Accommodates Optical-member Having Curved Surface Patents (Class 15/250.43)
  • Patent number: 7845044
    Abstract: A vehicular wiper frame and a rubber blade that mounts to the frame are provided. The frame allows the rubber blade to exert vertical pressure against a windshield for a secure contact between the two surfaces. The frame includes a slot in which a mounting portion of the rubber blade is mounted, creates a predetermined offset between the centers of the mounting portion and a wiping portion of the rubber blade therebelow, and is formed in a position so that the pressure of the wiper arm can fall at the center of the wiping portion. The mounting portion is slanted and installed at a predetermined angle to the frame, and the wiping portion extends from the mounting portion and includes a contact surface contacting the windshield surface. The pressing force of the wiper arm 80 passes through the central point of the wiping portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Inventor: Se-Heon Park
  • Patent number: 7836542
    Abstract: A wiper blade (10) comprising a wiper strip (24) that is provided with a folding wedge (38) and a wiper strip back (34) that are connected to each other via a tilting web (36). It is proposed that additional webs (42) be arranged lateral to the tilting web (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Jan Dietrich, Wilhelm Fangmeier
  • Patent number: 7832047
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade (10) comprising a supporting element (12), on whose one side a wiper strip (14) can be mounted and on whose other side a connecting device (16) for a wiper arm (18) can be mounted, and which has two longitudinal rails (38) that are fixed relative to one another via bridges (40) and covered by caps (30, 70) at their ends (42). It is proposed that at least one cap (30, 70) consist of several parts and have a basic body (32, 72) and at least one moveable part (34, 74), wherein the basic body (32, 72) establishes a connection to the longitudinal rails (38), and the moveable part (34, 74) directly and/or indirectly fixes the wiper strip (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Herinckx, Inigo Op't Roodt, Hans Beelen, David Van Baelen
  • Patent number: 7827652
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper structure includes a supporting object, a windscreen wiper strip, and a connecting device. The windscreen wiper strip fixes to the supporting object's lower surface. The connecting device includes a center stand, a hook stand, an outer housing, and a lid body. The center stand fixes in the middle of the supporting object's upper surface. The center stand has an axle. The hook stand has a pivoting hole. The hook stand's pivoting hole connects to the axle. The outer housing disposes in the center stand's exterior. There is an opening hole in the outer housing's upper part. A piercing hole sets in the lid body's upper part. One end of the lid body pivotally connects to the outer housing. The lid body opens or closes with the outer housing's opening hole. Hence, the connecting device and the windscreen wiper strip joins together quickly, making assembly and disassembly easier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Yang, Chuan-Chih Chang
  • Patent number: 7823247
    Abstract: A wiper connector for a motor vehicle intended for the connection and articulation between a wiper arm and a component of a wiper blade is engaged longitudinally from rear to front inside the front end of the arm, which is curved longitudinally towards the rear in the form of a U. The wiper connector includes at least one elastically deformable element for securing the connector in the engaged position inside the front end of the arm and two longitudinal vertical flanks, which are designed to be received between two lateral wings of the blade component. The wiper connector is locked in the engaged position in the arm by a safety fastener mounted so as to be able to move between a closed position, in which it extends with regards to the securing element in order to prevent its elastic deformation, and an open position allowing the disengagement of the connector from the arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventor: Eric Poton
  • Patent number: 7814611
    Abstract: This invention relates to a wiper blade (20) having a connecting part (32) which is mounted on a carrying element (24) of the wiper blade (20) and has a pivot pin (42, 96, 106, 138, 146, 164, 178) of a joint (30) whose free end is connected to a wiper rod (28, 70, 80, 90, 118, 136, 150). It is proposed that the joint (30) includes a cap (54, 114, 128, 160, 190) which covers the connecting part (32) and is attached to it, and during operation the wiper blade (20) and the wiper rod (28, 70, 80, 90, 118, 136, 150) are secured in the installed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Laurent Heinrich, Kurt Muehlpforte, Jan Dietrich, Gundolf Surkamp
