Patents Assigned to Valeo Wischersysteme GmbH
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Patent number: 11104304Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper arm device (100) for cleaning a vehicle window (1), with a wiper arm head (10) that can be at least indirectly connected by means of a wiper arm rod (22) with a wiper blade (5) at a first end region with a drive shaft (12) and a second end region lying opposite the first end region, wherein the wiper arm rod (22) is pivotably mounted on the side facing the wiper arm head (10) in a first pivoting axis (20). It is provided according to the invention that a spacer device (40) is arranged on the wiper arm rod (22), and designed to hold the wiper arm rod (22) a constant distance (a) away from the vehicle window (1).Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Valeo Wischersysteme GmbHInventors: Matthias Purz, Wolfgang Scholl
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Patent number: 11091124Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper arm arrangement (100) for cleaning a vehicle window (1), with a wiper arm head (10) that can be at least indirectly connected by means of a wiper arm rod (22) with a wiper blade (5) at a first end region with a drive shaft (12) and a second end region lying opposite the first end region, wherein the wiper arm rod (22) is pivotably mounted on the side facing the wiper arm head (10) in a first pivoting axis (20). The invention provides that the wiper arm rod (22) consist of two elements (26, 28), a first element (26) connected with the wiper arm head (10) and a second element (28) that can be connected at least indirectly with the wiper blade (5), and that the two elements (26, 28) be arranged so that they can pivot relative to each other in a second pivoting axis (30), wherein the second pivoting axis (30) is arranged essentially perpendicular to the first pivoting axis.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Valeo Wischersysteme GmbHInventors: Matthias Purz, Wolfgang Scholl
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Patent number: 11027702Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper arm apparatus (10) for motor vehicles, having a wiper arm head (12), which comprises a drive lever (18), which can be connected to a drive shaft (20), whereby an intermediate lever (22) pivotally supported on the drive lever (18) cooperates with a control lever (24), which control lever (24) is arranged pivotably about a shaft (26) on the side facing away from the intermediate lever (22), and with a fastening device (30; 30a) for at least one hose (1, 2) for supplying a cleaning fluid to a wiper arm (14).Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Valeo Wischersysteme GmbHInventor: Michael Buß
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Patent number: 10710556Abstract: A wiper blade (10; 10a to 10c) with, attached to a wiper arm (1), a wiper arm side adapter (11) to which the wiper blade (10; 10a to 10c) can be interchangeably attached, with, arranged on a wiper blade (10; 10a to 10c), a wiper blade side adapter (12) which interacts with the wiper arm side adapter (11), whereby the wiper blade side adapter (12) comprises a wiper blade side adapter section (24) and, swivel -mounted on a wiper blade side adapter section (24), a wiper arm side adapter section (23; 23c) which interacts with the wiper arm side section (11), with nozzle openings arranged on the wiper blade (10; 10a to 10c) and with, arranged on the wiper arm side adapter section (23; 23c), a hydraulic plug-type connection (20; 60; 70).Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2011Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Valeo Wischersysteme GmbHInventors: Michael Schaeuble, Bruno Egner-Walter
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Publication number: 20190193685Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper arm device (100) for cleaning a vehicle window (1), with a wiper arm head (10) that can be at least indirectly connected by means of a wiper arm rod (22) with a wiper blade (5) at a first end region with a drive shaft (12) and a second end region lying opposite the first end region, wherein the wiper arm rod (22) is pivotably mounted on the side facing the wiper arm head (10) in a first pivoting axis (20). It is provided according to the invention that a spacer device (40) is arranged on the wiper arm rod (22), and designed to hold the wiper arm rod (22) a constant distance (a) away from the vehicle window (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2018Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: Valeo Wischersysteme GmbHInventors: Matthias Purz, Wolfgang Scholl
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Publication number: 20190193686Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper arm arrangement (100) for cleaning a vehicle window (1), with a wiper arm head (10) that can be at least indirectly connected by means of a wiper arm rod (22) with a wiper blade (5) at a first end region with a drive shaft (12) and a second end region lying opposite the first end region, wherein the wiper arm rod (22) is pivotably mounted on the side facing the wiper arm head (10) in a first pivoting axis (20). The invention provides that the wiper arm rod (22) consist of two elements (26, 28), a first element (26) connected with the wiper arm head (10) and a second element (28) that can be connected at least indirectly with the wiper blade (5), and that the two elements (26, 28) be arranged so that they can pivot relative to each other in a second pivoting axis (30), wherein the second pivoting axis (30) is arranged essentially perpendicular to the first pivoting axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2018Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: Valeo Wischersysteme GmbHInventors: Matthias Purz, Wolfgang Scholl
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Patent number: 10308226Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper motor (10) for the cleaning of vehicle windows, with an output element (17) rotatable about an axis (19), wherein in the output element (17) at a distance (a) the first axis (19) a bearing mount (25) is constructed for a drive lever (30) for driving a wiper shaft (11), wherein the wiper shaft (11) is pivotably mounted in a further axis (16) arranged at least substantially parallel to the axis (19) of the output element (17), and wherein the drive lever (30) is received with an extension (35) in a clamping manner in the bearing mount (25) and extends at least substantially in a plane arranged perpendicularly to the axes (16, 19). According to the invention, it is provided that the extension (35) has a fastening region (36) in the shape of a spherical segment, which cooperates with the bearing mount (25), and that the extension (35) is pivot able about a center point of the fastening region (36).Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2016Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Valeo Wischersysteme GmbHInventors: Christof Heuberger, Siegfried Stefani, Markus Stubbe
