Wiper Blade
AssigneeThe Mita Company, Ltd
InventorMasato ZUKOSHI
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AssigneeThe Mita Company, Ltd
InventorMasato ZUKOSHI
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In a cross-sectional structure of an existing blade rubber having a non-hollow cross-section, only elasticity of a material of the blade rubber is used for pressure to wipe a windshield. Therefore, it is difficult for the blade rubber to flexibly follow change of a surface shape of the windshield, and sufficient wiping performance is not obtainable. A blade rubber to be attached to a frame of a vehicle wiper and to wipe the windshield according to the present invention includes a wing portion extending in a lateral direction to fix the blade rubber to the frame, a neck portion perpendicularly coupled to the wing portion, a deformation portion elastically deformable and coupled to a lower side of the neck portion, and a contact portion provided on a side of the deformation portion opposite to a side provided with the neck portion, and configured to abut on the windshield. The deformation portion internally includes a cavity portion having a heart-shaped cross-section. The neck portion is coupled to an upper intersection of two curved portions surrounded by an outside of the deformation portion and the heart-shaped cavity. The contact portion is coupled to a lower intersection.
A blade rubber to be attached to a frame of a vehicle wiper and to wipe a windshield, the blade rubber comprising:
The blade rubber according to 2, wherein the wing portion includes a first wing portion to be inserted into a holding groove of the frame, and a second wing portion abutting on a bottom surface of the frame to fix the blade rubber, and a clearance is provided between upper surfaces of the arc parts of the two curved portions in the heart shape and the second wing portion.
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