Abstract: A wiper system to apply wiper fluid to a vehicle window includes at least one wiper arm, at least one sensor, and at least one control apparatus. The sensor is configured to detect, during a wiping operation, the wiper arm in at least one defined position in a wiping area of the wiper arm, and to send a detection signal to the control apparatus.

Abstract: 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).

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wiper blade assembly including: a contact member; an elastic member for supporting the contact member; a cover member for covering the elastic member; and a coupling cover to be fastened to the elastic member. The cover member includes: a spoiler; an extended plate extended from one end of the spoiler; a first coupling protrusion located in a first predetermined position of the extended plate; and a first coupling hole located in a second predetermined position of the extended plate adjacent to the first coupling protrusion. The coupling cover includes: a second coupling hole located in an inner space thereunder and receiving the first coupling protrusion of the cover member; and a second coupling protrusion located adjacent to the second coupling hole and inserted into the first coupling hole of the cover member. The cover member can be reliably fixed to the wiper blade assembly.

Abstract: The windscreen wiper device includes a wiper element and a least one carrier element. The wiper device also includes a connecting device, which includes a base and a joint part. The joint part has a top wall that extends in a lateral direction between a pair of side walls. The joint part also has a button configuration for lockingly attaching the connecting device with at least two different types of oscillating wiper arms. The button configuration includes first and second buttons, each of which is attached with the side walls via resilient strips. The resilient strips extend directly from the side walls to the buttons. The resilient strips bias the buttons into raised positions wherein the buttons project above the top walls. The resilient strips also allow the buttons to move to a pressed position wherein a top surface of the respective button is generally flush with the top wall.

Abstract: A refillable wiper blade (36) including a refill subassembly (38) and a coupler (48) adapted for releasable attachment thereto. The refill subassembly includes a wiping element (42), an elongated spline (44) supporting the element, and a retention clip (46) operatively attached to the spline. The clip has a body (58) and an upwardly-biased cantilevered finger (60) extending from the body. The coupler has a first end (62A) shaped to receive the body of the clip, and a relief (64) defined adjacent to the first end and shaped to accommodate the finger of the clip. The refill subassembly and the coupler cooperate such that predetermined movement of the coupler with respect to the refill subassembly brings the body into engagement with the first end of the coupler such that the finger deflects downwardly until subsequent movement of the coupler along the spline releases the finger upwardly and into the relief of the coupler thereby securing the refill subassembly to the coupler.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper device (10) comprising a wiper blade adapter (12) having at least one first wiper blade adapter element (14) and at least one second wiper blade adapter element (16), which mounted such that it can pivot relative to the first wiper blade adapter element (14) in at least one mounted state, and comprising a wiper arm adapter (18), which is coupled to the second wiper blade adapter element (16) in the mounted state. According to the invention, the wiper blade adapter (12) has a security unit (20), which is provided to allow a removal of the wiper arm adapter (18) from the wiper blade adapter (12) exclusively in at least one removal pivot position of the wiper arm adapter (18) relative to the first wiper blade adapter element (14).

Abstract: Fluid distribution valve (11), particularly for a vehicle screen wash system, characterized in that it comprises a body (41) defining a duct (43) for the passage of fluid and comprising at least one fluid inlet (45) and at least one fluid outlet (47, 49), a membrane (53) housed in the duct and configured to be deformed under the action of a magnetic field between a first position of at least partial closure of the duct and a second position of at least partial opening of the duct, and means (51) for generating a magnetic field within the duct in order to cause the membrane to deform.

Abstract: An adapter (124) for attaching to an attachment member (138) of a wiper arm (114) extending to an terminal end (140) with an upper wall (142) and a pair of side walls (144) depending from the upper wall. The side walls each have an inward protrusion (146) and a U-shaped cutout (148) formed at the end defining upper (150) and lower cutout (152) edges. The upper wall has an aperture (156). The adapter has a body (158) with first (160) and second (162) ends. A stop (164) formed at the first end abuts the attachment member end. A slot (166) formed at the second end receives one of the protrusions. A resilient finger (168) attached to the body has a tooth (170) engaging the aperture to prevent longitudinal movement between the attachment member and adapter. A brace (172) formed at the first end is received in one of the cutouts when the tooth engages the aperture. The brace at least partially abuts the lower cutout edge and remains spaced from the upper cutout edge.

