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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2015
Mitsuba Corporation, Gunma, JP;
Hirokazu Shoda, Gunma, JP;
Toshiyuki Amagasa, Gunma, JP;
MITSUBA CORPORATION, Gunma, JP;
Abstract
A wiper system according to the present invention includes wiper blades () that perform a reciprocating wiping operation on a windshield (), and a raindrop sensor () that detects the current amount of rainfall based on water droplets adhering to the windshield (). If rainfall more than or equal to a predetermined amount is detected by the raindrop sensor (), a heavy rain mode in which a wiping range of the wiper blades () is made narrower than in a normal wiping operation is carried out. In the heavy rain mode, the wiper blade () arranged on the driver's side is activated at high speed (Hi) within a heavy rain time wiping area X set near the forward field of view of the driver to ensure the field of view of the driver.