Wind Deflecting Means Patents (Class 15/250.201)
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Patent number: 9845075Abstract: A windscreen wiper device of the flat blade type, comprising a carrier element, as well as a wiper blade of a flexible material, wherein the 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 the connecting device is connected to the flexible material of the wiper blade by at least one pin of a first type and/or at least one pin of a second type, and wherein at least one of the pins is movable from a first position, wherein the pin in a premounted position is fixed to the connecting device, into a second position, and wherein the pin in a mounted position as a single constructional element is interconnecting the connecting device and the flexible material of the wiper blade.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2011Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: Federal-Mogul S.A.Inventor: Olivier Boulanger
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Patent number: 9827952Abstract: A windshield wiper arm is provided on an outside of an aircraft and positioned to directly engage an air flow while the aircraft is traveling. The wiper arm includes an arm portion coupled to the aircraft and having an arm exterior surface, the arm portion extending along an arm axis and defining an arm length. A bead extends outwardly from the arm exterior surface and defines a bead exterior surface, the bead being sized sufficiently to engage a boundary layer of the air flow. A wiper blade is coupled to the arm portion. The bead prevents separation of the boundary layer from the arm exterior surface, thereby to attenuate shedding of vortices and associated vibrations and noise.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Philippe R. Spalart, Gail M. Barker, Brandon L. Bertolucci
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Patent number: 9821772Abstract: 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 a longitudinal strip of the carrier element is disposed, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for an oscillating wiper arm, as well as a spoiler, characterized in that the spoiler is movable from a first position, wherein the spoiler has an symmetric profile, seen in cross-section of the wiper blade, in the absence of a wind load thereon, into a second position, wherein the spoiler has a asymmetric profile, seen in cross-section of the wiper blade, in the presence of a wind load thereon.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2009Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Federal-Mogul S.A.Inventor: Xavier Boland
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Patent number: 9809200Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 1, 2012Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Koen Bex, Helmut Depondt, Dirk Herinckx
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Patent number: 9802576Abstract: The invention relates to an end piece (11) of a windshield wiper comprising at least one wiper blade (1). Said end piece (11) has a first part (12) and a second part (13) which are connected to each other by a removable attachment means, and a blocking means (28) for preventing the wiper blade (1) from moving relative to the end piece (11), said blocking means (28) comprising a securing device (33) and an actuating element (51). The securing device (33) is designed to pinch the wiper blade (1) and is subject to a force exerted by the actuating element (51). The end piece is for use in motor vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2012Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventor: Philippe Espinasse
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Patent number: 9758132Abstract: The invention relates to a wiping device, in particular a wiping device for a motor vehicle pane, comprising a spoiler unit (22a-22p). According to the invention, said spoiler unit (22a-22p) is produced in a co-extrusion process.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2012Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Koen Bex, Helmut Depondt, Dirk Herinckx
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Patent number: 9751499Abstract: Provided is a wiper blade wherein: a pair of accommodation sections (31d) are disposed so as to sandwich therebetween a holding section (31a) that holds a main body section (21); a vertebra (31e) is accommodated in each of the accommodation sections (31d); an arm connection member (40) to which a wiper arm is connected is fixed to each vertebra (31e); a rubber pressing section (31f) that presses the main body section (21) towards a front glass is disposed in a section of the holding section (31a) that faces the front glass; and a holder pressing section (31g) that presses a holder member (30) towards the front glass by the elastic force of each vertebra (31e) is disposed in the section of each accommodation section (31d) that faces the front glass, further on the front glass side than the rubber pressing section (31f).Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2011Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignees: MITSUBA CORPORATION, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaru Fujiwara, Hiroyuki Sase, Kouji Okabe, Hisaaki Naruse, Hiroyuki Ikeno, Akira Takayama, Naomi Sase
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Patent number: 9714008Abstract: A flat wiper blade may be provided that includes: a wiper strip 10 which wipes the wiping surface; a seating part 100 including a first fitting protrusion 134 and a catching portion 135; a guide spring 30 which supports the wiper strip 10, to which the seating part 100 is coupled in an attachable and removable manner and which includes a first fitting recess 34 allowing the first fitting protrusion 134 to be inserted into a central portion 32 of the guide spring 30; and a first and a second spoiler 41 and 42 which are coupled to the guide spring 300. The catching portion 135 is caught by the first fitting recess 34.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2014Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: KBWS CORPORATIONInventors: Jae-Hyuck An, Jin-Wan Park