  • Patent number: 7810206
    Abstract: A wiper blade 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: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Weiler, Joachim Zimmer, Jan Dietrich
  • Patent number: 7810205
    Abstract: Provided is a rubber blade for an automotive wiper capable of autonomously pressing firmly and resting securely against a windshield surface by altering the structure of the rubber blade. The rubber blade has a head portion forming an upper portion of the rubber blade. The head portion includes a pair of mounting slots for mounting the rubber blade along a wiper frame. The pair of mounting slots has a sectional offset angle (?1), dependant on the disposition of the wiper frame. A central axis in a center between the pair of mounting slots in a sectional view of the blade is offset by an angle (?3) from a vertical axis (L1). A wiping portion forms a lower portion of the rubber blade for contacting the windshield, and is disposed in the direction of the vertical axis (L1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Inventor: Se-Heon Park
  • Patent number: 7805800
    Abstract: A wiper blade (10) comprising a rubber elastic wiper strip (12) into whose lateral longitudinal grooves resilient rails (18, 20) are inserted as support elements and laterally protrude from the longitudinal grooves, wherein the resilient rails (18, 20) are held together at their ends and are fixed relative to the wiper strip (12) in the longitudinal direction and support a terminal cap (24). It is proposed that the terminal caps (24) have detachable fixing means (34) that engage in a top strip (16) of the wiper strip (12), wherein the axial movability of the resilient rails (18, 20) relative to the wiper strip (24) is limited by the terminal caps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Wilms, Hubert Verelst, Hans Beelen
  • Patent number: 7802341
    Abstract: A wiper system including a wiper arm having a pivot end, attachment member and an elongate body. The attachment member includes a deck, a tab, wall plate, and a pin that extends transversely relative to the tab. The tab and the wall plate depend from the deck to define a channel. The deck extends along an inclined plane to maximize downward force of air current applied to the deck to reduce wind lift. The system further includes a wiper assembly having a wiping element, an elongated beam and a carrier. The carrier has sidewalls that define a track to receive the elongated beam and further includes a coupler to releasably engage the attachment member. The coupler includes a bore to receive the pin and a saddle to engage the channel. The saddle includes first and second guide surfaces to limit the rotational movement of the wiper assembly about the pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Trico Products Corporation
    Inventors: Walter Cempura, Kyle Moll
  • Patent number: 7797787
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for the detachable connection of a wiper blade on a swivelable wiper arm of a wiper arrangement for windows of motor vehicles, with a bushing that can be connected to the wiper blade or arranged on it for accommodating a plug-in axis of the wiper arm and with a device to lock the plug-in axis in the bushing at least in an operating position of the wiper blade, in which the directions of the longitudinal extension of the wiper blade and the wiper arm are aligned approximately parallel to one another. It is provided that the device for locking includes a catch hook (20) arranged on the wiper blade (12), which in the operating position partially grips around the wiper arm (10) near the plug-in axis (16) and forms an angular limit stop for the wiper blade (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Wilms, David Van Baelen
  • Publication number: 20100125967
    Abstract: The wiper blade for a surface of the type with a dual curvature, the wiper blade including a flexible blade element and a means of applying a pressing force to at least one point of the blade element in a direction Z mostly normal to the surface, also including means of varying the pressing force over time, at least some of the points, between pre-chosen positive and negative limit values, and means of commanding the pressing force. These means for bringing about local pressure or lift are electromagnetic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS (Societe Per Actions Simplifiee)
    Inventor: Patrick Lieven
  • Patent number: 7721382
