Wind Deflecting Means Patents (Class 15/250.201)
  • Publication number: 20050246852
    Abstract: This invention relates to a novel automobile wiper holder with pressurized stability, warning effect and variable size, at least constituting the blade holder, the first connecting panel, the second connecting panel, the third connecting panel and the holder seat. The pressurized panel is design to be mounted on the both sides of surface of the holder seat so as to keep the wiper blade always pressed close to the windshield during the driving irrespective of the wind pressure applied to the wiper holder. The holder seat has a projected hollow body to house the a circuit linking to the lighting elements which will illuminate the transparent or translucent pressurized panel or semicircular tube in an effort to bring to the attention of the driver the poor vision in the bad weather. The second and the third connecting panels provide a plurality of retaining holes or retaining slides in collaboration with the cover panel for employing variable size of wiper blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2004
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Applicant: JANCHY ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shun-Tien Shen
  • Patent number: 6944905
    Abstract: A wiper blade for cleaning motor vehicles is proposed, which is provided with a band-like, elongated, spring-elastic support element (12). The lower band surface (13) of the support element (12) oriented toward the window (22) has an elongated, rubber-elastic wiper strip (14), which can be placed against the window (22), disposed on it so that the longitudinal axes of these two parts are parallel and the upper band surface (11) of the support element (12) has a wind deflection strip (42) disposed on it, which extends in the longitudinal direction of the support element, is provided with an attack surface (54) oriented toward the main flow of the relative wind, and is comprised of an elastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Peter De Block, Peter Wijnants
  • Publication number: 20050172443
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes opposing longitudinal grooves on its longitudinal sides, in which grooves space-apart longitudinal strips of the carrier element are disposed, wherein neighboring ends of said longitudinal strips are interconnected by a respective connecting piece, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for an oscillating wiper arm, as well as a spoiler, a special feature of which is that the spoiler as a separate constructional element is detachably connected to the wiper blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Sophie Genet, Pierre Henin, Xavier Boland
  • Publication number: 20050166349
    Abstract: A lever assembly holds a wiper strip, which directly wipes a wiping surface. The lever assembly includes a plurality of levers, which are connected together in tournament style. An axial length of the lever assembly is shorter than an axial length of the wiper strip. A cover member receives the lever assembly, and opposed ends of the cover member hold the wiper strip. The cover member includes a plurality of cover portions, which are formed separately from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nakano, Naoki Torii, Toshihiro Saito, Atsushi Takagi, Motoyasu Yano, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Yukio Kobayashi, Yoshito Hirota
  • Publication number: 20050138751
    Abstract: The invention starts from a wiper blade (20) of a windshield wiper with a wiper strip support (22) and wiper strip (24), which feature end caps (28) on their ends, whose inner cross-sectional profile is adapted to the cross-sectional profile of the wiper strip support (22). It is proposed that a guide rib (42, 48, 50) running transverse to the longitudinal direction (58) of the wiper blade (20) and having a guide surface (44, 54) be formed laterally on at least one of the end caps (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Peter-Josef Bauer, Christian Wilms, Hubert Verelst, Joris Grammens, Tom Vangeel
  • Publication number: 20050086759
    Abstract: A lever assembly is connected to a wiper arm and holds a wiper strip together with a backing plate, which is installed in the wiper strip. The lever assembly includes a plurality of levers. Each lever has a finned portion, in which a fin is integrally formed. The finned portion of each lever forms a mountain fold that has a top ridge. The top ridge of the lever is offset from the center line of the wiper strip on one side of the center line of the wiper strip in a transverse direction that is perpendicular to the center line of the wiper strip. The fin is formed in the finned portion of the lever on the other side of the center line of the wiper strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Naoki Torii, Masaaki Kiyama
  • Patent number: 6874195
