. Who invented the wiper?. How many types of wipers are there on the market?
Do you know that there was no wiper when the car was first invented? It was not until 1903 that the wiper was released. The inventor was an American woman named Mary Anderson. This was also the only invention in her life. Although wipers are now essential accessories for cars, did you know that almost no one cares about them when the wiper was first invented? Later, the "automatic" wiper operated with the aerial pressure device was not invented until around 1910, and the inventor was also a woman named Charlotte Bridgeford, and the patent for the invention of the final style of the wiper fell into the hands of Bosch.
There are two main wipers on the market now: bone wipers and boneless wipers. Literally, bone wipers are wipers with skeletons. The skeletons mentioned here are the structure connecting the outer jacket of the wiper blade and the wiper rubber strip. Through several supporting points of the skeleton, the wiper blade can be compacted on the glass; while the boneless wiper omits the steel skeleton in structure and becomes composed of wiper rubber strips, boneless wiper steel strips, wiper sheaths and plastic parts. When the boneless wiper is working, the stress is mainly transmitted by elastic steel sheets, which has better toughness and can reduce shaking and wear, and can better fit with glass even if used for a long time.
3. Which wiper is better used?
price is of course much cheaper, but in terms of use effect, there is not much difference between bone wiper and boneless wiper at the beginning, but the service life of boneless wiper is longer than that of bone wiper. Moreover, after use for a period of time, since the wear degree of boneless wiper is relatively small, the resistance will be smaller during work, so the working resistance of wiper motor will be smaller. So now the popularity of boneless wipers is getting higher and higher, and the price difference is getting smaller and smaller. For wipers of the same size, it is recommended to choose boneless as much as possible. For windows with smaller glass widths in the front and rear gears, you can choose a more economical boneless wiper. But to be honest, many boneless wipers on the market are really not as good as those on the original boneless wipers. This is a fact, so you need to identify them when purchasing.
4. When do you need to replace the wiper?
wiper rubber strip is made of rubber. After daily wear, thermal expansion and contraction in summer and winter, bird droppings, oil pollution corrosion and other factors, the rubber will inevitably age, so whether it is a bone wiper or a boneless wiper, it must be replaced from time to time. So when will it be replaced? It seems to be a boring question - just change it if you can't clean it! But you know that many times if there is oil on the windshield, it may cause the illusion of wiper scrapping. Therefore, it is necessary to remove oil and debris from the front glass, and check whether the wiper can be wiped clean. Brother Wan almost "unreasoned" a good wiper. After removing the oil stains from the glass, the wiper was scraped very clean again.
5. How to properly maintain wipers?
We can extend the replacement cycle of wiper blades through good use habits. For example, wipers should not be wiped dryly, so you must use glass water. When there are stubborn dirt such as bird shit and oil stains on the glass, it is best to clean them first, and then use a wiper; when using a wiper to wipe snow in winter, be sure to clean up a large amount of snow and ice chips first; when encountering sand and dusty roads, if it does not affect your vision, try not to use a wiper. If you have the conditions, you can use a feather duster to clean up the dust first, and then use a wiper - otherwise, the wiper and windshield may be injured; try to avoid exposure to the car at high temperatures. Long-term exposure to the sun will cause the wiper to deform or lose elasticity. If the car must be stopped outdoors for a period of time, the wiper can be upright, which will extend its service life.
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