    Abstract: A heated wiper system including at least one frameless, heated wiper assembly is provided. Each wiper assembly includes a flexible squeegee blade and a pair of spaced flexible backing members. The assembly includes a pair of flexible heaters disposed between the blade and their respective backing member to convert electrical energy from a source of electrical energy (i.e., a battery) into heat. Each heater includes a heating element sufficiently dimensioned to sinuously travel back and forth between the sides of the assembly substantially the entire length of its respective backing member. Wiring connects the battery to the heaters by extending through a sealed center support apparatus which connects the blade, the heaters and elongated resilient spines together between the backing members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Inventor: Randolph W. Malone
  • Patent number: 7712180
    Abstract: A wiper blade (18a) has a rubber holder (22) for holding a blade rubber (21). This rubber holder (22) has a connection block (24) coupled to a wiper arm and two sub-holders (25) fixed on both sides of the connection block (24), and the sub-holders (25) each has two rod-shaped spring members (27) curved with curvature radii smaller than that of a front glass and 11 holder pieces (26) fixed to these rod-shaped spring members (27) in a longitudinal direction at a predetermined interval. Further, this rubber holder (22) is formed so that the two sub-holders (25) are coupled to each other via the connection block (24) in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsuba Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Hoshino, Hiroki Tokunaka, Junichi Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 7698775
    Abstract: A windshield wiper assembly includes a pair of leaf spring elements supported generally parallel to each other with a space therebetween. Each of the leaf spring elements includes a longitudinal slot formed therein at opposite ends thereof. A support bracket maintains the pair of leaf spring elements in generally parallel spaced apart relation to support the squeegee therebetween. A pair of end caps is mounted on opposite ends of the pair of spring steel elements. Each of the end caps includes a pair of detents for engaging the longitudinal slots formed in the spring steel elements and a pair of slots for receiving the ends of the spring steel elements therethrough. A longitudinal length of each of the detents is shorter than a longitudinal length of the longitudinal slots formed in the spring steel elements, so that the spring steel elements can slide with respect to the end caps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Alberee Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Albert Lee
  • Patent number: 7690074
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connecting device for a blade on the wiper arm of a windshield wiper system, the wiper blade being formed by a springy support element that is provided with a wiper strip. The inventive connecting device comprises a holding mechanism that is fastened to the outer edges of the support element, and a connecting bolt which is disposed on the holding mechanism and runs transversal to the longitudinal extension of the wiper blade. The aim of the invention is to design such a connecting device in such a way that the parts which are subject to wear are placed on the wiper blade. The aim is achieved by the fact that an adapter bracket is hinged to the connecting bolt. The final piece of the wiper arm, which is adapted to the adapter bracket, can be joined in a fixed and detachable manner to the adapter bracket via a locking connection or latch and is connected thereto in a fixed manner in the assembled state of the wiper blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventor: Wolfgang Ostrowski
  • Patent number: 7690073
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device (1) comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade (2) of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade (2) includes opposing longitudinal grooves (3) on its longitudinal sides, in which grooves (3) spaced-apart longitudinal strips (4) of the carrier element are disposed, wherein neighboring ends of said longitudinal strips (4) are interconnected by a respective connecting piece (6), which windscreen wiper device (1) comprises a connecting device (7) for an oscillating wiper arm (8), wherein said oscillating arm (8) is pivotally connected to said connecting device (7) about a pivot axis near one end, a special feature of which is that said connecting device (7) comprises engaging members (9) being welded to longitudinal sides (10) of said longitudinal strips (4) that face away from each other in such a manner as to withstand shearing forces in a direction along said longitudinal strips (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul S.A.
