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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Asmo Co., Ltd., Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Atsushi Kato, Toyohashi, JP;
Asmo Co., Ltd., Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle wiper device includes a drive device, a drive shaft rotated back and forth about a first axis by the drive device, a wiper arm pivoted back and forth along a wiping surface as the drive shaft rotates back and forth, and a wiper arm biasing mechanism that biases the wiper arm toward the wiping surface. The wiper arm biasing mechanism includes a swing member, a tilting member, and a biasing member. The swing member is integrally pivotal with the drive shaft. The tilting member is supported by the swing member so as to tilt about a second axis. The tilting member includes a wiper fixing portion. The biasing member, which includes a first end supported by the swing member, and applies a biasing force to the tilting member.