    Abstract: A wiper blade for wiping windows of motor vehicles has an elongated rubber-elastic wiper strip placeable on a window to be wiped and arranged substantially longitudinally axially parallel on a surface of a strip-shaped, spring-elastic support element which is connected with a wiper arm which is spring loaded toward the window and driven transversely to a longitudinal extension of the wiper blade, and a leading-edge face extending longitudinally of the wiper blade and substantially parallel to the window and facing into a wind so as to form an acute angle with the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Kotlarski, Wilfried Merkel, Wolfgang Leutsch, Thomas Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20050060830
    Abstract: The invention starts with a wiper arm (10, 28; 42, 44) with at least one fan nozzle (20, 46, 70, 88) through which wash water is sprayed on an as-needed basis in a fan stream (22, 54, 76, 78, 90, 94, 98, 102, 106, 110, 114) onto a part of vehicle window (68) lying in the wiper direction (58, 59) in front of a wiper blade (16, 18; 36, 48), wherein the fan stream (22, 54, 76, 78, 90, 94, 98, 102, 106, 110, 114) hits the vehicle window (68) in the area of an impact line (24, 56, 80, 82, 92, 96, 100, 104, 108). It is proposed that the impact line (24, 56, 80, 82, 92, 96, 100, 104, 108) essentially runs parallel to the wiper blade (16, 18; 36, 48).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Joachim Zimmer
  • Publication number: 20050039292
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for an oscillation wiper arm, wherein the oscillating arm is pivotally connected to the connecting device about a pivot axis near one end. The end of the oscillating wiper arm has an at least substantially U-shaped cross-section and the connecting device is at least partly positioned within the end of the oscillating arm. The end of the oscillating arm is provided, at the location of the pivot axis, with a shaft extending between the legs of the U-shaped cross-section. The shaft is pivotally engaged in the connecting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventor: Xavier Boland
  • Publication number: 20050011033
    Abstract: A wiper blade is proposed, which is used to clean windows, in particular of motor vehicles. The wiper blade is arranged with a rubber elastic wiper strip (24) on the one band surface (22) of a band-like, long-stretched-out, elastic supporting element (12) and can be placed on the to-be-wiped window (14). The other band surface (16) of the supporting element is covered by another component (40) of the wiper blade (10), at least in sections, and this covering part is provided with claw-like projections (54) arranged in the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade, which grip under holding edges (38) of the supporting element. A particularly tension-neutral and easily mountable wiper blade is achieved if the covering part (40), manufactured of an elastic plastic, is provided with an armoring (60) in the area of its projections (54) whose strength is greater than the strength of the plastic used for the covering part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Thomar, Dirk Wouters, Peter Block, Olivier Janssens, Jos Feyaerts, Roger Van den Eynde, Wim Desmet
  • Patent number: 6836924
    Abstract: In the case of a wiper blade for cleaning glass surfaces on vehicles, and having an elongated wiper blade body which consists of a flexible rubber material and can be placed against the glass and is furnished on both its longitudinal sides with longitudinal grooves situated opposite to each other, in which a support or spring spline extending in the longitudinal direction of the wiper strip engages with part of its width, a profiled cover is mounted on and attached to the part of at least one support spline projecting beyond the wiper blade body covering this support spline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Valeo Auto-Electric Wischer und Motoren GmbH
    Inventor: Bruno Egan-Walter
  • Publication number: 20040250369
    Abstract: A connecting arrangement of a lever is rotatably connected to a wiper arm. Arms of the lever are located on longitudinal sides, respectively, of the connecting arrangement and extend in the longitudinal direction of a wiper strip. Each arm of the lever includes a holding portion, which is provided in a longitudinal distal end of the arm to hold the wiper strip together with backing plates. The holding portion of each arm of the lever is positioned in an intermediate location between the connecting arrangement and a corresponding longitudinal end of the wiper strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: ASMO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Matsumoto, Masaaki Kiyama, Toshiharu Aoyama, Hiroyuki Nakano
  • Patent number: 6802101
    Abstract: A windscreen wiping device which includes a wiper arm which can be activated and a wiper blade which includes a wiper rubber having a carrier element receiver and a carrier element. A wiper lip is arranged on the wiper rubber and lies against the window to be wiped. Load alleviation elements which alleviate the wiper lip when the windscreen wiping device is in the parking position lift the wiper lip off the window to be wiped. The load alleviation elements include at least two interspaced pins arranged on the carrier element and ramps which co-operate with the pins and which are provided on the window or in the region around the window. In the parking position, the pins drive against the ramps in order to alleviate the wiper lip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Valeo Wischersysteme GmbH