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Patent number: 9714005Abstract: The invention proposes a wind deflector unit, more particularly a wiper arm wind deflector unit, having at least one wind deflector element (112a, 112b; 212a, 212b; 312a, 312b), having at least one first coupling unit (114a, 114b; 214a, 214b; 314a, 314b) which in an installed condition is designed to be connected to a wiper stem (116; 216; 316) of a wiper arm (118; 218; 318), and having at least one second coupling unit (120a, 120b; 220a, 220b; 320a, 320b) which in an installed condition is designed to receive a wiper fluid duct (122; 222; 322).Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2014Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Waldemar Ernst, Godelieve Kraemer
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Patent number: 9701283Abstract: A wiper blade assembly including a contact member, an elastic member which supports the contact member, a cover member which covers the elastic member, a coupling cover which covers the elastic member and has a housing portion, and an adapter which can be inserted into or removed from the housing portion of the coupling cover. The coupling cover has a first coupling portion located on a side of the housing portion, and the adapter has a second coupling portion located on a side thereof. The second coupling portion includes a pressure structure and a coupling structure separated from the pressure structure by a predetermined distance. The first coupling portion is coupled to the coupling structure. A structure for coupling the adapter to the coupling cover and a structure for separating the adapter from the coupling cover are provided separately. The adapter can be easily separated from the coupling cover.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: CAP CorporationInventors: Sang Cheol Lee, Seung Chul Hyun
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Patent number: 9682687Abstract: The invention is based on a wiper blade device having an adapter element (14) that can be fixedly connected to a main component (10) of a wiper blade (11; 12; 13), said adapter element (14) comprising at least two side walls (16, 18) facing one another, which at least partially delimit a receiving region (20) for at least one part of at least one holding element (21; 22; 23) for a wiper arm (24; 26; 28). The invention states that at least one of the side walls (16, 18) has at least one recess (34, 36), formed as a bearing opening (30, 32), for a bearing element (38; 40).Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2012Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventor: Peter Saevels
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Patent number: 9669804Abstract: An assembly including a windscreen wiper and a connector between the windscreen wiper and a drive arm, the wiper extending in a longitudinal direction, and the connector is capable of being installed in a free end of the drive arm and further includes an attachment element permanently fixed to the wiper, and an installation element pivotally mounted onto the attachment element. The installation element includes elastically deformable locking means with a portion that is capable of ensuring locking in the longitudinal direction of the connector in an installed position thereof in the free end of the arm. The locking means includes a tab that extends in the longitudinal direction of the wiper. The attachment element is configured to restrict the ability of the tab to pivot.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2014Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Jean-Claude Thienard, Frédéric Boussicot
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Patent number: 9630592Abstract: The invention relates to a wiping device, in particular a wiping device for a motor vehicle pane, comprising a spring element (16a-16g), a retaining unit (10a-10g) that has a retaining element (12a-12g) with a longitudinal guide channel (14a-14g) for guiding the spring element (16a-16g), and comprising a spoiler unit (22a-22g). According to the invention, the spoiler unit (22a-22g) has at least one supporting rib (72a-72g, 74a-74g) that extends from an inner contour of the spoiler (22a-22g) in the form of a projection and that is provided in order to transmit the downforces that occur from the spoiler (22a-22g) to the retaining unit (10a-10g).Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2012Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Koen Bex, Helmut Depondt, Dirk Herinckx
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Patent number: 9522653Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle wiper device, comprising: a blade assembly which includes at its lower side a blade and a body spring and to which a clamp mounting plate is coupled wherein at the clamp mounting plate, there is formed at least hooking protrusion in both directions at the intermediate portion of the blade; and an adapter which is detachably coupled to the clamp mounting plate of the blade assembly, wherein the adapter comprises a fixing hook at one side of a rear portion of the lower side, and a support shoulder at a front portion of the lower side, by means of which the adapter is detachably secured to the clamp mounting plate by means of an upper and lower portion pressing way.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: CAP CORPORATIONInventors: Kyoung Joon Song, Young Gu Kang
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Patent number: 9511746Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade (10) designed as a flat bar with a wiper strip (12) which is held by a spring-elastic strip support element (14) that is pre-curved in a concave manner with respect to a wiper lip (16) of the wiper strip (12). One or more spoiler parts (22, 23) are attached to the support element (14) face facing away from the wiper lip (16) by means of guiding profiles (30) which cover the support element (14) from the outer longitudinal faces and project to a certain extent with respect to the outflow side (26) of the spoiler part (22, 23) and which form a groove (31) with said outflow side. A connecting element (18, 64) is fixed in the central region of the wiper blade (10) for connecting a wiper arm in an articulated manner. According to the invention, the guiding profile (30) on the outflow side (26) has a guiding ridge (32, 34, 40) on the guiding profile longitudinal face pointing outwards.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2011Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Hervé Bratec, Guido Tuyls, Johan Camps, Christian Wilms