Abstract: The invention proposes an adapter (26) which is delimited by two external lateral faces and which is shaped so as to be mounted in a cap (28) of reverse U-shaped section, comprising a pair of front locking lugs (44a, 44b) which cooperate with the associated notches (59a, 59b) of the adapter (26) in order to fix the cap (28) to the adapter (26) in a dismantlable manner, each of the lateral faces (29a, 29b) of the body (25) of the adapter (26) comprising a front locking notch (59a, 59b), each thereof being capable of receiving an associated front locking lug (44a, 44b) of the cap (28), and the body (25) of the adapter (26) comprising rear locking notches which are arranged at one end of a resilient branch (62a, 62b) of the adapter.

Abstract: An adapter (2) intended to link a wiper blade (1) to a driving arm (3) of a vehicle wiping system, the adapter (2) comprising a head (11) and a body (12) held together by means of an attachment device (80), the head (11) having a U-shaped cross section formed from at least one top wall (11a) from which at least two side walls (11b) extend, the body (12) having a U-shaped cross section formed from at least one top panel (12a) from which at least two side walls extend (12b), the U-shaped cross section of the head (11) delimiting an inner space (38) configured to at least partially receive the body (12), characterized in that the adapter (2) comprises at least one guide member for guiding the head (11) relative to the body (12).

Abstract: A wiper assembly (100) is provided, comprising a wiper arm (110), a wiper blade (120), and a coupling device (130) configured to enable connection of the wiper blade (120) to the wiper arm (110), wherein the coupling device (130) comprises a first part (140) being connected to one of said wiper arm (110) or said wiper blade (120), and a second part (150) being connected to the other one of said wiper arm (110) or said wiper blade (120).

Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper connector assembly (10) for a vehicle (1), comprising a wiper blade connector part (12) and a wiper arm connector part (14), wherein one of the wiper arm connector part and the wiper blade connector part is a male connector (22) and the other one a female connector (24) for connecting the wiper blade connector part to the wiper arm connector part, wherein the male connector (22) has a biased protrusion (15) extending from an exterior (23) of the male connector in a radial direction (R) of the male connector and having a visual indicator portion (16), said male connector further comprising a user-operable arm (18) configured to cooperate with the biased protrusion and having a tab portion (19) reachable by a user from an outside of the male connector; the female connector (24) defines an interior surface (25) and comprises a groove (40) disposed on the interior surface, said groove defining a path (41) for the biased protrusion of the male connector and having a groove end (45)

Abstract: A variable curvature wiper comprises a wiper arm with a first and second distal ends. The first distal end is pivotally supported on a pivot post. A flexible wiper blade has a first end, a second end and a mounting hub. The mounting hub is pivotally attached to the second distal end of the wiper arm. A first push rod includes a first end attached to the first end of the wiper blade and a second end attached to a push rod pivot point. The push rod pivot point is spaced from the pivot post axis. Pivotal motion of the wiper arm about the pivot post axis in a first direction causes the first push rod to push against the first end and flex the wiper blade. Pivotal motion of the wiper arm about the pivot post axis in a second direction causes the first push rod to pull the first end of the wiper blade back toward a flat position.

Abstract: A wiping system for a motor vehicle having a blade configured to move in linear translation over a window and in a direction parallel to two opposite sides of this window, is disclosed. The wiping system also includes a first rail and a second rail which are arranged at the sides of the window, the rails having a curvature to espouse the shape of the window and for housing a first runner and a second runner which are respectively connected to first and second ends of the blade, and a first drive motor and a second drive motor arranged respectively at the first rail and at the second rail to drive the first and second runner via a first coupling mechanism and second coupling mechanism, the first and second drive motors being operated by a control unit configured to synchronize movements of the first and second runners.

