Patents Assigned to KBWS Corporation
  • Patent number: 10259428
    Abstract: A wiper blade which is coupled to a vehicle and wipes a glass surface of the vehicle may be provided. The wiper blade includes: a main lever which is connected to a wiper arm; a pair of auxiliary levers 300 which are coupled to the main lever in such a manner as to perform a relative rotation with the main lever; at least one pair of yoke levers which are coupled to the pair of auxiliary levers respectively in such a manner as to perform a relative rotation with the auxiliary lever; and a wiper strip which is supported by the at least one pair of yoke levers. The pair of auxiliary levers includes a first side fin which is formed on at least a portion of the rear side of the auxiliary lever and is integrally formed with each of the pair of auxiliary levers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: KBWS Corporation
    Inventors: Jae-hyuck An, Seung Hun Nam
  • Patent number: 9988019
    Abstract: A flat wiper blade assembly may be provided that includes: a wiper strip 10 which wipes a wiping surface; a guide spring 30 which supports the wiper strip 10; a first spoiler 41 and a second spoiler 42 which are coupled to the guide spring 30; a seating part 100 which is coupled to the guide spring 30 in an attachable and removable manner; and an adaptor 200 and 200? which is coupled to the seating part 100. The seating part 100 includes a first fitting portion 110 formed on one end thereof and a first catching portion 120 formed on the other end thereof. The adaptor 200 and 200? includes a second fitting portion 210 and 210? which is formed on one end thereof and coupled to the first fitting portion 110 and includes a second catching portion 220 and 220? which is formed on the other end thereof and coupled to the first catching portion 120.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: KBWS Corporation
    Inventors: Jae-Hyuck An, Jin-Wan Park
  • Patent number: 9932016
    Abstract: A connector for connecting a wiper arm to a wiper blade may be provided. The connector according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: an adaptor which includes an opening and to which the wiper arm is fastened; and a cover part which covers at least a portion of the opening and is pivotably connected to an end of the adaptor. The cover part includes: a top surface is formed in a longitudinal direction of the connector; and a wing surface which extends downward from the top surface. Accordingly, the cover part can be prevented from being separated and can be prevented from being pushed outward in a width direction of the connector, so that a U-hook of the wiper arm is prevented from being separated and the wiper arm is connected to the wiper blade with a sense of unity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: KBWS Corporation
    Inventor: Woo Sung Lee
  • Patent number: 9845077
    Abstract: Disclosed is a flat wiper blade that includes: a wiper strip 10 which wipes a wiping surface; at least one guide clip 20 which passes through and is fitted to the wiper strip 10 in a width direction of the wiper strip 10; and a guide spring 30 which is coupled to the wiper strip 10 and the guide clip 20 and supports the wiper strip 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: KBWS Corporation
    Inventor: Tak Min Yi
  • Patent number: 9714008
    Abstract: A flat wiper blade may be provided that includes: a wiper strip 10 which wipes the wiping surface; a seating part 100 including a first fitting protrusion 134 and a catching portion 135; a guide spring 30 which supports the wiper strip 10, to which the seating part 100 is coupled in an attachable and removable manner and which includes a first fitting recess 34 allowing the first fitting protrusion 134 to be inserted into a central portion 32 of the guide spring 30; and a first and a second spoiler 41 and 42 which are coupled to the guide spring 300. The catching portion 135 is caught by the first fitting recess 34.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: KBWS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae-Hyuck An, Jin-Wan Park
  • Patent number: 9714006
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wiper blade which includes a wiper strip 10 which wipes a wiping surface; and a lever unit 20 which supports the wiper strip 10. The lever unit 20 includes: a main lever 30 which is connected to a wiper arm; at least one pair of yoke levers 50 which supports wiper strip 10; and a pair of first auxiliary levers 40 which is relatively rotatably coupled to the yoke levers 50 respectively and is coupled to the main lever 30. Both ends of the main lever 30 include a coupling portion 33 in which a hinge recess 34 is formed. The first auxiliary lever 40 includes a hinge shaft 41 which is inserted and fixed to the hinge recess 34. The hinge shaft 41 has a tapered cross section in a longitudinal direction of the wiper blade 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: KBWS Corporation
    Inventors: Kwan Hee Kim, Jae Hyuck An, Jin Wan Park
  • Patent number: 9707932
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wiper blade that includes: a wiper strip which wipes a wiping surface; at least one pair of yoke levers which supports the wiper strip; a pair of auxiliary levers which is relatively rotatably coupled to the at least one pair of the yoke levers respectively; and a main lever which is relatively rotatably coupled to a pair of the auxiliary levers and is connected to a wiper arm. A pair of the auxiliary levers includes a hinge protrusion which protrudes outwardly therefrom in a width direction thereof and a hinge shaft which protrudes inwardly. The main lever includes a first hinge recess which is formed on an inner side wall of an end thereof and to which the hinge protrusion is coupled and includes a second hinge recess which is formed in the center in a width direction of the main lever and to which the hinge shaft is coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: KBWS Corporation
    Inventors: Jae Hyuck An, Woo Sung Lee
  • Patent number: 9533658
    Abstract: A wiper connector for a vehicle may be provided which connects a wiper arm to a wiper blade 10 and includes: a body 320 including a pair of elastic moving pieces 362 which is formed on one end thereof and faces each other, and one or more coupling parts 330 and 340 which are formed on both sides thereof and by which the wiper arm is caught; and a cover 310 movable to a fixing position for fixing the wiper arm which is caught by the body 320 and to a release position for releasing the fixed wiper arm. The pair of the elastic moving pieces 362 elastically restrains the movement of the cover 310 at the fixing position and allows the cover 310 to move to the release position when a releasing force for removing the elastic restraint is applied to the elastic moving piece 362.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: KBWS Corporation
    Inventors: Jae Hyuck An, Woo Sung Lee
  • Patent number: 9434353
    Abstract: A flat wiper blade may be provided that includes: a wiper strip 10 which wipes a wiping surface; a guide spring 30 which supports the wiper strip 10; a first spoiler 41 and a second spoiler 42 which are coupled to the guide spring 30 and include at least one catching part 45; and a seating part 100 which is coupled to the guide spring 30 in an attachable and removable manner. The seating part 100 includes at least one catching recess 145 which corresponds to the catching part 45. The catching recess 145 is coupled to the catching part 45. When a curvature is formed in the flat wiper blade, the first and second spoilers 41 and 42 become farther away from the seating part 100 in the longitudinal direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: KBWS Corporation
    Inventors: Jae-Hyuck An, Jin-Wan Park