    Inventor: Bruno Egner-Walter
  • Patent number: 6799347
    Abstract: A wiper spoiler providing more consistent and reliable wiping results is essentially comprised of a front and a rear spoils respectively extending at a certain inclination downwardly from the front and the rear bottom edges of a wiper arm; the front spoil indicating a corrugated form having its front edge curved downwardly, and rear edge provided with multiple slots in various lengths having their edges curved downwardly; the rear spoiler having a lower central part with both ends slightly elevated and its outer edge curved downwardly; pressure created along the front spoiler by the wind escaping from multiple slots to avoid producing wind resistance; and the rear spoiler functioning as a reinforced rib to prevent the wiper arm from deformation to create downward pressure
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Fu Gang Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min-Heng Chiang
  • Publication number: 20040187247
    Abstract: A cover of a wiper blade for a vehicle includes a front surface wall and a rear surface wall, which are connected to each other to form a cap-shaped elongated body that has a base end opening at a base end thereof and that receives primary and yoke levers and backing plates, which are connected to a blade rubber. The front surface wall has a tilted outer surface that is tilted relative to a wiping surface to form a fin, which limits lifting of the wiper blade from the wiping surface when the vehicle is running.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicants: ASMO CO., LTD., NIPPON WIPER BLADE CO., LTD., TOKAI RIKI MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Torii, Toshiharu Aoyama, Shigeyuki Kobayashi, Yoshimasa Houjyo
  • Publication number: 20040181894
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wiper blade for wiping a windshield of a motor vehicle, and more particularly, to a so-called flat blade wiper which can be connected to a wiper arm without a primary and a secondary yokes. The wiper blade assembly comprises a flexible elongated wiper strip that includes opposite longitudinal grooves and comes into close contact with a windshield of the vehicle; a rail spring including rail portions disposed in the opposite grooves of the wiper strip; an elastic support member that extends along a longitudinal direction of the wiper strip and includes a plurality of openings; and a connection member which includes an inserting portion inserted in the opening of the elastic support member for connection with the elastic support member and a claw for holding both the wiper strip and the rail spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Dong Hyun Lee, Kyung Hee Cho
  • Publication number: 20040111820
    Abstract: A wiper blade of a wiper system of a vehicle includes a blade rubber, two backing plates, a holder and a resilient fin. The backing plates are received in backing grooves of the blade rubber The holder is rotatably connected to a wiper arm of the wiper system and detachably holds the blade rubber, which has the backing plates. The resilient fin is connected to the holder and limits lifting of the wiper blade from a windshield surface of the vehicle when the vehicle is running.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicant: ASMO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiharu Aoyama, Naoki Torii, Shigeyuki Kobayashi, Yoshimasa Houjyo
  • Publication number: 20040098821
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade that cleans panes, in particular of motor vehicles. The wiper blade (10) comprises a strip-shaped, elongated, elastically resilient support element (12), the lower strip surface of which faces the pane (14) and is provided with an elongated, elastic wiper strip (24) running parallel to the longitudinal axis. The upper strip surface (16) of the element is provided with a wind deflector strip (42), which consists of an elastic material, extends in the longitudinal direction of the support element and has an oncoming stream surface (54) that faces the principal flow direction, (arrow 52), of the air stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Godelieve Kraemer, Juergen Mayer
  • Patent number: 6739018
    Abstract: The invention concerns a wiper arm comprising a body extending longitudinally from its rear driving end towards its front end which bears a wiper blade, and wherein, in cross section, at least a section of the arm body has an upturned U-shaped cross section defined by two wings mutually connected by an upper back and extending towards the surface to be wiped, consisting of a downstream wing remaining substantially perpendicular to the back and an inclined upstream wing forming an acute angle relative to a median plane parallel to the downstream wing to form an aerodynamic deflector integrated in the wiper arm which, by the action of a relative downwind direction, tends to urges the wiper arm towards the surface to be wiped. The upstream wing has a substantially planar or curved surface and the value of said angle ranges between 30° and 45°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Sebastien Jallet, Jean-Michael Jarasson
