Patents Assigned to Trico Belgium SA
  • Patent number: 11932208
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device of the flat blade type having an elastic, elongated carrier element and an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, adapted to be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped. The wiper blade includes at least one longitudinal slit, in which at least one longitudinal strip of the carrier element is disposed. The windscreen wiper device comprises an oscillating arm having a rod-like extension, a connecting device and a nozzle for spraying a washing liquid onto the windscreen to be wiped. The connecting device includes a channel adapted to receive a free end of the rod-like extension and a second channel adapted to receive the nozzle upon insertion of the free end of the rod-like extension inside the first channel of the connecting device. The nozzle is adapted to be mounted onto the rod-like extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TRICO BELGIUM SA
    Inventor: Arthur Taillard
  • Patent number: 11794699
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device is provided. The device comprises a connecting device pivotally connected to an oscillating arm about a pivot axis, with the interposition of a joint part. The joint part comprises at least one resilient tongue engaging a correspondingly shaped hole provided in the oscillating arm. The resilient tongue is rotatable along a hinge axis between an outward position retaining the wiper blade onto the oscillating arm and an inward position releasing the wiper blade from the oscillating arm. The oscillating arm has an at least substantially U-shaped cross-section at the location of its connection to the joint part and at least one leg of the U-shaped cross-section of the oscillating arm comprises an inwardly extending protrusion cooperating with a bottom surface of a side wall of the joint part near an extremity of the joint part facing away from the free end of the oscillating arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TRICO BELGIUM SA
    Inventor: Thimotey Marchand
  • Patent number: 11603077
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device (1) of the flat blade type 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 includes at least one groove (3), in which groove a longitudinal strip (4) of the carrier element is disposed, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device (6) for an oscillating arm (7), wherein the oscillating arm can be pivotally connected to the connecting device about a pivot axis (11) near one end, the connecting device comprising at least two parts (8, 9) provided with protrusion/hole means arranged for pivotally and detachably connecting the parts together through a snapping operation, wherein the first part is retained onto the wiper blade and wherein the second part comprises a channel arranged for inserting the oscillating arm therein, wherein the windscreen wiper device is provided with retaining means arranged for retaining the connecting
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: TRICO BELGIUM SA
    Inventor: Guillaume Seiller
  • Patent number: 11479212
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device of the flat blade type having an elastic, elongated carrier element and an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, adapted to be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped. The wiper blade includes at least one longitudinal slit, in which at least one longitudinal strip of the carrier element is disposed. The windscreen wiper device comprises an oscillating arm having a rod-like extension, a connecting device and a nozzle for spraying a washing liquid onto the windscreen to be wiped. The connecting device includes a channel adapted to receive a free end of the rod-like extension. The nozzle is adapted to be mounted onto the rod-like extension. The nozzle and the connecting device are provided with mutually cooperating protrusion/groove means for locking the nozzle onto the connecting device upon insertion of the free end of the rod-like extension inside the channel of the connecting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: TRICO BELGIUM SA
    Inventor: Xavier Boland
  • Patent number: 11465592
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device of the flat blade type is provided. The windscreen wiper device includes a connecting device for a rod-like extension of an oscillating arm. The rod-like extension can be pivotally connected to the connecting device about a pivot axis near one end thereof. The connecting device comprises a channel arranged to receive the rod-like extension. The channel includes a first chamber facing towards an entrance of the channel, as well as a second chamber facing away from the entrance. The first chamber has a larger width than the second chamber. The first chamber is arranged to receive a first part of the free end of the rod-like extension. The second chamber is arranged to receive a second part of the free end of the rod-like extension. The first part of the rod-like extension has a larger width than the second part of the rod-like extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Trico Belgium SA
    Inventor: Arthur Taillard
  • Patent number: 11453369
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device is provided comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, and an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material. The wiper blade includes at least one longitudinal groove, in which a longitudinal strip of the carrier element is disposed. The windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for an oscillating arm that can be pivotally connected to the connecting device, about a pivot axis near one end, with the interposition of a joint part. The joint part is locked onto said oscillating arm and at least one laterally inwardly extending protrusion provided on the oscillating arm is snapped behind a wall of the joint part. The joint part is unlocked from the oscillating arm. The wall of the joint part is allowed to bend laterally inwardly in order to release the protrusion of the oscillating arm from the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Trico Belgium SA
    Inventor: Xavier Boland
  • Patent number: 11447104
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper arm, particularly for automobiles, that is able to oscillate upwardly and downwardly between a downward position and an upward position. The windscreen wiper arm comprises a wiper arm member having a substantially U-shaped cross-section, as well as a wiper rod. The wiper arm member at one end is adapted to be pivotally connected to a mounting head mounted on a drive shaft. The wiper arm member at another end is rigidly connected to the wiper rod. The wiper rod at one end extends inside the U-shaped cross-section of the wiper arm member, and the wiper rod at another end is rigidly connected to an adapter adapted to be connected to an elongated wiper blade to be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped. The adapter, at the location of its connection to the wiper blade, has a U-shaped cross-section with a base and two spaced-apart legs. The U-shaped cross-section is mounted offset in a plane of the base relative to a longitudinal axis of the wiper rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Trico Belgium SA
    Inventor: Xavier Boland
  • Patent number: 11420596
