JP7445857B2 - Wiper mechanism that rotates and moves the surface to be wiped - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a wiper that rotates and moves bendable ultra-thin glass.

A general wiper wipes a fixed surface to be wiped with a reciprocating wiper blade. For example, in Patent Document 1 listed below, the wiper is moved and the wiper blade remains fixed while wiping water droplets etc. A wiper mechanism is disclosed for wiping off the surface from the surface to be wiped.

Utility Application No. 60-43471 (Utility Application No. 159257-1987)

In the conventional wiper mechanism described above, the wiper blade moves to wipe off water droplets from the surface to be wiped, but the area to be wiped is small, and water droplets sometimes scatter, such as on the windshield of a car. However, since the wiper blade that is moving to obtain visibility has the disadvantage of crossing the field of view and obstructing the field of view, the wiper blade is fixed by moving the object to be wiped, which is the object to wipe away water droplets etc. While doing so, wipe off water droplets etc. from the surface to be wiped.

However, when wiping off water droplets from a surface to be wiped, such as the windshield of an automobile, it is necessary to use the windshield of the automobile as the surface to be wiped and perform a moving movement.
In this conventional example, the object to be wiped has a hemispherical shape, and a motor and gears are used to move the object to be wiped so that the wiper blade is attached to the object to wipe away water droplets.
For this reason, there is a continuous hemispherical wiping body, and there are always hemispherical wiping bodies on both sides and rear of the interior space of the car, and it is necessary to take this into consideration in the structural design. This is a factor that causes restrictions.
Also, depending on the size of the interior space of the car, it is necessary to increase the surface area of the continuous hemispherical body to be wiped, and the power energy involved in moving the large continuous hemispherical body to be wiped is required. This results in significant energy loss.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to reduce the constraints on structural design when installing a wiper mechanism that moves the surface to be wiped and wipes water droplets, etc. on the surface to be wiped, for example, in an automobile, and to make it easier to install the wiper mechanism. It is something to do.
Another purpose is to reduce the power energy involved in moving the body to be wiped.

In order to achieve this objective, the wiper mechanism of the present invention rotates and moves the surface to be wiped by moving a bendable ultra-thin glass sheet with a continuous annular surface passing through the gap between the outer glass and the inner glass to the side of a power device such as a motor. A power device such as a motor placed in the pillar is powered, and a rotating shaft on the side of the power device such as the motor rotates in conjunction with the power device such as the motor, and a wiper placed in the pillar on the other side of the wiper mechanism. The wiper mechanism has a structure in which water droplets, etc., are wiped from the surface to be wiped by a wiper blade that is rotated between rotating shafts on the mechanism side and placed in the same pillar on the wiper mechanism side.

The movable wiper mechanism for the wiped surface of the present invention uses a wiper blade disposed in the pillar on the wiper mechanism side to provide a discharge container for discharging water droplets etc. wiped off the wiped surface. It was placed inside the side pillar.

In the wiper mechanism that rotates and moves the surface to be wiped according to the present invention, a pad that receives the pressing pressure of the wiper blade is arranged in the pillar on the wiper mechanism side.

As described above, the movable wiper mechanism for the surface to be wiped according to the present invention uses a power device such as a motor disposed in the pillar on the side of the power device such as a motor, and rotates in conjunction with the power device such as the motor. The rotating shaft on the power unit side and the rotating shaft on the wiper mechanism side located in the pillar on the other wiper mechanism rotate and move the bendable ultra-thin sheet glass with a continuous ring-shaped surface, making it possible to improve the structural design. It is possible to reduce restrictions and make it easier to wear the device, and also to reduce the power energy involved in moving the object to be wiped.

That is, in the present invention, the wiper mechanism that rotates the surface to be wiped is mounted forward in the direction of travel, so when mounted on a car, for example, the wiper mechanism that rotationally moves the surface to be wiped is attached to the front window of the car. Since it can be placed in a section, restrictions on structural design can be reduced and installation can be made easier.

Furthermore, in order to rotate and move a curved ultra-thin sheet glass having a relatively lightweight ring-shaped continuous surface through the gap between the outer glass and the inner glass, the power energy associated with moving the object to be wiped is reduced. can be reduced.

Furthermore, in the present invention, the wiper blade is disposed within the pillar on the wiper mechanism side, so that the wiper blade cannot be seen from the outside of the vehicle, for example, creating new and sophisticated design value.

Furthermore, since the present invention is provided with an outer glass and an inner glass, when the present invention is installed in a car, for example, the bendable ultra-thin glass having a ring-shaped continuous surface is pushed and deformed by the wind pressure while driving. None.