  • Publication number: 20040068822
    Abstract: A fixture for easy assembly of a spoiler to a windshield wiper comprised of a spoiler, and a pair of locking pieces, each in an inverted U-shape and extending backward from the back of the spoiler; a long protrusion at the center of a recessed surface of the locking piece; a hook each protruding from the inner edge of each of both vertical portions of the locking piece; both hooks locking onto an articulation of a wiper; and both protrusions being inserted into slot in the articulation to secure the spoiler in position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2002
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventor: Robert Leu
  • Publication number: 20040060143
    Abstract: Pressurizing structure for windshield wiper, including an enclosing case, an extensible case, decorative boards and pressurizing plate. The enclosing case and the extensible case are telescopically connected for accommodating therein various specifications of wiper arms. The decorative boards are disposed on the surfaces of the enclosing case and the extensible case. A bottom board is disposed under bottom faces of the enclosing case and the extensible case to seal the same. Multiple restricting blocks with different patterns of receiving recesses are inlaid in the enclosing case to truly locate respective portions of the wiper arm. The pressurizing plate is connected with a tip of the enclosing case to keep the scraper of the wiper arm parallel to the windshield so as to truly clean up the same. A locating block is disposed under bottom face of the pressurizing plate, whereby in accordance with the position of the scraper of the wiper arm, the pressurizing plate can be adjusted and truly located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Applicant: JANCHY ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shun Tian Shuen
  • Patent number: 6681441
    Abstract: This invention is related to the structural improvement of a windshield wiper pressurization plate. Essentially, the improved plate comprises a strip of material with two arc-shaped ends. There is a raised section on the surface of the strip of material. The raised section contains a shallow slot which, in turn, holds a tapered tunnel. There are a L-shaped hook and a stopper beneath the strip of material. Stairs are installed on the surface opposite and above the L-shaped hook. A semi-circular opening is found on the external side of the bending segment of the L-shaped hook. As a result, the arm of the windshield wiper may be positioned and fixed in between the L-shaped hook and the stopper. The raised section and the tapered tunnel of the pressurization plate are designed to help press the windshield wiper against the windshield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Clearco Product Limited
    Inventor: Sheng Kao Charng
  • Publication number: 20040010882
    Abstract: Wiper lever (10) with a driven wiper arm (12) and a wiper blade (16) linked to it for cleaning windows, particularly those of motor vehicles, which is provided with a band-like, long-stretched-out, elastic supporting element (30), which features, on its lower band surface facing the window, a long-stretched-out, rubber elastic wiper strip (24) that can be applied to it, on whose upper band surface (29), particularly in the longitudinal middle area of the supporting element (30), a coupling part (32) is situated and wind deflector strip partial sections (52) extending to the ends of the supporting element are arranged on both sides of the coupling part (32). An especially harmonic transition between the wiper blade (16) and the wiper arm (12) is achieved in the area of the joint (46, 47) connecting these two wiper lever parts if the wiper lever (10) is provided with a cap (60) to cover the connection area between the wiper blade (16) and the wiper arm (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventor: Frans Breesch
  • Publication number: 20040010881
    Abstract: A spoiler for a windshield wiper blade, having at least one retaining tab (16) and at least one detent element, disposed on the retaining tab, that is intended to snap onto a support bracket (10) of the windshield wiper blade, and that has two detent tabs (28), is to be further developed in such a way that reliable positioning on the support bracket is possible. To that end, it is provided that the detent element (18) has two contact parts (22), which are disposed spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal direction of the spoiler (14), and that the two detent tabs (28) are disposed between the contact parts (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventor: Jurgen Roekens
  • Patent number: 6622339