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Patent number: 9499130Abstract: The invention relates to a windshield wiper blade for a vehicle, particularly an automobile, comprising a scraper blade (1), a body (2) to which said scraper blade (1) is attached, and a spoiler (3) extending from said body and having an aerodynamic profile between a leading edge and a trailing edge, the boundary of the wiper blade between the body (2) and the spoiler (3) being defined by a horizontal surface extending through the leading edge of said profile, characterized in that said spoiler extends horizontally in the downstream direction beyond an optionally abstract portion defined so as to constitute the mirror image, relative to a vertical plane extending through a lower end of the scraper blade (1), of the portion of the body that is located upstream of said same vertical plane.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2012Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Philippe Billot, Franck Cathala, Grégory Villemin
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Patent number: 9469276Abstract: A windscreen wiper device for cleaning a windshield of a vehicle is provided. The windscreen wiper device includes a wiper strip of a flexible material for sealing against the windshield to drive rain, snow, ice and other elements away therefrom. The windscreen wiper device also includes at least one carrier element extending between opposite and, at a minimum, downwardly curved end portions and in engagement with the wiper strip to bias it into a predetermined configuration. A frame structure includes a plurality of claws in engagement with the carrier elements between the end portions. The frame structure also includes a pair of end caps that are pivotably coupled to at least an adjacent portion of the frame structure and engage the end portions of the carrier elements.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2012Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: Federal-Mogul CorporationInventors: Michael Oslizlo, Dennis E. Cox
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Patent number: 9457768Abstract: A windshield wiper blade cover and a wiper blade having same. The windshield wiper blade cover being capable of being disposed on the top side of a beam of a wiper blade, and comprising two longitudinal sides, two outer ends and a top surface, where the top surface of the cover has a base portion having a height and a raised portion having a height, the height of the raised portion is greater than the height of the base portion, and the height of the raised portion gradually decreases as the raised portion approaches the outer ends of the cover. The wiper blade comprising a cover as described above, a beam having two ends, two longitudinal sides, a top side and a bottom side, a central bridge disposed on the top side of the beam, a wiper strip disposed on the bottom side of the beam, and the cover disposed on the top side of the beam.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2012Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Pylon Manufacturing Corp.Inventors: Vambi Raymundo Tolentino, Robert Peter Peers
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Patent number: 9457769Abstract: A fin part (21e) is provided on a side opposite to a wiping surface side of a rubber holder (21) to press a blade rubber (22) toward the wiping surface side by receiving a wind (W) flowing along a moving car, and covering parts (23) protrude from both lengthwise ends of the blade rubber (22) toward the wiping surface side so as to partially cover lateral parts of the blade rubber (22). Owing to the fin part (21e), liftoff of a wiper blade (20) can be prevented. A wind (W) flowing from the front side to the rear side at an end part of a swing center side of the blade rubber (22) can be rectified by the covering part (23), and the wind (W) can flow along the rear side of the wiper blade (20) in the length direction of the wiper blade (20).Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignees: Mitsuba Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaru Fujiwara, Kenichi Imoto, Ryu Ikezawa, Hiroyuki Sase, Kouji Okabe, Hisaaki Naruse, Hiroyuki Ikeno, Akira Takayama, Naomi Sase
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Patent number: 9434353Abstract: A flat wiper blade may be provided that includes: a wiper strip 10 which wipes a wiping surface; a guide spring 30 which supports the wiper strip 10; a first spoiler 41 and a second spoiler 42 which are coupled to the guide spring 30 and include at least one catching part 45; and a seating part 100 which is coupled to the guide spring 30 in an attachable and removable manner. The seating part 100 includes at least one catching recess 145 which corresponds to the catching part 45. The catching recess 145 is coupled to the catching part 45. When a curvature is formed in the flat wiper blade, the first and second spoilers 41 and 42 become farther away from the seating part 100 in the longitudinal direction thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: KBWS CorporationInventors: Jae-Hyuck An, Jin-Wan Park
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Patent number: 9393934Abstract: A windscreen wiper arm, particularly for automobiles, has a mounting head mountable on a drive shaft and an arm member pivotally connected to the mounting head by means of a pivot pin, wherein the arm member has a substantially U-shaped cross-section near the pivot pin comprising two side walls, wherein a part of the mounting head extends between the side walls and beyond the pivot pin, wherein the part is provided with opposite abutting surfaces for abutting against the side walls of the arm member; structure is provided on the mounting head and the arm member for limiting a pivot angle of the arm member, in the form of at least one guiding groove on one of the abutting surfaces of the part of the mounting head, as well as at least one outwardly extending finger on the arm member cooperating with the guiding groove.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2012Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Federal-Mogul S.A.Inventor: Xavier Boland
