| 摘要 |
A wiper apparatus for a motor vehicle comprises a sleeve (2) fixedly secured to a vehicle body (1) and a pivot shaft (5) which extends through and is supported in said sleeve. A proximal end portion of the shaft (5) on the interior side of the vehicle is connected to a drive source side and its tip portion on the exterior side of the vehicle is coupled to a wiper arm (7). In this construction, for the pivot shaft (5) to be depressed toward the vehicle interior side with respect to the sleeve (2) when a load exceeding a predetermined value is applied axially to the pivot shaft (5) from the exterior side of the vehicle, a depression preventing or restricting member (10) is interposed between the pivot shaft (5) and the sleeve (2) and is deformed in response to such a load. To accommodate the deformation of the depression preventing member (10), a deformation space (S) is provided between the pivot shaft (5) and the sleeve (2). Accordingly, the depression preventing member can deform smoothly in response to the load. <IMAGE> |