    Inventors: Didier Marmoy, Pierre Henin, Xavier Boland
  • Publication number: 20100071148
    Abstract: The invention is based on a wiper blade (10) having a wiper strip (32) and a support element (30) at whose ends endcaps (12) are guided, said endcaps (12) at their end sides (28) facing the ends of the wiper blade (10) extending as far as a wiper lip (34) via the support element (30), wherein at least one endcap (12) has a lid (14) which is connected to the endcap (12) so as to be capable of pivoting about an articulation axis (18) transversely with respect to the wiper blade (10) and has a gudgeon (22) on its side facing the head strip (38), which gudgeon (22) penetrates the head strip (38) when the lid (14) is closed. It is proposed that the tip of the gudgeon (22) be secured by parts of the endcap (12) or of the lid (14) against contact both in the opened state of the lid (14) and in the closed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Wilms, Koen Lammens, Hubert Verelst
  • Patent number: 7681277
    Abstract: An automotive wiper includes a frame supporting a blade. The frame is attached via an adapter to a wiper arm that presses and moves the wiper against and across the windshield. The wiper also includes a tension spring that is inserted along a rail portion of the blade for evenly distributing load along the blade onto the windshield. The adapter is disposed in the direction of a vertical axis (H) of the frame at a central portion thereof. The frame is offset by an adjustable angle ? from a horizontal axis (S) of the adapter taken at a sectional view of the wiper, whereby the frame is offset by an angle ?1 from its vertical axis, due to an offset of the frame and the adapter when the blade is pressed in its entirety against a windshield of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Inventor: Se-Heon Park
  • Publication number: 20100050360
    Abstract: A wiper securing seat is disclosed. The securing seat comprises a left and right housing and a cap body. The front edge of the left and right housing is tapered, and adjacent to the front end, a stepped section is provided, and the stepped section is provided with a vertical plate body having an engagement hook. The rear section of the stepped section is a mounting slot, and the inner wall of the lateral side at the front and rear section of the left and right housing are provided with a perpendicular arranged front and rear engaging hook. Adjacent to the front engaging hook, a corresponding mounting sleeve and securing post is formed, and the cap body is provided with an opening corresponding to the plate body. After the left and right housing are mounted to the elastic plate of the soft wiper, the engaging hook and the securing post form into an engagement allowing the fastening shaft to be engaged at the mounting slot, and the cap is then mounted thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventor: MIN-HENG CHIANG
  • Patent number: 7669276
    Abstract: A wiper lever (10) with a wiper arm (12) and a wiper blade (14) linked to it to clean windows of motor vehicles in particular is proposed, whose wiper blade is provided with a band-like, long-stretched-out, elastic supporting element (22) that is curved in the longitudinal direction over its band surfaces (26, 28), which features a rubber elastic wiper strip (30) that can be applied to the window on its concave-curved band surface (26), on whose convex-curved band surface (28) an articulated part (20) sits, on which an adapter (40) is positioned so that it can move in a pendulum fashion, which has walls (42) aligned in the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade and standing on the band surfaces of the supporting element (22) with planes situated at a distance from one another, and locking means (72) are arranged on the adapter that are moveable against a restoring force, which cooperate with counter-locking means (66) of the wiper arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hubert Verelst, Eric Windmolders, Christian Wilms, Hans Beelen, Robert Vertongen
  • Patent number: 7644483
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method to manufacture a wiper blade (10) as well as a device to perform the method and a wiper blade (10) that is manufactured accordingly, wherein the wiper blade (10) features at least a basic body (56) featuring a wiper strip (24) and a supporting element (12). According to the method, the basic body (56) is supposed to be positioned in a holding device (58) in such a way that a clearance (63) remains between the supporting element (12) and holding device (58) at least in areas. The wind deflector strip (44) is gripped, at least one claw (46, 48) formed on the wind deflector strip (44) is threaded on the supporting element (12) and the wind deflector strip (44) is placed over the supporting element (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Thomar, Klaus-Dieter Haefele, Rudi Crabbe
  • Patent number: 7634834