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Publication number: 20190061699Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper arm apparatus (10) for motor vehicles, having a wiper arm head (12), which comprises a drive lever (18), which can be connected to a drive shaft (20), whereby an intermediate lever (22) pivotally supported on the drive lever (18) cooperates with a control lever (24), which control lever (24) is arranged pivotably about a shaft (26) on the side facing away from the intermediate lever (22), and with a fastening device (30; 30a) for at least one hose (1, 2) for supplying a cleaning fluid to a wiper arm (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: Valeo Wischersysteme GmbHInventor: Michael Buß
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Publication number: 20180162324Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper motor (10) for the cleaning of vehicle windows, with an output element (17) rotatable about an axis (19), wherein in the output element (17) at a distance (a) the first axis (19) a bearing mount (25) is constructed for a drive lever (30) for driving a wiper shaft (11), wherein the wiper shaft (11) is pivotably mounted in a further axis (16) arranged at least substantially parallel to the axis (19) of the output element (17), and wherein the drive lever (30) is received with an extension (35) in a clamping manner in the bearing mount (25) and extends at least substantially in a plane arranged perpendicularly to the axes (16, 19). According to the invention, it is provided that the extension (35) has a fastening region (36) in the shape of a spherical segment, which cooperates with the bearing mount (25), and that the extension (35) is pivot able about a centre point of the fastening region (36).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2016Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicant: Valeo Wischersysteme GmbHInventors: Christof Heuberger, Siegfried Stefani, Markus Stubbe
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Patent number: 9991768Abstract: A windscreen wiper motor with a housing is disclosed. In the housing, an armature shaft is arranged with a commutator which cooperates with carbon elements arranged in the region of a carbon holder plate, which elements are connected in an electrically conducting manner with voltage supply lines via electrical connections, preferably in the form of carbon strands. The voltage supply lines are connected with the electrical connections via a suppression device arranged at least substantially in a suppression housing, which is connected with the carbon holder plate, and the voltage supply lines are connected with at least one plug connection element, which is able to be connected to a plug connection region of the housing with mating plug connectors on the vehicle side.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2013Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Valeo Wischersysteme GmbHInventors: Bernd Schmid, Jörg Bürkle, Siegfried Stefani, Timo Rukwid
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Patent number: 9905984Abstract: A windscreen wiper motor with a housing is disclosed. In the housing, an armature shaft with a commutator is arranged, which cooperates with carbon elements arranged in the region of a carbon holder plate in carbon holder elements, which carbon elements are connected via electrical connections, in the form of strands, in an electrically conducting manner with voltage supply lines. An electrical connection and a voltage supply line are in a fixed manner in their respective end region in respectively a clamping holder element, where the clamping holder element is part of the carbon holder element.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2013Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Valeo Wischersysteme GmbHInventors: Christof Heuberger, Siegfried Stefani, Werner Hartmann
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Patent number: 9714007Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper device (10) for vehicle windows, in particular for vehicle windscreens, with a wiper arm (11) which carries an adapter (16) on the wiper arm side, which is able to be connected with a wiper blade (20; 20a; 20b; 70) by means of an adapter element (18; 18a) on the wiper blade side, wherein the wiper blade (20; 20a; 20b; 70) has a wiper rubber (21) and at least one carrier rail (26, 27; 71) arranged in the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade (20; 20a; 20b; 70), which is arranged in operative connection with a heating arrangement (28; 28a; 72) having an electrical connection (46; 56, 57; 76). According to the invention, provision is made that the electrical connection (46; 56; 57; 76) of the heating arrangement (28; 28a; 72) is held in a sealing manner in a first plug connector body (48; 54, 55; 77).Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2011Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: Valeo Wischersysteme GmbHInventors: Michael Schaeuble, Frank Wondratschek, Bruno Egner-Walter
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Publication number: 20160052492Abstract: A wiper blade assembly for a windshield wiper. In one embodiment, the wiper blade assembly includes a connector mounted on a blade support element. The connector has a receiving portion shaped to receive a first part of the end portion of a wiper arm and further has a securing portion shaped to secure a second part of the end portion of the wiper arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: Valeo Wischersysteme GmbHInventors: Andreas FINK, Wolfgang Scholl, Gerhard Schremmer