Abstract: Disclosed is an adapter assembly coupled to a clamp of the center of a wiper, configured by providing an arm-coupling adapter of which the lower part is coupled to a center base cover by a hinge so as to allow the adapter to freely rotate at a predetermined angle, the upper part has a hook arm assembling part, which enables a hook arm bent in a hook shape to be fit-assembled thereto, and the center part has an arm pin assembling groove penetrated in the longitudinal direction; and additionally assembling, at the rear side of the arm-coupling adapter, a rear top clip member for covering a portion of the rear of the adapter and, simultaneously, uniformly pressing the upper part of the arm when the hook arm or a side lock arm is coupled, such that the clip member prevents separation and ensures stable positioning.

Abstract: Windscreen wiper device for windscreens with variable curvature, comprising a secondary shaft rotating about its secondary axis between starting and final secondary positions, and a primary shaft on which the wiper blade arm is mounted rotating in an alternating manner about its own primary axis between starting and final primary positions. The primary shaft is mounted in the secondary shaft, such that their corresponding axes form a first acute angle (?) with respect to one another. The device further comprises a delay device kinematically connecting the driving means with the secondary shaft to cause rotation in the secondary shaft such that when the primary shaft has performed 50% of the rotation between the starting primary position and the final primary position, the secondary shaft has performed between 0% and 30% of the rotation between the starting secondary position and said final secondary position.

Abstract: Provided is a wiper blade rubber which exhibits high adhesion to glass surfaces, excellent friction performance and excellent wiping performance, while being free from the occurrence of a bulge (blister) in a coating layer due to bleeding from a rubber substrate or blooming. A wiper blade rubber which has a lip part obtained by forming a coating layer on a rubber substrate by spray coating, and which is characterized in that: the coating layer is composed of a portion (A) that covers the rubber substrate and portions (B) that do not cover the rubber substrate; the portions (B) are a plurality of pores which are uniformly dispersed in the entire area of the coating layer and have diameters of 10 to 40 ?m; and the ratio of the total area of portion (A) that covers the rubber substrate to the total area of the portions (B) that do not cover the rubber substrate is from 40:60 to 60:40.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper device comprising a wiper blade adapter (10), which comprises at least one coupling unit (12) provided to produce a connection with at least two different wiper arm adapters (14, 16, 18, 20, 22), and at least one external unit (24) and at least one internal unit (26) which is at least partially embraced by the outer unit (24), which jointly delimit at least partially a receiving space (28) for the wiper arm adapters (14, 16, 18, 20, 22) and which are arranged at least substantially immovably relative to one another.

Abstract: The invention discloses a wiper bracket and a wiper. The wiper bracket comprises a main bracket, at least one first sub-bracket and a connecting device. The connecting device contains a baffle located at the bottom of the first sub-bracket and the main bracket, with one end fixed at the main bracket or the first sub-bracket, and the other end being a free end. The free end is located on the bracket opposite to the fixed end of the baffle. A side of the first sub-bracket is pivotally connected to the main bracket by a pivotal shaft. A spring is disposed between the main bracket and the first sub-bracket, and located at an upper portion of the baffle. The compression resilience of the spring applies downwardly curved preload to the first sub-bracket.

Abstract: The invention concerns a rear view system (1) of a motor vehicle comprising:—an optical image capturing sensor (3),—a protective support (5) comprising a transparent and flat protective screen (7), the optical sensor (3) being installed on the protective support (5) in such a way as to point through said protective screen (7), and—a scraper blade (9) for cleaning the protective screen (7) disposed on the face of the protective screen (7) opposite that of the optical sensor (3) side, characterised in that it further comprises an electromagnetic actuation device (11) for actuating said scraper blade (9) in translation on the protective screen (7).