    Abstract: A windshield wiper assembly includes a pair of leaf spring elements. The leaf spring elements are supported generally parallel to each other with a space therebetween. A squeegee is supported within the space between the leaf spring elements. A windshield wiper arm bracket is fixed to an intermediate portion of the pair of spring steel elements and is connectable to a windshield wiper arm. A support bracket maintains the pair of leaf spring elements in generally parallel spaced apart relation to support said squeegee therebetween. The support bracket supports the squeegee for longitudinal movement with respect to the pair of leaf spring elements during operation of the windshield wiper assembly to prevent binding of the squeegee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Alberee Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Albert Lee
  • Patent number: 7628560
    Abstract: A support (30) for the joint hinge of a wiper blade (10) at a hook-shaped end (20) of a bar (18) in a windshield wiper. Owing to an open hub on part of its periphery (28), the support can be slipped on a bearing shank of the wiper blade (10) and, so mounted, be maintained by the hook-shaped end (20) above hub surfaces (46, 62, 66) and ratchet elements (70, 76, 78). The two side walls (32, 34) which are connected by the hub (36) and a plurality of crossbars (60, 64, 70) extend in the longitudinal direction (38), on both sides, towards the hub (34) and the inside widths (40, 42) between the side walls (32, 34) are different at their opposite ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus-Juergen Westermann, Eric Pollaris, Andreas Strauss
  • Patent number: 7621016
    Abstract: Wiper lever (10) with a driven wiper arm (12) and a wiper blade (14) linked to it for cleaning the windows of motor vehicles in particular, which is provided with a band-like, long-stretched-out, elastic supporting element (22) that is curved in the longitudinal direction over its band surfaces (26, 28), which features a rubber elastic wiper strip (30) that can be applied to the window on its concave curved band surface (26), on whose convex curved band surface (28) a coupling element (20) sits to connect the wiper blade to a coupling piece (18) of the wiper arm and the articulated connection is covered by a cap (100) that is held on the wiper blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hubert Verelst, Eric Windmolders, Christian Wilms, Hans Beelen, Robert Vertongen
  • Patent number: 7607194
    Abstract: A device is proposed which is used to detachably connect a wiper blade (12) to clean windows, particularly of motor vehicles, to a driven wiper arm (10) featuring a wiper blade holder (50 or 150), whereby the wiper blade (12) that can be placed on the window (20) with a long-stretched-out, rubber elastic wiper strip (18) features a band-like, long-stretched-out elastic supporting element (16) that is curved in the longitudinal direction over its band surfaces (15, 17) on whose lower, concave band surface (17) the wiper strip (18) is arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis. On the outer convex band surface (15) of the supporting element (16) sits a connecting element (26), which features two parallel wall surfaces (36) that are aligned in a vertical plane on the band surface and extend in the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade and that a pivot pin (42) projects from each wall surface, whereby the longitudinal axes of the two pivot pins are aligned with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Weber, Harald Rapp, Godelieve Kraemer, Juergen Mayer, Wolfgang Leutsch, Michel Baseotto, Dirk Herinckx, Peter De Block, Hubert Verelst, Philippe Holsbeekx, Frans Breesch, Eric Windmolders, Christian Wilms, Inigo Op't Roodt, Hans Beelen, Robert Vertongen, Johnny Geling
  • Patent number: 7603741
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper lever (10) with a driven wiper arm (12) and a wiper blade (16) linked to it to clean windows, in particular of motor vehicles, which is provided with a band-like, long-stretched-out, elastic supporting element (30) that is curved over its band surfaces, which features a long-stretched-out, rubber elastic wiper strip (24) on its concave curved band surface (31), on whose upper, convex curved band surface (29), in particular in the longitudinal mid-range of the supporting element, a coupling part (32) sits to connect the wiper blade (16) to the wiper arm (12) and wind deflector strip sections (52) extending towards the ends of the supporting element are arranged in particular on both sides of the coupling part and a cap (60) to cover the connecting area between the wiper blade and the wiper arm belongs to the wiper lever, which cap can be locked on the supporting element (30) of the wiper blade and is provided with elastically deflectable locking means (74).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hubert Verelst, Eric Windmolders, Christian Wilms, Hans Beelen, Robert Vertongen
