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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2012
Applicants:
Hyun Sub Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jun MO Ku, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Inventors:
Hyun Sub Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jun Mo Ku, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Assignee:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/02 (2006.01); B60S 1/08 (2006.01); G01N 21/55 (2014.01); B60S 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/0833 (2013.01); G01N 21/55 (2013.01); B60S 2001/3844 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting durability of a wiper blade, may include an optical sensor including a light emitting unit radiating an infrared ray to a windshield glass and a light receiving unit receiving the infrared ray reflected through the windshield glass, wherein the wiper blade may be positioned between the light emitting unit and light receiving unit, and a controller comparing an infrared receiving quantity of the windshield glass transferred from the light receiving unit with a reference receiving quantity to determine an exchange time of the wiper blade.