Mounting structure for water blocking cap in wiper device, method for mounting water blocking cap, and wiper device
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYohei Yamamoto
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Abstract
A mounting structure for a water blocking cap is adapted to a wiper device that includes a shaft holder and a water blocking cap. The shaft holder includes a stem and a fixed portion. The water blocking cap includes a mounting portion and a water receiver. One of the shaft holder and the water blocking cap includes a guide portion that moves the water blocking cap in a direction intersecting with the axial direction of the stem. In a mounted state in which the mounting portion is mounted to the stem, a part of the water receiver is arranged in a position that is closer to the proximal side of the stem than the fixed portion and in which the part overlaps with the fixed portion as viewed from the axial direction of the stem.
Claims5
A device comprising:
- a shaft holder;
- and
- a water blocking cap, wherein:
- the shaft holder includes
- a tubular stem configured such that a pivot shaft of a wiper arm is capable of being inserted through the stem, and
- a fixed portion configured to extend from the stem and outward in a radial direction of the stem and to be fixed to a vehicle body,
- the water blocking cap includes
- a mounting portion mounted to the stem, and
- a water receiver that is connected to the mounting portion and constitutes a flow path configured to drain water in a predetermined direction,
- one of the shaft holder and the water blocking cap includes a guide portion, wherein, when the water blocking cap is mounted to the stem by moving the water blocking cap from a distal side toward a proximal side of the stem, the guide portion contacts a part of the other one of the shaft holder and the water blocking cap, thereby moving the water blocking cap in a direction intersecting with an axial direction of the stem, and
- in a mounted state in which the mounting portion is mounted to the stem, a part of the water receiver is arranged in a position that is closer to the proximal side of the stem than the fixed portion and in which the part overlaps with the fixed portion as viewed from the axial direction of the stem.
A wiper device comprising:
- a shaft holder that pivotally supports a pivot shaft of a wiper arm;
- and
- a water blocking cap mounted to the shaft holder, wherein
- the shaft holder includes
- a tubular stem through which the pivot shaft is inserted, and
- a fixed portion that extends from the stem and outward in a radial direction of the stem and is fixed to a vehicle body,
- the water blocking cap includes
- a mounting portion mounted to the stem, and
- a water receiver that is connected to the mounting portion and constitutes a flow path configured to drain water in a predetermined direction,
- one of the shaft holder and the water blocking cap includes a guide portion, wherein, when the water blocking cap is mounted to the stem by moving the water blocking cap from a distal side toward a proximal side of the stem, the guide portion contacts a part of the other one of the shaft holder and the water blocking cap, thereby moving the water blocking cap in a direction intersecting with an axial direction of the stem, and
- in a mounted state in which the mounting portion is mounted to the stem, a part of the water receiver is arranged in a position that is closer to the proximal side of the stem than the fixed portion and in which the part overlaps with the fixed portion as viewed from the axial direction of the stem.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.