US 11,834,007 B2
Indicator for wiper blade and wiper blade
Tae Hun Kim, Daegu (KR); Young Min Lee, Daegu (KR); and Byoung Yong Ryu, Gyeongsangbuk-do (KR)
Assigned to CAP Corporation, Gyeongsangbuk-do (KR)
Filed by CAP CORPORATION, Gyeongsangbuk-Do (KR)
Filed on Jul. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/872,179.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0098804 (KR), filed on Jul. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0036500 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B60S 1/04 (2006.01); B60S 1/38 (2006.01)
CPC B60S 1/0491 (2013.01) [B60S 1/38 (2013.01); B60S 2001/3844 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An indicator for a wiper blade, which is a device for the wiper blade detachably provided on a wiper arm for cleaning a windshield, the indicator comprising:
a main body provided on the wiper blade or the wiper arm;
a notifier provided in the main body and configured to generate a light signal that is identifiable with naked eyes; and
a controller configured to control an operation of the notifier, wherein
the controller is configured to
count accumulated time from a start time at which an external operation is input regardless of whether the wiper blade operates so as to operate the notifier when the accumulated time reaches a predetermined time,
wherein the controller is configured to cause the notifier to generate a first light signal when the start time is set, and
cause the notifier to generate a second light signal that is the same as or more emphasized than the first light signal when the accumulated time reaches the predetermined time.