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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
May. 19, 2010
Tatsuo Oishi, Hamamatsu, JP;
Tomoyuki Ohata, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuo Oishi, Hamamatsu, JP;
Tomoyuki Ohata, Tokyo, JP;
Niles Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Suzuki Motor Corporation, Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
First and second temperature check portionsanddetermine whether an ambient temperature T1 is lower than 20° C. or not, whether an external surface temperature T2 of a windshield S is lower than 25° C. or not and whether a temperature difference (T2−T1) is lower than 20° C. or not, and a weather condition check portiondetermines whether a condition that condensation occurs over the windshield S is met or not based on results of the checks. A wiper control portioncontrols a driving operation of a wiper W based on a rainfall state checked by a low sensitivity rainfall check portionwhen the condition that the condensation occurs is met, and controls the driving operation of the wiper W based on a rainfall state checked by a high sensitivity rainfall check portionwhen a condition that the condensation does not occur is met.