    Abstract: A connecting device for interconnecting a windscreen wiper device of the flat blade type and an oscillating arm pivotally connectable to the connecting device about a pivot axis near one end thereof. The windscreen wiper device comprises 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. The wiper blade includes at least one groove, in which a longitudinal strip of the carrier element is disposed. The connecting device comprises a first part arranged to be connected to the windscreen wiper device, as well as a second part arranged to be interposed between the first part and the oscillating arm. The second part is arranged to be pivotally connected to the first part optionally around a first pivot axis or around a second pivot axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: TRICO BELGIUM SA
    Inventor: Arthur Taillard
  • Patent number: 11420598
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper arm comprising a wiper arm member having a substantially U-shaped cross-section arranged to be pivotally connected to a mounting head mounted on a drive shaft, and a wiper rod having a first end rigidly connected to and extending inside said wiper arm member and a second end arranged to be connected to an elongated wiper blade to be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped. The windscreen wiper arm includes a nozzle for spraying a washing liquid onto said windscreen to be wiped, where said nozzle is detachably connected to said wiper rod inside the U-shaped cross-section of the wiper arm member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: TRICO BELGIUM SA
    Inventor: Guillaume Seiller
  • Patent number: 11358570
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper arm, particularly for automobiles, that is able to oscillate upwardly and downwardly between a downward position and an upward position. One end of the windscreen wiper arm is adapted to be pivotally connected to a mounting head mounted on a drive shaft. Another end of the windscreen wiper arm is rigidly connected to an adapter adapted to be connected to an elongated wiper blade to be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped. The adapter, at the location of its connection to the wiper blade, has a U-shaped cross-section with a base and two spaced-apart legs. The U-shaped cross-section is preferably mounted offset in a plane of the base relative to a longitudinal axis of the windscreen wiper arm. The windscreen wiper arm is provided with a nozzle for spraying a washing liquid onto the windscreen to be wiped. The nozzle is detachably connected to the adapter through a key hole connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: TRICO BELGIUM SA
    Inventor: Xavier Boland
  • Patent number: 11161479
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device of the flat blade type is provided comprising a carrier element, and a wiper blade with a wiping part that can be placed in abutment with a windscreen, which includes at least one longitudinal groove in which a strip of the carrier element is disposed. The wiper blade comprising a connecting device for an oscillating arm that can be pivotally connected to the connecting device. The wiper blade includes a wiping part with a free end to be placed in abutment with a windscreen. The wiping part is arranged to carry out oscillatory tilting movement along a first tilting web. The wiper blade includes damping strips to damp oscillatory movement of the wiping part. The damping strips move along a second tilting web. The damping strips each include protrusions to contact a bottom of the holding part to limit oscillatory movement of the wiping part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Trico Belgium SA
    Inventor: Elodie Steiner
  • Patent number: 10723323
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device (1) of the flat blade type, particularly for automobiles, includes 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. The wiper blade includes at least one longitudinal groove (3), in which groove at least one longitudinal strip (4) of the carrier element is disposed. A connecting device (5) is connected to the flexible material of the wiper blade by at least one pin (14), that cooperates with a recess (21) provided along an exterior edge of the longitudinal strip in order to limit any movement of the wiper blade in longitudinal direction thereof relative to the longitudinal strip at the location of the interconnection of the connecting device and the wiper blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Trico Belgium SA
    Inventors: Daniel Boudjenah, Xavier Boland
  • Patent number: 10576938
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device of the flat blade type, particularly for automobiles, comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of the flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes at least one longitudinal groove, in which groove at least one longitudinal strip of the carrier element is disposed, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for an oscillating arm, wherein said oscillating arm can be pivotally connected to the connecting device about ta pivot axis near one end thereof. The connecting device is connected to the wiper blade at at least two location spaced-apart in the longitudinal direction of said wiper blade in order to evenly distribute a force exerted by the oscillating arm onto the wiper blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Trico Belgium SA
    Inventor: Xavier Boland
  • Patent number: 10457251
    Abstract: A system provided with a windscreen wiper device comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which wiper blade includes at least one longitudinal groove, in which groove a longitudinal strip of the carrier element is disposed, wherein ends of the wiper blade and/or of the longitudinal strip are interconnected by a respective connecting piece, the carrier element biasing the wiper blade in a curved position, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for pivotally connecting an oscillating wiper arm thereto; a holder for holding the windscreen wiper device; with the special feature that the holder comprises a stiff tightening profile engaging the windscreen wiper device at engaging locations on the connecting device for tightening the windscreen wiper device in a less curved position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Trico Belgium SA
    Inventor: Xavier Boland
  • Patent number: 10369969
    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 at least one longitudinal groove, in which groove at least one longitudinal strip of the carrier element is disposed, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for an oscillating arm, wherein said oscillating arm is pivotally connected to said connecting device about a pivot axis near one end thereof, with the interposition of a joint part, wherein said wiper blade comprises a spoiler at a side thereof facing away from the windscreen to be wiped, characterized in that a free end of said spoiler, facing towards an A-pillar of the windscreen to be wiped, is provided with a beveled surface, seen from the windscreen to be wiped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Trico Belgium SA
    Inventor: Xavier Boland
  • Patent number: D928066
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignees: Trico Belgium SA, Volkswagen AG
    Inventor: Arthur Taillard
  • Patent number: D928067
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignees: Trico Belgium SA, Volkswagen AG
    Inventor: Arthur Taillard
  • Patent number: D933574
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignees: Trico Belgium SA, Volkswagen AG
    Inventor: Arthur Taillard
  • Patent number: D974273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: Trico Belgium, SA, Volkswagen AG
    Inventor: Arthur Taillard