    Abstract: A windshield wiper for motor vehicle, having a drivably supported wiper arm that carries a wiper blade, wherein the wiper arm at least partly surrounds the wiper blade and is formed by a substantially U-shaped profiled part, characterized in that one leg pointing substantially in a travel direction of the vehicle forms an integrated spoiler, and at least one air outflow opening is disposed in an area of further legs, the one leg has a spoiler lip pointing in a direction of the window to be wiped, and the spoiler lip comprises an elastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Joachim Zimmer
  • Publication number: 20030159229
    Abstract: A wiper blade is proposed with which to clean windshields, in particular of automobiles. The wiper blade (10) has an elongated belt-shaped, flexible spring support element (12), with a separate first component designed as an elastic rubber wiper strip (14) that can be pressed against the windshield (20) located at the bottom belt surface (13) of the support element and with a separate second component located at the other upper belt surface (11) of the support element (12) that is designed as a wind deflection strip (24) that extends at least along a longitudinal section of the wiper blade (10). A particularly low-disruption wiper blade results if the two components (14, 24) are connected together at their sides facing one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Weiler, Joachim Zimmer, Jan Dietrich
  • Publication number: 20030145412
    Abstract: A wiper blade is proposed which is used to clean windows, especially of motor vehicles. The wiper blade is displaceable transversely to its length, preferably about a pendulum axis, and can be pressed with an elongated, rubber-elastic wiper strip (46) against the window (54) to be wiped; the wiper strip is disposed on the lower band face (49), oriented toward the window, of a bandlike-elongated, spring-elastic support element (42). Chattering that occurs during wiping operation and causes an unsatisfactory outcome of wiping as well as considerable noise, is avoided if the region of the upper band face (43), remote from the window, of the support element (42), the wiper blade is provided with a mass body, which is disposed movably, at least in the displacement direction (74) of the wiper blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Michael Weiler, Joachim Zimmer
  • Patent number: 6598258
    Abstract: A winter windshield wiper assembly for a vehicle which comprises an elongated frame assembly including at least a primary yoke, said elongated frame assembly being enclosed by a sheet member, an elongated wiper blade supported by said elongated assembly, and a bridge member secured to said enclosed elongated frame assembly at both ends thereof, said bridge member and said enclosed elongated frame assembly defining an air space therebetween which enables the winter windshield assembly to operate with reduced resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Inventor: Albert Lee
  • Publication number: 20030074763
    Abstract: In the case of a wiper device for cleaning glass panes on vehicles, in particular automobiles, the wiper strip (2), which consists of an elastomeric material, is furnished with a molded spoiler (15) on a wiper strip upper side (14). The molded spoiler extends only in a wiper arm area (1″) which lies between one end of the wiper blade (1) and means of attachment (11) to attach the wiper blade (1) to an arm of a windshield wiper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Bruno Egner-Walter, Jean-Louis Roumeqoux
  • Patent number: 6523218
    Abstract: A wiper blade (10) for windows of motor vehicles is proposed, which is equipped with an elastic, elongated support element for an elongated wiper strip (22), which strip comprises a flexible material and can be placed against the window (28) to be wiped with a wiper lip (30) and which on its long sides has opposed longitudinal grooves (34), in which spaced-apart longitudinal rails (32) of the support element (12) are located, which rails are secured in the grooves (34) by at least one retainer (36,38,40) that spans the spacing on the side of the support element (12) remote from the wiper lip (30). A spoiler (23) extends in the longitudinal direction of the support element, and for each retainer (36,38,40), the spoiler has a recess (46,48,50), which extends crosswise to the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade (10). The outer profile of the retainer is at least approximately adapted to the profile of the spoiler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Kotlarski
  • Patent number: 6523217
    Abstract: The invention if based on a wiper blade for cleaning windows (10) of motor vehicles, having a wiper strip (16) retained by a support bracket system (12, 14). At least one gutter (22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 74, 76, 78) oriented in the longitudinal direction (18, 20) is disposed directly or indirectly on the support bracket system (12, 14) and conducts water outward of a main viewing field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Paul Weiler, Wolfgang Leutsch
  • Publication number: 20030028990
