Patents by Inventor Peter De Block

Peter De Block 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).

  • Patent number: 6944905
    Abstract: A wiper blade for cleaning motor vehicles is proposed, which is provided with a band-like, elongated, spring-elastic support element (12). The lower band surface (13) of the support element (12) oriented toward the window (22) has an elongated, rubber-elastic wiper strip (14), which can be placed against the window (22), disposed on it so that the longitudinal axes of these two parts are parallel and the upper band surface (11) of the support element (12) has a wind deflection strip (42) disposed on it, which extends in the longitudinal direction of the support element, is provided with an attack surface (54) oriented toward the main flow of the relative wind, and is comprised of an elastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Peter De Block, Peter Wijnants
  • Patent number: 6910244
    Abstract: A wiper system is proposed, which is used to clean windows, in particular of motor vehicles. The wiper system has a driven wiper arm (12), guided on the motor vehicle and movable between two turning points, on whose free end (14), a pivot bolt (36) retained thereon is disposed, whose pivot axis (38) extends transversely to the longitudinal axis of the wiper arm, essentially in the direction of motion (double arrow 22) of the wiper arm (12), on which pivot bolt a wiper blade (16) is supported that can be pivoted about the pivot axis (38) and pressed against the window (28), and the wiper system has means for securing the wiper blade to the pivot bolt, which means have stop faces (78), (86) disposed on the wiper blade transversely to the pivot axis and spaced apart from one another and pointing away from one another, which fittingly engage between securing faces (80, 81), facing one another, of the wiper arm (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Peter De Block, Frans Breesch, Peter Wijnants
  • Patent number: 6904639
    Abstract: A wiper blade is proposed, which is used for cleaning windows, particularly of motor vehicles. The wiper blade (10) has an elongated, rubber-elastic wiper strip (14), which can be placed against the window (22) and is connected in a longitudinally parallel fashion to an elongated, spring-elastic support element (12), which has a connecting device (16) for a wiper arm (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jan Dietrich, Christian Wilms, Julius Mazurkiewicz, Paul Criel, Peter De Block, Peter Wijnants
  • Patent number: 6836926
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade for windshields, especially automobile windshields, comprising at least one support element, a support element (12), a wiper strip (14) and connecting means (16) for a wiper arm (18). The support element (12) is a long flat rod to which the wiper strip (14) and the connecting means (16) are fixed. According to the invention, the flat rod has a cross-sectional profile (40), whereby Fwf*L2/48*E*Izz<0.009 when Fwf is the pressure force exerted on the wiper blade or the pressure force for which the wiper blade was originally intended, L represents the length of the wiper blade, E stands for the elasticity module of the flat rod material and Izz is the moment of inertia of the cross-sectional profile around the z axis (perpendicular to an s axis associated with the flat rod and perpendicular to the y axis).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Peter De Block
  • Patent number: 6836927
    Abstract: A wiper blade (10) for windows, in particular of motor vehicles, is proposed that is equipped with a long, rubber-elastic wiper strip (14) that can be placed against the window (22), that is situated parallel to the longitudinal axis on a long, spring-elastic carrier element (12) to which a component (16) belonging to a device for attaching the wiper blade (10) to a driven wiper arm (18) is directly connected, whereby the carrier element (12) has springs (28, 30) designed in the shape of a strap lying in front of the window (22) in a plane that is basically parallel to the window, the bottom surfaces of the strap (13) of which face the window, the inner, adjacent longitudinal edges (32) of which have a distance between them and plunge individually into longitudinal grooves (54, 56) assigned to each longitudinal edge and open toward the longitudinal side of the wiper strip, and that are connected to each other by way of at least two transverse ribs (36) situated in the longitudinal direction with distance betw
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Peter De Block, Peter Wijnants
  • Publication number: 20040211021
    Abstract: A device is proposed which is used to detachably connect a wiper blade (12) to clean windows, particularly of motor vehicles, to a driven wiper arm (10) featuring a wiper blade holder (50 or 150), whereby the wiper blade (12) that can be placed on the window (20) with a long-stretched-out, rubber elastic wiper strip (18) features a band-like, long-stretched-out elastic supporting element (16) that is curved in the longitudinal direction over its band surfaces (15, 17) on whose lower, concave band surface (17) the wiper strip (18) is arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis. On the outer convex band surface (15) of the supporting element (16) sits a connecting element (26), which features two parallel wall surfaces (36) that are aligned in a vertical plane on the band surface and extend in the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade and that a pivot pin (42) projects from each wall surface, whereby the longitudinal axes of the two pivot pins are aligned with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Matthias Weber, Harald Rapp, Godelieve Kraemer, Juergen Mayer, Wolfgang Leutsch, Michel Baseotto, Dirk Herinckx, Peter De Block, Hubert Verelst, Philippe Holsbeekx, Frans Breesch, Eric Windmolders, Christian Wilms, Inigo Opt Roodt, Hans Beelen, Robert Vertongen, Johnny Geling
  • Patent number: 6782581
    Abstract: A wiper system has a driveable wiper arm (20) guided at one end on the motor vehicle. A long-straggling wiper blade (12) capable of being placed against the window (16) with a wiper strip (22) is detachably hinge-mounted via a connection device (18) that has a pivot bolt (24) on the arm side. The axis of articulation of the pivot bolt extends substantially transversely to the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade in the working direction of the wiper system. The system includes a coupling part (26) on the wiper-blade side in a center section of the wiper blade (12) on its side opposite from the window (16) having a bore-like bearing receptacle for a pivot bolt (24). The bearing receptacle is provided with a bottleneck (94) capable of being expanded elastically to the diameter (92) of the pivot bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Peter De Block
  • Publication number: 20040025280
    Abstract: A wiper blade is proposed for cleaning windows, especially of motor vehicles, is proposed, which is provided with an elongated, rubber-elastic wiper strip that can be placed against the window, which wiper strip is disposed on the lower band face (13), oriented toward the window, of a bandlike-elongated support element (12) made from a spring-elastic steel, on whose other, upper band face (11) facing away from the middle, particularly in the middle portion of the support element, a device (15) for connecting the wiper blade to the free end, urged toward the window, of a driven wiper arm (16) guided on the motor vehicle is welded. It has proved particularly advantageous, in view of the demands made of the support element, if the support element is made from an alloyed quenched and tempered steel, which has the following alloy components: carbon (C), 0.18% to 0.36%; silicon (Si), 0.40% to 0.50 %; manganese (Mn), 1.10 % to 1.80%; phosphorus (P), 0.015% to 0.035%; and sulfur (S), 0.035% to 0.04%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Otto Krickau, Peter De Block
  • Patent number: 6675432
    Abstract: A device is proposed, which is for pivotally connecting a wiper blade (10) for motor vehicle windows to a wiper arm (12) that is guided on the motor vehicle and can be moved back and forth between reversing positions. On its free end section, the wiper arm (12) is provided with a pivot bolt (16) extending essentially in the movement direction (double arrow 18) for connecting the wiper blade, which can be placed with an elongated, rubber elastic wiper strip (20) against the window (24), wherein the elongated wiper blade (10) has a pivot bolt bearing (48) and a structure for securing the wiper blade to the pivot bolt (16) guided in the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Peter De Block
  • Patent number: 6651339
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a bandlike-elongated, spring-elastic element (12) for supporting a rubber-elastic wiper strip (22) of a windshield wiper for vehicles, which element has two spring rails (26, 28), located with a spacing (24) from one another and essentially parallel to one another, which at least on both of their end portions are solidly joined together by transverse ribs (30) that are disposed on the one band face (14) of the spring rails and that span the spacing (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Julius Mazurkiewicz, Paul Criel, Peter De Block, Peter Wijnants
  • Patent number: 6634056
    Abstract: A wiper apparatus is proposed, which serves to clean windows of motor vehicles. The wiper apparatus (10) has a driven wiper arm (12) guided on one end on the motor vehicle, on the free end (11) of which arm an elongated wiper blade (14) that can be pressed with a wiper strip (18) against the window (20) is separably pivotably connected via a connection device (16), which on the side toward the arm has a pivot bolt (40) whose hinge axis extends essentially transversely to the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade (14) and which toward the wiper blade, in a middle portion of the wiper blade on its side remote from the window, has a coupling part (34) with a bearing recess (54) for the pivot bolt (40), which can be introduced into the bearing recess (54) via a mounting channel (48), and the insertion opening (52) of the mounting channel is disposed on the side of the coupling part (34) remote from the window (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Peter De Block
  • Patent number: 6634055
    Abstract: In a device for pivotally connecting a wiper blade for motor vehicle windows to a wiper arm, coupling elements on a part of the wiper arm are comprised of support bores disposed in already existing side walls of the wiper arm, and a connection between the wiper arm and wiper blade is performed by loose, reusable securing elements which on the one hand, can grasp edge strips of reusable longitudinal strips that are part of the likewise existing support element and on the other hand, are supported with their pivot pins in the support bores of the wiper arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Peter De Block
  • Patent number: 6625842
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper apparatus (10) for motor vehicle windows, having a driven wiper arm (12), guided on one end on the motor vehicle, to the free end of which arm an elongated wiper blade (14) that can be pressed with a wiper strip (18) against the window is separably connected via a connection device (16) which toward the arm has a pivot bolt (40), whose hinge axis extends substantially transversely to the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade (14) in the working direction (double-headed arrow 42) of the wiper apparatus (10) and which on the side toward the wiper blade, in a middle portion of the wiper blade (14) on its side remote from the window (20), has a coupling part (34) with a bearing recess (48) for the pivot bolt (40), which can be introduced into the recess (48) via a mounting channel (60) that opens the bearing recess toward the side remote from the window (20), wherein the wiper blade (14) is provided with securing means, which are movable between a mounting position and a locki
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Peter De Block
  • Publication number: 20030163885
    Abstract: A wiper system is proposed, which is used to clean windows, in particular of motor vehicles. The wiper system has a driven wiper arm (12), guided on the motor vehicle and movable between two turning points, on whose free end (14), a pivot bolt (36) retained thereon is disposed, whose pivot axis (38) extends transversely to the longitudinal axis of the wiper arm, essentially in the direction of motion (double arrow 22) of the wiper arm (12), on which pivot bolt a wiper blade (16) is supported that can be pivoted about the pivot axis (38) and pressed against the window (28), and the wiper system has means for securing the wiper blade to the pivot bolt, which means have stop faces (78), (86) disposed on the wiper blade transversely to the pivot axis and spaced apart from one another and pointing away from one another, which fittingly engage between securing faces (80, 81), facing one another, of the wiper arm (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Peter De Block, Frans Breesch
  • Patent number: 6611988
    Abstract: A wiper blade is proposed, which is used for cleaning motor vehicle windows or glass. The wiper blade (10) is provided with an elongated, rubber-elastic wiper strip (16) that can be pressed against the window or glass (24) and that is disposed, parallel to the longitudinal axis, on one band face (14) of a bandlike-elongated, spring-elastic support element (12), and a coupling part (20) connected to the center portion of the support element is seated on the other band face (18) of the support element and has one hinge half (36), whose hinge axis (52) is oriented transversely to the length of the wiper blade (10). An improvement in wiper blade mounting and in the securing of the mounted wiper blade to a wiper arm provided with a hinge bolt is attained, if both this hinge half and the coupling means of the wiper blade are formed by a bearing recess (36) in the coupling part (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Peter De Block
  • Patent number: 6553607
    Abstract: A wiper apparatus for motor vehicle windshields is proposed, said apparatus being provided with a driven wiper arm located on the motor vehicle body and movable between reversing positions, on whose free end is fixed one side of a joint pin whose axis extends transverse to the longitudinal axis of the wiper arm and essentially in the direction of movement of the wiper arm. On the joint pin is lodged a wiper blade capable of swinging about the joint axis, the wiper apparatus having means for securing the wiper blade on the joint pin. A particularly cost-effective wiper apparatus is obtained when the securing means for the wiper blade are disposed on the wiper arm and on the side of the wiper blade facing away from said arm cooperate with a stop located on the wiper blade side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Peter De Block
  • Publication number: 20030074762
    Abstract: A wiper system, in particular for motor vehicle windows, having a driveable wiper arm (20) guided at one end on the motor vehicle, on the exposed end (21) of which a long-straggling wiper blade (12) capable of being placed against the window (16) with a wiper strip (22) is detachably hinge-mounted via a connection device (18) that has a pivot bolt (24) on the arm side, the axis of articulation of which extends substantially transversely to the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade in the working direction (double arrow 88) of the wiper system, and that has a coupling part (26) on the wiper-blade side in a center section of the wiper blade (12) on its side opposite from the window (16), which said coupling part has a bore-like bearing receptacle for a pivot bolt (24), whereby the bearing receptacle is open-edged along its cylindrical surface over a pass-through channel (70) for the pivot bolt (24) pointing in the direction of the bore axis, and said bearing receptacle is provided with a bottleneck (94) cap
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventor: Peter De Block
  • Patent number: 6505377
    Abstract: A wiper arm of a windshield wiper has a driven fastening part which is pivotably connected to a joint part, the joint part is rigidly joined by a wiper rod (18, 62), at least one of the parts of the wiper arm is shaped from sheet metal, at least one of the parts formed from sheet metal has at least one region with a plurality of material layers folded up onto one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Wilfried Merkel, Peter De Block, Roger Daenen
  • Publication number: 20020148063
    Abstract: A wiper blade (10) for windows, in particular of motor vehicles, is proposed that is equipped with a long, rubber-elastic wiper strip (14) that can be placed against the window (22), that is situated parallel to the longitudinal axis on a long, spring-elastic carrier element (12) to which a component (16) belonging to a device for attaching the wiper blade (10) to a driven wiper arm (18) is directly connected, whereby the carrier element (12) has springs (28, 30) designed in the shape of a strap lying in front of the window (22) in a plane that is basically parallel to the window, the bottom surfaces of the strap (13) of which face the window, the inner, adjacent longitudinal edges (32) of which have a distance between them and plunge individually into longitudinal grooves (54, 56) assigned to each longitudinal edge and open toward the longitudinal side of the wiper strip, and that are connected to each other by way of at least two transverse ribs (36) situated in the longitudinal direction with distance betw
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Peter De Block, Peter Wijnants
  • Publication number: 20020148064
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade for cleaning panes, especially for cleaning the panes of a motor vehicle. The inventive wiper blade (10) comprises an elongated, rubber-elastic wiper strip (14) that is placed against the pane (22) and that is mounted on an elongated elastic support element (12) so that its longitudinal axis is parallel thereto, a device (16) for connecting the wiper blade to a driven wiper arm (18) being directly linked with said support element. The support element (12) comprises two strip-like spring bars (28, 30) that are disposed in a plane in front of the pane and substantially parallel thereto. The lower strip surfaces (13) of the spring bars face the pane, and the adjacent inner longitudinal edges (48) thereof, at a distance (34) to one another, dip into a longitudinal groove (54, 56 or 106) that is associated with every longitudinal edge and that is open towards the longitudinal face of the wiper strip (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Jan Dietrich, Christian Wilms, Julius Mazurkiewicz, Paul Criel, Peter De Block, Peter Wijnants