  • Patent number: 7587783
    Abstract: A windshield wiper includes a connecting seat, two elastic plates, a wiper, two rubber protective hoods, two side covers, a shelter, and a connecting block. Thus, each of the elastic plates is snapped into the respective snapping plate of the connecting seat so that each of the elastic plates is mounted in the connecting seat in a snapping manner without needing the riveting process. In addition, each of the side covers has two locking posts each locked in the locking hole of each of the elastic plates so that each of the side covers is mounted on the elastic plates closely without needing an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Inventor: Chin-Lien Lin
  • Patent number: 7581277
    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: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul SA
    Inventors: Sophie Genet, Pierre Henin, Xavier Boland
  • Patent number: 7581280
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper device for windows of motor vehicles, comprised of a non-articulated wiper blade with a wiper strip, a wiper lip arranged thereon and a coupling part that can be connected to the wiper blade for a detachable connection with a swivelable wiper arm of the vehicle, wherein the wiper strip includes a profile with guide grooves to laterally accommodate two spring rails, which are each connected with one another as a single piece on their two ends. It is provided that the wiper strip (16) feature a locking device, which, in a locked setting, fixes the spring rails (20) in the wiper strip (16), and which, in an unlocked setting, enables a longitudinal displacement of the spring rails (20) in the guide grooves (24) of the wiper strip (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Inigo Op't Roodt, David Van Baelen
  • Patent number: 7581279
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device to connect a wiper arm (10) to a wiper blade (12) featuring a supporting element (16) on which a connecting element (14) for the wiper arm (10) is attached, which features at least two holding means (30, 32) for the counter holding means (34, 36) connected to the wiper arm (10). It is proposed that a base part (38) be attached between the connecting element (14) and the supporting element (16), which is firmly connected to the supporting element (16) and connected with the connecting element (14) so that it can rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michel Baseotto, Christian Wilms, Hubert Verelst, Frans Breesch, Tom Vangeel
  • Patent number: 7559110
    Abstract: A wiper blade is suggested for cleaning window panes in motor vehicles. The wiper blade (10) has an elongated rubber-elastic wiping strip (20) which can contact the window pane (18) and is provided at both of its longitudinal sides (30) with open-edged longitudinal receiving grooves which are arranged in a plane approximately parallel to the window pane and in which a strip-like, elongated, resilient carrying rail (12) is accommodated in each instance. The inner edges of the carrying rail (12) which face one another contact a longitudinal web (36) of the wiping strip remaining between the grooves (32) and the two carrying rails (12) are secured in their receiving grooves transverse to their longitudinal extension by a holder which is arranged at the upper strip surface (13) of the carrying rails remote of the window pane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Kotlarski, Peter De Block
  • Patent number: 7546660
    Abstract: This invention relates to a wiper blade (20) having a connecting part (32) which is mounted on a carrying element (24) of the wiper blade (20) and has a pivot pin (42, 96, 106, 138, 146, 164, 178) of a joint (30) whose free end is connected to a wiper rod (28, 70, 80, 90, 118, 136, 150). It is proposed that the joint (30) includes a cap (54, 114, 128, 160, 190) which covers the connecting part (32) and is attached to it, and during operation the wiper blade (20) and the wiper rod (28, 70, 80, 90, 118, 136, 150) are secured in the installed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Laurent Heinrich, Kurt Muehlpforte, Jan Dietrich, Gundolf Surkamp
  • Patent number: 7543353
    Abstract: This invention pertains to a windshield wiper blade apparatus for a motor vehicle that more effectively and perfectly completely clears away rainwater or and foreign objects, which stick to on the car windshield, with more definite contact force and without shaking. Also Furthermore, this invention more definitely clearly improves the organic coupling structure of the components that constitute the blade apparatus. More specifically, the blade (300) is inserted into the blade couplingblade-couplingunit (10) that is fixed to the rail spring (100); the clamp (400) is coupled to the rail spring (100) through four hook project ions (132) that are formed in the rail spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: CAP Corp.
