Wiper apparatuses, motor vehicles having wiper apparatuses, and methods for operating wiper apparatuses

摘要

Wiper apparatuses are provided herein. In one example, a wiper apparatus includes a wiper that has a wiper arm and a wiper blade. The wiper blade is mounted to the wiper arm for contact with a window of a motor vehicle. A wiper drive motor pivots the wiper arm between an out-wipe position and an in-wipe position. A controller controls operation of the wiper drive motor to cause the wiper drive motor to selectively stop the wiper blade in a standard park position when in a standard park mode and in a high park position when in a high park mode. The wiper blade in the high park position is located further up from a bottom edge of the window than in the standard park position. A wiper control switch causes the controller to toggle between the standard park mode and the high park mode when moved according to a predetermined switching sequence.

主权项

1. A wiper apparatus for removing water and debris from a window of a motor vehicle, the wiper apparatus comprising:
a wiper comprising a wiper arm and a wiper blade that is mounted to the wiper arm and that is configured to contact the window; a wiper arm pivot for pivotally securing the wiper arm relative to the window; a wiper drive motor configured to pivot the wiper arm between an out-wipe position and an in-wipe position; a controller configured to communicate with and control operation of the wiper drive motor to cause the wiper drive motor to selectively stop the wiper blade in a standard park position when in a standard park mode and in a high park position when in a high park mode, wherein the wiper blade in the high park position is located further up from a bottom edge of the window than in the standard park position; and a wiper control switch configured to communicate with the controller and to cause the controller to toggle between the standard park mode and the high park mode when moved according to a predetermined switching sequence, wherein the predetermined switching sequence is defined by cycling the wiper control switch between predetermined control switch positions for a predetermined number of cycles within a predetermined amount of time.