Support structure for front wiper device for vehicle

A support structure for a front wiper device for a vehicle in which a pivot is inserted through a hole provided in a deck garnish, a base end portion of a wiper arm is supported on an upper portion of the pivot, a lower portion of the pivot is drivable reciprocally and rotationally by an electric motor, and the electric motor is disposed under the deck garnish by being separated in a vehicle lateral direction from the pivot, the support structure comprising:

• a pivot cap surrounding a periphery of the pivot under the deck garnish,
• wherein the pivot cap comprises a bottom plate section that is disposed in the periphery of the pivot and is extended in a vehicle longitudinal direction, and a flange section that extends upward from an edge portion of the bottom plate section to surround a peripheral edge of the bottom plate section,
• in a region of the flange section at a side where the bottom plate section is extended, a part of the flange section is opened and an opening is provided from which water on the pivot cap is drained, and
• in a region of the bottom plate section, at a side opposite to the extended side and at the side facing the electric motor in the vehicle lateral direction, a protrusion is provided that protrudes upward from the bottom plate at a side facing the electric motor in the vehicle lateral direction, and
• wherein the bottom plate section defines an opening that supports the pivot, and the protrusion is provided between the opening and the motor.