WIPER BLADE
First Claim
1. A wiper blade comprising:
- a lever member including a main lever coupled to a wiper arm and a yoke lever directly or indirectly coupled to the main lever, the yoke lever including a plurality of grip portions;
a rubber blade gripped by the plurality of grip portions to wipe a wiping surface, the rubber blade including a following end projecting outward from the one of the grip portions that is located at a longitudinally outer side of the lever member; and
a movable cover member covering at least part of the yoke lever, the movable cover member including a holding portion, which holds the following end, and a basal portion, which is pivotally coupled to the yoke lever so that the movable cover member pivots relative to the yoke lever when the following end bends and deforms in a direction orthogonal to the wiping surface.
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Abstract
A wiper blade including a lever member, a rubber blade, and a movable cover member is disclosed. The lever member includes a main lever and a yoke lever. The main lever is coupled to a wiper arm. The yoke lever is coupled to the main lever. The yoke lever includes a plurality of grip portions. The rubber blade is gripped by the plurality of grip portions to wipe a wiping surface. The rubber blade includes a following end projecting outward from the one of the grip portions that is located at a longitudinally outer side of the lever member. The movable cover member covers at least part of the yoke lever. The movable cover member includes a holding portion and a basal portion. The holding portion holds the following end. The basal portion is pivotally coupled to the yoke lever so that the movable cover member pivots relative to the yoke lever when the following end bends and deforms in a direction orthogonal to the wiping surface.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A wiper blade comprising:
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a lever member including a main lever coupled to a wiper arm and a yoke lever directly or indirectly coupled to the main lever, the yoke lever including a plurality of grip portions; a rubber blade gripped by the plurality of grip portions to wipe a wiping surface, the rubber blade including a following end projecting outward from the one of the grip portions that is located at a longitudinally outer side of the lever member; and a movable cover member covering at least part of the yoke lever, the movable cover member including a holding portion, which holds the following end, and a basal portion, which is pivotally coupled to the yoke lever so that the movable cover member pivots relative to the yoke lever when the following end bends and deforms in a direction orthogonal to the wiping surface. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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2. A wiper blade comprising:
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a lever member including a main lever coupled to a wiper arm and a yoke lever directly or indirectly coupled to the main lever, the yoke lever including a plurality of grip portions and an outer end portion and inner end portion in a longitudinal direction of the yoke lever; a rubber blade gripped by the plurality of grip portions to wipe a wiping surface, the rubber blade including a following end projecting outward from the one of the grip portions that is located at a longitudinally outer side of the lever member; and a movable cover member covering at least part of the yoke lever, the movable cover member including a holding portion, which holds the following end, and a basal portion, which is pivotally coupled to the lever member so that the movable cover member pivots about a pivot axis relative to the lever member when the following end bends and deforms in a direction orthogonal to the wiping surface; wherein the movable cover member and the yoke lever include a first engaging portion and a first engaged portion located closer to the outer end portion than the pivot axis, and the first engaging portion does not engage the first engaged portion in the direction orthogonal to the wiping surface and engages the first engaged portion in a wiping direction extending along the wiping surface. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification