Patents by Inventor Dirk Herinckx
Dirk Herinckx has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9511745Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade device comprising at least one spring strip (10a-e), at least one wiper strip support (12a-e) and at least one end sealing unit (14a-e). According to the invention, the end sealing unit (14a-e) comprises at least two detent elements (16a-e, 18a-e) for fixing the spring strip (10a-e) and/or the wiper strip support (12a-e).Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2012Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Koen Bex, Helmut Depondt, Dirk Herinckx
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Patent number: 9469277Abstract: The invention relates to a wiping device, in particular a wiping device for a motor vehicle pane, comprising a retaining element (10a-10f) with at least one longitudinal guide channel (18a-18f) for guiding at least one spring element (20a-20f). According to the invention, the retaining element (10a-10f) has at least three fixing cavities (26a-26f, 28a-28f, 30a-30f, 32a) that are offset in the longitudinal direction (22a-22f) and that are provided in order to interlock with a wiper blade adapter (12a-12f).Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2012Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Koen Bex, Helmut Depondt, Dirk Herinckx
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Patent number: 9440620Abstract: The invention relates to a wiping device, in particular a wiping device for a motor vehicle pane, comprising a retaining element (10a-10c) with at least one longitudinal guide channel (18a-18c) for guiding at least one spring element (20a-20c). According to the invention, the retaining element (10a-10c) has at least one mounting code (34a-34c) that is designed to define exactly one explicit mounting position with a wiper blade adapter (12a-12c).Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2012Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Koen Bex, Helmut Depondt, Dirk Herinckx
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Patent number: 9434503Abstract: A packaging for a wiper blade includes a cuboidal folding box and an intermediate packaging for receiving the wiper blade and to be received in the folding box. The intermediate packaging can be produced by folding a planar material and has two parallel longitudinal sides for abutment against inner sides of the folding box. The intermediate packaging further includes lateral support devices to prevent the wiper blade from tipping over in the intermediate packaging.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2013Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Dirk Herinckx, Pieter Casteleyn, Ruediger Renner
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Patent number: 9387825Abstract: The invention relates to a wiping device, in particular a wiping device for a motor vehicle pane, comprising a retaining unit (10a-10e) that has a retaining element (12a-12e) with a longitudinal guide channel (14a-14e) for guiding a spring element (16a-16e), and comprising a spoiler unit (22a-22e). According to the invention, the spoiler unit (22a-22e) lies at least partially at the side of the retaining element (12a-12e) in the region of the longitudinal guide channel (14a-14e).Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2012Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Koen Bex, Helmut Depondt, Dirk Herinckx
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Patent number: 9387827Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade device comprising a wiper strip unit (12) which has a wind-deflector element (16), a wiper lip (18) and a wiper strip element (14) which comprises a longitudinal guide channel (24) for a support element (20). According to the invention, the wiper strip element (14), in a mounted state, forms an interlocking connection with the wind-deflector element (16).Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2011Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Koen Bex, Dirk Herinckx, Helmut Depondt
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Patent number: 9260085Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade adapter, in particular for a motor vehicle windshield wiper device, comprising a main body (12). According to the invention, the wiper blade adapter comprises a spraying unit (10), which is arranged on the main body (12) and designed to spray a liquid onto a motor vehicle windshield (64).Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Koen Bex, Dirk Herinckx, Helmut Depondt
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Publication number: 20160016550Abstract: An end cap device for a wiper blade (10a), having a main end cap body (12a-12d) and having at least one wiper strip fastening means (14a; 14c; 14d) which is arranged on the main end cap body (12a-12d) and is intended for fixing the main end cap body (12a-12d) in a wiper strip longitudinal direction (16a; 16c; 16d) relative to a wiper strip (18a; 18c; 18d). The at least one wiper strip fastening means (14a; 14c; 14d) is configured to be deflectable in a vertical direction (20a; 20c; 20d) for assembly with the wiper strip (18a; 18c; 18d).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Helmut Depondt, Dirk Herinckx, Koen Bex
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Publication number: 20150329086Abstract: A wiper blade device with a holding unit (10) which is provided at least for holding a wiper strip (12), and with at least one end cap (14). The holding unit (10) has at least one vertical recess (16) for receiving the end cap (14) in a vertical direction (18).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: Helmut Depondt, Dirk Herinckx, Qingyang Liu, Koen Bex
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Publication number: 20150158626Abstract: A packaging for a wiper blade comprises a cuboidal folding box and an intermediate packaging for receiving the wiper blade and to be received in the folding box. The intermediate packaging can be produced by folding a planar material and has two parallel longitudinal sides for abutment against inner sides of the folding box. The intermediate packaging further comprises lateral support devices to prevent the wiper blade from tipping over in the intermediate packaging.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2013Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Dirk Herinckx, Pieter Casteleyn, Ruediger Renner
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Publication number: 20150135463Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade adapter system with a wiper blade adapter unit (10) and at least two differently formed connecting elements (12, 14, 16), wherein, in a mounted state, the wiper blade adapter unit (10) is coupled to one of the at least two connecting elements (12, 14, 16). According to the invention, the wiper blade adapter unit (10) comprises a transmission unit (20) which is provided to release a coupling between the at least one connecting element (12, 14, 16) and the wiper blade adapter unit (10) during a detachment process.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Dirk Herinckx, Helmut Depondt, Ingo Nijs
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Publication number: 20140215746Abstract: The invention relates to a wiping device, in particular a wiping device for a motor vehicle pane, comprising a retaining element (10a-10c) with at least one longitudinal guide channel (18a-18c) for guiding at least one spring element (20a-20c). According to the invention, the retaining element (10a-10c) has at least one mounting code (34a-34c) that is designed to define exactly one explicit mounting position with a wiper blade adapter (12a-12c).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2012Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Koen Bex, Helmut Depondt, Dirk Herinckx
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Publication number: 20140189975Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade device comprising a wiper blade adapter (10) and a wiper strip unit (12). According to the invention, said wiper strip unit (12) has at least one securing recess (14) which, in at least one operating state, forms an interlocking connection with the wiper blade adapter (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2011Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Koen Bex, Dirk Herinckx, Helmut Depondt
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Publication number: 20140150200Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade adapter system comprising a wiper blade adapter (10) of a jointless wiper blade (12), said adapter being provided for coupling to a wiper arm adapter (14) of at least one first size. The wiper blade adapter system has at least one intermediate adapter (16, 18, 20) that is provided for coupling to the wiper blade adapter (10) and for coupling to a wiper arm adapter (22, 24, 26) of at least one second size.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Koen Bex, Dirk Herinckx, Helmut Depondt
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Publication number: 20140150199Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade adapter unit for connecting a wiper blade (10) to a wiper arm adapter (12), comprising a main part (16) which receives an end (14) of the wiper arm adapter (12) in particular and which has a plateau (20) on the main part lower face (18). At least one region (22, 24, 26) is provided on the main part (16), said region being designed in a flexible manner for the purpose of a shape and/or tolerance compensation. The region (22) that is flexible for the purpose of a shape and/or tolerance compensation is arranged within the plateau (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Koen Bex, Dirk Herinckx, Helmut Depondt
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Publication number: 20140143973Abstract: The invention relates to a wiping device, in particular a wiping device for a motor vehicle pane, having a retaining unit (10a-10g) with a retaining element (12a-12g), said retaining element (12a-12g) comprising a keder track (70a-70g) that is provided in order to interlockingly accommodate a wiper strip (40a-40g). According to the invention, at least one vertical wall (62a-62g, 64a-64g) of the keder track (70a-70g) forms an acute angle (32a-32g, 34a-34g) with at least one horizontal wall (66a-66g, 68a-68g) of said track (70a-70g).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Koen Bex, Helmut Depondt, Dirk Herinckx
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Publication number: 20140143972Abstract: The invention relates to a wiping device, in particular a wiping device for a motor vehicle pane, comprising a retaining unit (10a-10e) that has a retaining element (12a-12e) with a longitudinal guide channel (14a-14e) for guiding a spring element (16a-16e), and comprising a spoiler unit (22a-22e). According to the invention, the retaining element (12a-12e) has at least one fixing means (18a-18e, 20a-20e), the free end (24a-24e, 26a-26e) of which faces the longitudinal guide channel (14a-14e) and which is provided to interlock with the spoiler unit (22a-22e).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Koen Bex, Helmut Depondt, Dirk Herinckx
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Publication number: 20140137359Abstract: The invention relates to a wiping device, in particular a wiping device for a motor vehicle pane, comprising a retaining unit (10a-10e) that has a retaining element (12a-12e) with a longitudinal guide channel (14a-14e) for guiding a spring element (16a-16e), and comprising a spoiler unit (22a-22e). According to the invention, the spoiler unit (22a-22e) lies at least partially at the side of the retaining element (12a-12e) in the region of the longitudinal guide channel (14a-14e).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Koen Bex, Helmut Depondt, Dirk Herinckx
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Publication number: 20140137358Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade device comprising at least one spring strip (10a-e), at least one wiper strip support (12a-e) and at least one end sealing unit (14a-e). According to the invention, the end sealing unit (14a-e) comprises at least two detent elements (16a-e, 18a-e) for fixing the spring strip (10a-e) and/or the wiper strip support (12a-e).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Koen Bex, Helmut Depondt, Dirk Herinckx
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Publication number: 20140137360Abstract: The invention relates to a wiping device, in particular a wiping device for a motor vehicle pane, comprising a retaining element (10a-10f) with at least one longitudinal guide channel (18a-18f) for guiding at least one spring element (20a-20f). According to the invention, the retaining element (10a-10f) has at least three fixing cavities (26a-26f, 28a-28f, 30a-30f, 32a) that are offset in the longitudinal direction (22a-22f) and that are provided in order to interlock with a wiper blade adapter (12a-12f).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Koen Bex, Helmut Depondt, Dirk Herinckx