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Warning indicator for use with wiper blades, method of operating the same and wiper blade with a warning indicator

A wiper blade and indicator technology, which is applied in the field of alarm indicators, can solve the problems of inconvenience, missed wiper blade replacement time, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-11-24
THE KOREA DEV BANK
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It's quite inconvenient for them
In addition, when users or drivers forget to check the degree of wear of the wiper strips, they cannot realize that the wiper strips have continued to wear beyond a certain allowable limit, thus missing the appropriate replacement time for the wiper blades

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[0028] The invention can be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that the following description is only illustrative and not limiting. Other exemplary embodiments may be readily devised by those skilled in the art having the benefit of this disclosure.

[0029] image 3 with Figure 4 A warning indicator for a wiper blade (hereinafter simply "warning indicator") is shown. The warning indicator 100 constructed in accordance with the present disclosure is combined or attached to the wiper blade 210 , 220 to count the number of swinging motions of the wiper blade 210 , 220 . In addition, the warning indicator 100 is used to inform the user about the replacement time of the wiper blade 210 , 220 or the wiper strip 211 , 221 . The warning indicator 100 includes a housing 110, 110' configured for coupling to a wiper blade 210, 220.

[0030] Wiper blades that may incorporate or be fitted with the ...

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Various embodiments of a warning indicator for use with wiper blades are provided. In one embodiment, the warning indicator has a housing, a counting unit disposed in the housing, an indicating unit exposed on the housing and an electrical source. The housing is coupled to an oscillating wiper blade of a windshield wiper device. The counting unit is configured to detect oscillating movements of the wiper blade one at a time. The counting unit is configured such that an oscillating number of the wiper blade is accumulatively increased. The indicating unit indicates a warning under control of the counting unit when the oscillating number comes to a predetermined value. The electrical source supplies an electrical power to the counting unit and the indicating unit.

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[0001] References to related applications [0002] This application claims priority from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2009-0043752 (filed May 19, 2009), the entire subject matter of which is hereby incorporated by reference. technical field [0003] The present disclosure relates to an alarm indicator attached to a swinging object to indicate an alarm after the object swings multiple times. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a warning indicator attached to a wiper blade for a windshield wiper device to indicate a warning after the wiper blade has been swung a plurality of times. Background technique [0004] Motor vehicles are equipped with windshield wiper devices for wiping the surface of the windshield. A windshield wiper device generally includes a driving motor, a wiper arm, and a wiper blade located on the surface of the windshield. [0005] A drive motor is used to generate the oscillating motion. The bottom end of the wiper arm is coupled to ...

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IPC IPC(8): B60Q9/00B60S1/04G08B21/18
CPCB60S1/38B60S2001/3844G06M3/06G06M1/22B60S1/08
Inventor 金仁奎金洪南金泰荣
Owner THE KOREA DEV BANK
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