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Publication number: 20160001746Abstract: A wiper blade for the cleaning of vehicle windows is disclosed. The wiper blade has a body which is connected with a wiper arm by a wiper blade adapter. The wiper blade adapter includes a first adapter element on the wiper-arm side and a second adapter element on the wiper-blade side, which are arranged pivotably with respect to one another in an axis. On the adapter element on the wiper-arm side a first holding arrangement is arranged for securing the wiper blade body in the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade with a flexible tongue, and with a detent element arranged on the flexible tongue for form-fitting arrangement in a mount of the wiper arm, and with a second holding arrangement, which secures the wiper blade on the wiper arm additionally in the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2014Publication date: January 7, 2016Applicant: Valeo Wischersysteme GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Scholl, Siegfried Waible
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Patent number: 9162650Abstract: A wiper blade assembly for a windshield wiper. In one embodiment, the wiper blade assembly includes a connector mounted on a blade support element. The connector has a receiving portion shaped to receive a first part of the end portion of a wiper arm and further has a securing portion shaped to secure a second part of the end portion of the wiper arm.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2012Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: VALEO WISCHERSYSTEME GmbHInventors: Andreas Fink, Wolfgang Scholl, Gerhard Schremmer
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Publication number: 20150084459Abstract: A windscreen wiper motor with a housing is disclosed. In the housing, an armature shaft is arranged with a commutator which cooperates with carbon elements arranged in the region of a carbon holder plate, which elements are connected in an electrically conducting manner with voltage supply lines via electrical connections, preferably in the form of carbon strands. The voltage supply lines are connected with the electrical connections via a suppression device arranged at least substantially in a suppression housing, which is connected with the carbon holder plate, and the voltage supply lines are connected with at least one plug connection element, which is able to be connected to a plug connection region of the housing with mating plug connectors on the vehicle side.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2013Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: VALEO WISCHERSYSTEME GMBHInventors: Bernd Schmid, Jörg Bürkle, Siegfried Stefani, Timo Rukwid
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Publication number: 20150035398Abstract: A windscreen wiper motor with a housing is disclosed. In the housing, an armature shaft with a commutator is arranged, which cooperates with carbon elements arranged in the region of a carbon holder plate in carbon holder elements, which carbon elements are connected via electrical connections, in the form of strands, in an electrically conducting manner with voltage supply lines. An electrical connection and a voltage supply line are in a fixed manner in their respective end region in respectively a clamping holder element, where the clamping holder element is part of the carbon holder element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2013Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: VALEO WISCHERSYSTEME GMBHInventors: Christof Heuberger, Siegfried Stefani, Werner Hartmann
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Publication number: 20140230174Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade (10) for the cleaning of vehicle windows, with a wiper blade body (12), which is able to be connected to a wiper arm (1) via preferably a wiper blade adapter (11) arranged approximately centrally on the wiper blade body (12), wherein the wiper blade body (12) has a wiper rubber (13) with a wiper lip (14), and wherein a receiving groove (16, 17) which is U-shaped in cross section is formed and in which a strip-shaped spring strip (18, 19) engages in the wiper rubber (13) on both longitudinal sides lying opposite each other. According to the invention, it is provided that the two spring strips (18, 19) are rigidly connected to each other by means of at least one reinforcing element (25), wherein the reinforcing element (25) engages over the wiper blade body (12) on the side facing away from the wiper lip (14) and is connected at least indirectly to the two spring strips (18, 19).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2012Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: VALEO WISCHERSYSTEME GMBHInventors: Jürgen Bommer, Michael Buss
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Publication number: 20130097801Abstract: A wiper blade (10; 10a to 10c) with, attached to a wiper arm (1), a wiper arm side adapter (11) to which the wiper blade (10; 10a to 10c) can be interchangeably attached, with, arranged on a wiper blade (10; 10a to 10c), a wiper blade side adapter (12) which interacts with the wiper arm side adapter (11), whereby the wiper blade side adapter (12) comprises a wiper blade side adapter section (24) and, swivel -mounted on a wiper blade side adapter section (24), a wiper arm side adapter section (23; 23c) which interacts with the wiper arm side section (11), with nozzle openings arranged on the wiper blade (10; 10a to 10c) and with, arranged on the wiper arm side adapter section (23; 23c), a hydraulic plug-type connection (20; 60; 70).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2011Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: VALEO WISCHERSYSTEME GMBHInventors: Michael Schaeuble, Bruno Egner-Walter
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Publication number: 20130093267Abstract: The invention relates to a drive unit (10) for a windscreen wiper device in a vehicle with a multiple-section housing (11) with a drive motor (1), more particularly connected to the housing (11), which is at least indirectly controllable by means of conductor leads (17), more particularly in the form of punched components, whereby the conductor leads (17) end in a plug connection (14) of the housing (11) via which the drive motor (1) is externally electrically powered, whereby the housing (11), at least in the housing section (12; 12a to 12c) accommodating the conductor leads (17) is designed as an injection moulded component, in which the conductor leads (17) are at least partially overmoulded with the material of the housing section (12; 12a to 12c).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2011Publication date: April 18, 2013Applicant: VALEO WISCHERSYSTEME GMBHInventors: Werner Hartmann, Christof Heuberger, Mathias Kindel, Siegfried Stefani