper strip that directly wipes a wiping surface;
a lever assembly that holds the wiper strip and includes a plurality of levers, which are connected together in tournament style, wherein an axial length of the lever assembly is shorter than an axial length of the wiper strip; and
a fin member that is installed to the lever assembly and has a fin arrangement, wherein the fin arrangement exerts an urging force for urging the wiper strip against the wiping surface when the fin arrangement receives a head wind, wherein;
the fin member has a top ridge, which is offset from a center line of the wiper strip in a transverse direction of the wiper blade on a first side of the center line of the wiper strip;
the fin arrangement of the fin member extends in the transverse direction of the wiper blade from the top ridge of the fin member into a second side of the center line of the wiper strip, which is opposite from the first side; and
an amount of offset of the top ridge of the fin member relative to the center line of the wiper strip is increased in an axial direction of the wiper blade toward at least one of ends of the fin member. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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