    Abstract: A wiper device includes a wiper arm that is mounted in driveable fashion and that bears a wiper blade, the wiper arm being formed by an essentially U-shaped profile part that surrounds the wiper blade at least partially. The front limb, which in the installed position points essentially in the direction of travel of the vehicle, forms a spoiler, and at least one air outlet opening is situated on the additional limbs. An air guide element, configured to pass through the profile part, is arranged at least in the inner area of the U-shaped profile part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventor: Joachim Zimmer
  • Patent number: 6516491
    Abstract: A wiper blade (10) is proposed that serves to clean windows of motor vehicles. The wiper blade has an elongated, rubber-elastic wiper strip (14) which is provided on its two long sides with respective facing longitudinal grooves (38, 40), in each of which one spring rail (30, 32), protruding intermittently from the grooves by one longitudinal edge (42, 44), is disposed; the spring rails belong to an elongated, spring-elastic support element (12) for the wiper strip (14), on whose middle portion a connection device (16) for a wiper arm (18) guided on the vehicle body is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Wilfried Merkel, Thomas Kotlarski
  • Publication number: 20030019066
    Abstract: In the case of a wiper blade (1) for cleaning glass surfaces on vehicles, having an elongated wiper blade body (2) which consists of a flexible rubber material and can be placed against the glass and is furnished on both its longitudinal sides with longitudinal grooves (15, 16) situated opposite to each other, in which a support or spring spline (3) extending in the longitudinal direction of the wiper strip engages with part of its width, a profiled cover (13, 14) is mounted on and attached to the part of at least one support spline (3) projecting beyond the wiper blade body, covering this support spline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventor: Bruno Egner-Walter
  • Publication number: 20030014828
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade for a wiper system for wiping motor vehicle windows. The inventive wiper blade comprises a wiper blade rubber squeegee, which has a wiping lip that faces the window, a rear part that faces away from the window, and a tilting connecting element that joins the wiping lip to the rear part. The wiper blade also comprises a strip-like elastic supporting element, or at least one spring rail, which stabilizes the wiper blade rubber squeegee. Said supporting element can be joined to a wiper arm which can be transversally driven with regard to the longitudinal extension of the wiper blade and which can be tensioned against the window. The wiper blade is additionally provided with a casing or covering which surrounds, at least in sections, the rear part and the supporting element or the at least one spring rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Bruno Edner-Walter, Oliver Lenzen, Michael Grandel, Oliver Blumenstock
  • Patent number: 6499179
    Abstract: The invention is wiper arm for a device for the cleaning of a windshield on a vehicle with a retaining element attached to a drive shaft to which a wiper arm part is articulated such that it can be tilted onto and away from the windshield and which is pressed down in the direction of the windshield with a force at least during the operation of the windshield washing device, and with the free end of which a wiper can be connected and with a separate trim that is attached to the wiper arm and extends in a longitudinal direction over the greater part of the length of the entire wiper arm part, and over all of the length of the wiper that is connected to the wiper arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Fink, Michael Grossmann
  • Patent number: 6499181
    Abstract: A connection device is proposed, which serves the purpose of pivotably connecting a wiper blade, for windows of motor vehicles, to a wiper arm. The connection device has a coupling element on the wiper blade which is pivotably connectable to a coupling part on the wiper arm. The coupling element is disposed on an upper band face, in a center portion, of a band-shaped, elongated spring-elastic support element of the wiper blade. The wiper blade is provided with a spoiler, on the side of the upper band face, extending on both sides of the coupling element and defining a leading-edge face. Additionally, the coupling part is also provided with a leading-edge face extending longitudinally with the spoiler thereon to improve wiper blade function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Kotlarski
  • Publication number: 20020133897
    Abstract: A wiper blade for cleaning motor vehicles is proposed, which is provided with a band-like, elongated, spring-elastic support element (12). The lower band surface (13) of the support element (12) oriented toward the window (22) has an elongated, rubber-elastic wiper strip (14), which can be placed against the window (22), disposed on it so that the longitudinal axes of these two parts are parallel and the upper band surface (11) of the support element (12) has a wind deflection strip (42) disposed on it, which extends in the longitudinal direction of the support element, is provided with an attack surface (54) oriented toward the main flow of the relative wind, and is comprised of an elastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Peter De Block, Peter Wijnants