    Inventor: Byung-Hun Ko
  • Patent number: 7540062
    Abstract: A structure for an array combinational type of windshield wiper comprises an elastic curved strip, a supporting mount, and a plurality of lodging blocks and a plurality of counterweight blocks which are disposed on the elastic strip in an array. This arrangement provides flexibility in matching the length of the array of lodging blocks and counterweight blocks with the length of the elastic curved stripe such that various windshield wipers of different lengths and specifications can be easily produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Inventor: Shih-Hsien Huang
  • Patent number: 7540061
    Abstract: An array combinational type of windshield wiper comprises an elastic curved strip, a supporting mount, and a plural of lodging blocks and counterweight blocks disposed on the elastic strip in an array. Two enclosing sheaths are disposed on the elastic strip such that they are coupled to the array of lodging blocks and counterweight blocks. This arrangement provides flexibility in matching the length of the array of lodging blocks and counterweight blocks with the length of the elastic curved strip such that various windshield wipers of different lengths and specifications can be easily produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Inventor: Shih-Hsien Huang
  • Patent number: 7526832
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: ASMO Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Matsumoto, Masaaki Kiyama, Toshiharu Aoyama, Hiroyuki Nakano
  • Patent number: 7523520
    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: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Frans Breesch
  • Patent number: 7523522
    Abstract: A central connecting device (36) for a flat blade style wiper blade assembly (20) includes a plastic intermediate base (38) that is fixed, such as by ultrasonic welding, to a pair of flexors (26) extending the length of the wiper blade assembly (20). The intermediate base (38) includes a recessed deck section (42) for receiving a metallic housing (54). The housing (54) is heat-staked in position to the intermediate base (38) to secure the two elements together as an integral unit. A rivet (78) extends transversely across the sidewalls (58) of the housing (54) for adjoining to a universal connector (82) or other suitable adaptor or by direction connection to the end of a wiper arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Federal Mogul World Wide, Inc
    Inventors: Deborah Herring, legal representative, Scott A. Koppen, James L. Lytle, Richard A. Herring
  • Patent number: 7523519
    Abstract: A wiper blade for a wiper system for wiping motor vehicle windows includes 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 includes a strip-like elastic supporting element, or at least one spring rail, which stabilizes the wiper blade rubber squeegee. The 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. The casing is provided with a streamlined form, surrounds the rear part, and when viewed in a direction parallel to the window and of the longitudinal extension of the wiper blade, covers the tilting connecting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Valeo Auto-Electric Wischer und Motoren GmbH
    Inventors: Bruno Egner-Walter, Oliver Lenzen, Michael Grandel, Oliver Blumenstock
  • Publication number: 20090089956
    Abstract: The invention is based on a wiper blade (12) with a wiper strip (14) which has a wiper lip (16) and a head strip (20) which is integrally formed on said wiper lip and, in a first longitudinal channel (26), has a supporting element in the form of a spring rail (18) with a flat cross section, and has a spoiler (22, 38, 46) on that side which faces away from the wiper lip (16). It is proposed that the spoiler (22, 38, 46)=surrounds the head strip (20) on its longitudinal sides by means of guide rails (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Peter De Block, Jan Bonroy, Hans Braun, Hans Beelen, Bart Fatan, Eric Windmolders, Liesbet van Vinckenroye, Edwin Luypaerts, Robert Vertongen, Marcello Bubba, Herve Bratec
  • Patent number: 7503095
    Abstract: A non-bracket windshield wiper includes an H-shaped and smoothly arched elastic metal bow strip having a middle neck and two longitudinal crevices at two sides of the neck, a holder frame mounted with a packing member and riveted to the middle part of the elastic metal bow strip for mounting to a windshield, two holding strips respectively coupled to the longitudinal crevices of the elastic metal bow strip, two back rubber strips respectively coupled to two top engagement structures of the holding strips, a rubber wiper blade coupled to two bottom engagement structures of the holding strips, and two end caps respectively capped on the two ends of the elastic metal bow strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Inventors: Sally Lin, Yuan-Chin Ku