A front view of a wiper mechanism that rotates and moves a wiped surface according to an embodiment of the present invention Same plan view Plan view showing the detailed structure of the wiper mechanism side pillar part A plan view showing the detailed structure of the pillar section on the side of a power device such as a motor.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A wiper mechanism that rotates and moves a wiped surface according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a wiper mechanism that mainly rotates and moves the wiped surface of a vehicle, and a bendable ultra-thin glass plate 4 that rotates and moves inside a pillar 2 on the wiper mechanism side and a pillar 3 on the side of a power unit such as a motor. It has a supporting structure.
Further, a discharge receiving container 12 is disposed below the wiper mechanism side pillar 2, and a power device 7 such as a motor is disposed below the other power device side pillar 3. There is.

The characteristic feature of this embodiment is that, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, a bendable ultra-thin glass plate 4 having a continuous annular surface passing through the gap between an outer glass 5 and an inner glass 6 is attached to a pillar on the side of a power unit such as a motor. The structure of the wiper mechanism is such that a power device 7 such as a motor placed in the wiper mechanism is powered by a power device 7, and the wiper blade 10, which is placed in the pillar 2 on the wiper mechanism side, wipes off water droplets, etc. from the surface to be wiped. That's true.
In this embodiment, the device is installed to wipe off water droplets from the surface to be wiped, such as the windshield of a car, and the upper side in Fig. 2 is the front in the direction of travel, and the lower side in Fig. 2 is the inside of the vehicle. The explanation continues as follows.

An ultra-thin glass plate 4 that bends at the forefront in the traveling direction is placed, and an outer glass 5 is placed inside of it to prevent the ultra-thin glass plate 4 from being pushed and deformed by wind pressure while the vehicle is traveling. Then, on the inside thereof, the bendable ultra-thin glass plate 4 from which water droplets and the like on the surface to be wiped have been wiped is placed again.
Even though water droplets etc. on the surface to be wiped have been wiped off, this bendable ultra-thin glass 4 still has moisture etc., so it is necessary to prevent the bendable ultra-thin glass 4 from passing directly into the passenger compartment. The inner glass 6 is arranged closest to the inside of the vehicle.

A power device 7 such as a motor for rotationally moving the bendable ultra-thin glass 4 having a ring-shaped continuous surface that passes through the gap between the outer glass 5 and the inner glass 6, and a power device such as a motor that rotates in conjunction with the power device 7. A side rotating shaft 8 is disposed within the pillar 3 on the side of a power device such as a motor, and a rotating shaft 9 on the wiper mechanism side is disposed within the pillar 2 on the wiper mechanism side.

Inside the pillar 2 on the wiper mechanism side, a wiper blade 10 for wiping off water droplets etc. adhering to the wiped surface of the bendable ultra-thin glass 4, and a pad 11 as a receiving part when pressed against the wiper blade 10 are arranged. There is.
A bendable ultra-thin glass plate 4, which is an object to be wiped, passes between the wiper blade 10 and the pad 11.
At that time, water droplets etc. adhering to the surface to be wiped of the bendable ultra-thin glass plate 4 are wiped off between the wiper blade 10 and the cover 11.

The wiped water droplets flow below the wiper blade 10 and pad 11, and flow into a discharge receiving container 12 disposed below in the wiper mechanism side pillar 2 and are discharged.

In the wiper mechanism 1 of this embodiment that performs the above-described operations, the wiper mechanism that rotates the wiped surface is mounted forward in the direction of travel, so when installed in a car, for example, the wiper mechanism rotates the wiped surface. The wiper mechanism, which rotates the wiper surface, can be placed on the front window of an automobile, reducing restrictions on structural design and making it easier to install.
In addition, since the bendable ultra-thin glass with a relatively lightweight ring-shaped continuous surface is rotated and moved through the gap between the outer glass and the inner glass, the power energy associated with moving the object to be wiped can be reduced. can.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. The present invention can be modified in various ways without departing from the scope of the claims. The wiper mechanism that rotates and moves the surface to be wiped according to the present invention is utilized, for example, as various types of wipers for various types of vehicles.

1 Wiper mechanism that rotates and moves the surface to be wiped 2 Pillar on the wiper mechanism side 3 Pillar on the side of a power device such as a motor 4 Bendable ultra-thin glass 5 Outer glass 6 Inner glass 7 Power device such as a motor 8 Rotation shaft on the side of a power device such as a motor 9 Wiper Mechanism side rotating shaft 10 Wiper blade 11 Pad 12 Discharge receiving container

Claims (1)

A power device such as a motor placed in the pillar on the side of a power device such as a motor powers the bendable ultra-thin glass with a continuous ring-shaped surface that passes through the gap between the outer glass and the inner glass. The wiper is rotated between a rotary shaft on the power device side such as a motor that rotates in conjunction with the other rotary shaft on the wiper mechanism side placed in the pillar on the wiper mechanism side, and a wiper placed in the same pillar on the wiper mechanism side. In a wiper mechanism configured to rotate and move the surface to be wiped, the wiper mechanism uses a blade to wipe water droplets, etc. from the surface to be wiped. A wiper mechanism that rotates and moves the surface to be wiped, with a discharge container for discharging water droplets, etc. placed in the same pillar on the wiper mechanism side.

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