  • Patent number: 6453505
    Abstract: A first wiper having an arm and blade and a second wiper having an arm and blade are located at a lower end of a windshield. The first and second wipers are positioned in parallel to each other with a certain overlapped region, the second wiper being in front of the first wiper, when they are not operated. Wind stream hits the wipers from the front when a vehicle is running. A surface for guiding the wind stream. upward (opposite to the windshield surface) is formed on the arm of the second wiper so that the guided wind stream does not hit the first wiper positioned behind the second wiper. Thus, noises caused by the wind stream flowing through the first wiper after the wind stream first hits the second wiper are effectively reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Asmo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadayoshi Terai
  • Patent number: 6449797
    Abstract: A device for pivotally connecting a wiper blade (12) for motor vehicle windows (10) to a wiper arm (14) which can be moved between reversal positions and is guided on the vehicle. On its free end section, the wiper arm (14) is provided with a pivot bolt extending essentially in the movement direction for connecting an elongated wiper blade, which has an elongated elastic support element (22) whose underside oriented toward the window has a wiper strip (20) disposed on it, which can be placed against the window (10), and the support element is provided with a transverse bore (68) that is open toward its top, whose opening width constitutes a narrow point (72) that is narrower than the bore diameter, wherein the edge regions of the narrow point can be elastically spread open to the size of the bore diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Peter De Block
  • Publication number: 20020069475
    Abstract: A winter windshield wiper assembly for a vehicle which comprises an elongated frame assembly including at least a primary yoke, said elongated frame assembly being enclosed by a sheet member, an elongated wiper blade supported by said elongated assembly, and a bridge member secured to said enclosed elongated frame assembly at both ends thereof, said bridge member and said enclosed elongated frame assembly defining an air space therebetween which enables the winter windshield assembly to operate with reduced resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2000
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventor: Albert Lee
  • Patent number: 6367117
    Abstract: A wiper blade of a wiper device for wiping a windshield of a vehicle includes a primary lever to be connected to a wiper arm, a pair of secondary levers connected to the primary lever, a pair of yoke levers connected to the pair of secondary lever, and a rubber blade supported by the pair of yoke levers. The first lever has a holder member disposed above the central portion of the rubber blade and a first spoiler extending in longitudinally opposite directions from the holder member along a side of the rubber blade. Each of the secondary lever is disposed above the rubber blade and is connected to one of outer end of the first spoiler, and has a second spoiler extending in a longitudinal direction from the outer edge of the first spoiler on the same side of the rubber blade as the first spoiler. Each of the yoke lever is connected to the outer end of one of the second spoilers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Asmo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideshi Sahara, Hidenori Ishihara
  • Patent number: 6349447
    Abstract: The wiper blade (10) for a windshield has a wind scoop (20, 22, 24) elastically fastened to it. The wiper blade (10) includes a rubber wiping element (16), which is adapted to contact the windshield (12) with its wiper lip (18). The wind scoop (20, 22, 24) includes a rigid component and an elastic lip arranged close to the windshield (12) during an upward wiping motion. The elasticity and lever arm of the elastic lip are selected so that it moves closer to the windshield during a downward wiping motion and, when opposing forces due to wiper lip friction and wind exceed a predetermined limiting value, it contacts the windshield (12) during the downward wiping motion. The edge region of the elastic lip that contacts the windshield is provided with steps, zigzags and/or waves, so that friction forces between the elastic lip and windshield are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Joachim Zimmer
  • Publication number: 20020017004
    Abstract: In an illumination apparatus for emitting light generated by a luminous body to the outside through a probe 106, a wiper cover 110 is attached to a smoothly rotating rotary ring 108 such that a brush 112 comes into contact with the outer columnar face of a lamp cover constituted by the probe 106, a bottom cap 105, and a head cap 107. Also, a wind receiving member 113 is attached to the wiper cover 110 such that a wind receiving surface becomes a plane perpendicular to a moving direction of the wiper cover 110.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventor: Kenichi Nakajima