  • Publication number: 20090064439
    Abstract: A wiper blade 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: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Weiler, Joachim Zimmer, Jan Dietrich
  • Patent number: 7484264
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch LLC
    Inventors: Godelieve Kraemer, Juergen Mayer
  • Patent number: 7464434
    Abstract: A securing device for a windscreen wiper connector is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Fu Gang Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min-Heng Chiang
  • Patent number: 7464433
    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: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Thomar, Dirk Wouters, Peter De Block, Olivier Janssens, Jos Feyaerts, Roger Van den Eynde, Wim Desmet
  • Patent number: 7461429
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a “vehicle windshield wiper for rain and snow dual purpose”, which comprises a bow elastic strip, some clamping devices, a strip scraper receptacle, a sheath cover, a strip scraper, two end ferrule caps and a truss saddle; Wherein, the sheath cover and two end ferrule caps totally envelope the bow elastic strip, clamping devices and strip scraper receptacle so that the snow and icy particles are blocked and separated out unable to intrude or gather in any space thereof; Thereby, the dual function of rain wiper and snow wiper of present invention eliminates the boring action in swapping between rain wiper and snow wiper during interim of snow and non-snow seasons so that it not only saves the extra expense in buying snow wiper for the consuming vehicle drivers but also totally obsoletes the conventional arm-supported snow wiper so as to eliminate the pollution burden incurred by the mass waste conventional snow wipers; Thus, it really possesses double effect in economic bene
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Inventor: Shih-Hsien Huang
  • Publication number: 20080289136
    Abstract: A relationship between a thickness of a water film at a location of a maximum pressing pressure and a maximum pressure gradient value is deduced. Each corresponding design factor of a wiper blade is determined based on this relationship, and the wiper blade is manufactured. In this way, at the wiper blade, a thickness of the water film right after wiping falls in an appropriate range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: ASMO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Isao Ohta, Masaaki Kiyama
  • Patent number: 7434291
    Abstract: A connector for windscreen wiper is disclosed. The connector comprises a seat body having two lateral sides extended outwardly to form a mounting section having a front end provided with an engaging section, and the rear end of the seat body having a T-shaped elongated rod, wherein the two lateral sides of the elongated rod are respectively mounted with a vertical engaging hook and the inner edge of the seat body is provided with symmetrical semi-circular fastening plate; and (b) a hood body which is conic shape provided with a fastening hole corresponding to the seat body engaging hook; thereby a windscreen connector is formed such that a securing device of a soft-frame windscreen wiper can be secured at the fastening plate and in installation, the wiper arm is inserted into the mounting section such that the engaging hook is engaging at the engaging section at the front end of the mounting section, and the hook body is secured to the fastening hole using the engaging hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Fu Gang Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min-Heng Chiang
  • Publication number: 20080222832
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a “vehicle windshield wiper for rain and snow dual purpose”, which comprises a bow elastic strip, some clamping devices, a strip scraper receptacle, a sheath cover, a strip scraper, two end ferrule caps and a truss saddle; Wherein, the sheath cover and two end ferrule caps totally envelope the bow elastic strip, clamping devices and strip scraper receptacle so that the snow and icy particles are blocked and separated out unable to intrude or gather in any space thereof; Thereby, the dual function of rain wiper and snow wiper of present invention eliminates the boring action in swapping between rain wiper and snow wiper during interim of snow and non-snow seasons so that it not only saves the extra expense in buying snow wiper for the consuming vehicle drivers but also totally obsoletes the conventional arm-supported snow wiper so as to eliminate the pollution burden incurred by the mass waste conventional snow wipers; Thus, it really possesses double effect in economic bene
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventor: Shih-Hsien Huang