  • Patent number: 6343401
    Abstract: A wiper blade 10 for use in motor vehicles includes a wind deflector 22 which is provided in an air stream and supported in position on a main yoke through a support of reduced width. The wiper blade includes the wind deflector which has been formed to have such a configuration in its cross-section so as to include a plate-like pressure-receiving surface section 28 which is provided along the air stream so as to generate downward forces, an air stream-weir section 30 which is provided to extend from the rear end of the pressure-receiving surface section so as to reduce a velocity of the air stream, and an air stream-splitting section 26 which extends downwardly from the end of the pressure-receiving surface section so as to form a water-weir section below the pressure-receiving surface section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Assignee: Nippon Wiper Blade Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mitsuo Harashima
  • Patent number: 6338178
    Abstract: A windshield wiper assembly includes a yoke having two arms each formed with two elongated openings between which there is a recess, wherein a spoiler extends from one side of the yoke and has a convex upper side and a concave lower side, a plurality of grooves are formed between the spoiler and the yoke in which the grooves increase in size from two ends thereof such that the groove at an intermediate portion is the largest and the groove at the end is the smallest, and the yoke is formed with a plurality of lugs each extending downwardly through a corresponding one of the grooves, whereby the windshield wiper assembly will give multiple deflecting effects to the wind thus enabling the windshield wiper assembly to move smoothly and steadily on the windshield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: Leadership Automotive Parts Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Robert Leu
  • Patent number: 6338177
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a windshield wiper frame which contains recesses punched on the right and left ribs thereof while decoration strips are fixed in said recesses in order to enhance the beautiful whole appearance and the warning effect. Additionally, a closer contact of the wiper blade with the windshield can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Inventor: Shern-Yow Lee
  • Patent number: 6336243
    Abstract: A windshield wiper blade assembly includes an arched casing having an intermediate portion provided with a seat provided a rod, the arched casing having two arms each provided with a pair of opposite first pins, a pair of master blade holders each having a spoiler with two gradually decreasing ends each formed with a recess and provided with two aligned holes, the spoiler having two turbulent holes and a through hole between the two turbulent holes, the arched casing being engaged with the master blade holders with the pins engaged with the aligned holes, the master blade holders having a bottom formed with two longitudinal grooves, a pair of assistant blade holders each having an intermediate portion provided with a protruded end configured to engage with the recess of the spoiler, two second pins arranged under the protruded end adapted to engage with the aligned holes of the master blade holder, and a bottom provided with two protuberances each having a longitudinal groove, and a rubber blade fitted in the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2002
    Assignee: Clearco Product Limited
    Inventor: Sheng Kao Charng
  • Publication number: 20020000018
    Abstract: A wiper blade for wiping windows of motor vehicles has an elongated rubber-elastic wiper strip placeable on a window to be wiped and arranged substantially longitudinally axially parallel on a surface of a strip-shaped, spring-elastic support element which is connected with a wiper arm which is spring loaded toward the window and driven transversely to a longitudinal extension of the wiper blade, and a leading-edge face extending longitudinally of the wiper blade and substantially parallel to the window and facing into a wind so as to form an acute angle with the window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas Kotlarski, Wilfried Merkel, Wolfgang Leutsch, Thomas Schimidt
  • Patent number: 6295690
    Abstract: A wiper blade (10) is proposed that serves to clean windows of motor vehicles. The wiper blade has an elongated, rubber-elastic wiper strip (14) which is provided on its two long sides with respective facing longitudinal grooves (38, 40), in each of which one spring rail (30, 32), protruding intermittently from the grooves by one longitudinal edge (42, 44), is disposed; the spring rails belong to an elongated, spring-elastic support element (12) for the wiper strip (14), on whose middle portion a connection device (16) for a wiper arm (18) guided on the vehicle body is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Wilfried Merkel, Thomas Kotlarski