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Patent number: 9266505Abstract: A flat-blade type wiper apparatus includes: a wiper lip; a spoiler-integrated lever that prevents the wiper lip from floating on the windshield of a vehicle; a vertebra that elastically supports the wiper lip; and an end cap that prevents the wiper lip from slipping in a direction of a length of the vertebra, wherein a cap fixing hole is disposed at one end of the vertebra and passes through an upper surface and a lower surface of the vertebra; a first stopper protrudes from a ceiling surface of the end cap in a downward direction and couples to the cap fixing hole; and a second stopper protrudes from a sidewall of the end cap toward the wiper lip, and prevents the wiper lip from slipping by being accommodated in a coupling groove that is formed in the wiper lip.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2013Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Dongyang Mechatronics Corp.Inventors: Wi Yeong Park, Sung Jun Yoon
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Patent number: 9174609Abstract: A cover for windshield wiper blades having an elongate body with a central collar and first and second elongate portions extending from the central collar. The first and second elongate portions having outer ends, and the central collar defining an interior passageway having a snap-fit tongue. A channel is disposed along each of the first and second elongate portions extending from the central collar towards the outer ends; and an end retainer or other securing mechanism is located at the outer ends. Also, windshield wiper blades incorporating such covers.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2012Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Pylon Manufacturing Corp.Inventors: Vambi Raymundo Tolentino, Robert Peter Peers
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Publication number: 20150135466Abstract: A locking coupler is used to connect a wiper assembly to a wiper arm. The wiper assembly includes a wiping element adapted to contact a surface to be wiped. The wiper assembly also includes at least one elongated support member acting to support the wiping element. The wiper assembly further includes an airfoil operatively mounted to the at least one elongated support member and the wiping element. The wiper assembly includes a locking coupler for attaching the wiping element, the at least one elongated support member, and the airfoil together.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: TRICO PRODUCTS CORPORATIONInventor: John Foss
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Publication number: 20150135467Abstract: A wiper blade assembly is provided having an elongate elastic member having at least one slot formed therethrough. The wiper further includes a channel rail having a closed portion abutting the elastic member, an open portion directed away from the elastic member, and a protrusion extending from the closed portion through the at least one slot. An adhering member is provided retainedly engaged in the open portion of the channel rail. A wind spoiler is provided having an integral channel fixing unit defining laterally opposing rail supports, wherein the rail supports are in cooperation with opposing contact surfaces of the protrusion such that the wind spoiler may be interlocked to the channel rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: CAP CORPORATIONInventors: Jae Woong KIM, Tae Hun KIM
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Publication number: 20150135468Abstract: A wiper blade assembly is provided with an adhering member for clearing a glass surface, and a channel rail configured to retain the adhering member. The wiper further includes an elongate elastic member disposed above the channel rail having at least one slot formed therethrough, and configured to receive a protrusion extending vertically from the channel rail through the at least one slot. A symmetrical wind spoiler is disposed about the elastic member, and an integral channel rail fixing unit is embedded within the wind spoiler. The channel fixing unit defines channel rail support portions, vertical extensions extending from each of the channel rail support portions, and a connecting portion extending from each of the vertical extensions, wherein the channel rail support portions engage the protrusion and define a thickness greater than a thickness of the connecting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: CAP CORPORATIONInventor: Tae Hun KIM
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Patent number: 9032585Abstract: A squeegee for a windshield wiper assembly includes a body having a first pair of cut-out portions on opposite sides thereof. Each of said first pair of cut-out portions receives a leaf spring element of a windshield wiper assembly therein. A blade for contacting a windshield of a vehicle is connected to the body. A spoiler is connected to a top of the body and has a generally triangular shape. The spoiler includes a hole formed therethrough in a longitudinal direction of the squeegee. The hole increases the flexibility of the spoiler so that the spoiler flexes when subjected to a wind force.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2006Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Alberee Products, Inc.Inventor: Albert Lee
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Publication number: 20150121644Abstract: The windscreen wiper device includes a longitudinally extending wiper element which is made of an elastic rubber or rubber-like material. A carrier supports the wiper element and is curved in a longitudinal direction to bias the wiper element into a curved shape. A connecting device is engaged with the carrier for connection with a wiper arm. End caps are disposed at opposite longitudinal ends of the carrier and are spaced longitudinally from the connecting device. A pair of subspoilers are disposed on opposite longitudinal sides of the connecting device. Each of the subspoilers includes a bottom, front and back walls which bound an open interior and two reinforcing members which extend through the open interior and divide the open interior into at least two chambers for reinforcing the front and back walls. The front, back and bottom walls and the reinforcing members are all formed as one integral piece.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2014Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventors: William D. Young, III, Dennis E. Cox
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Patent number: 9021652Abstract: The invention is based on a connecting element (36) for the articulated connection of a wiper blade (14) to a wiper arm (12) of a window wiper (10), wherein the connecting element (36) has a hub (50), which is open towards a vehicle window (16), for a bearing pin (26) fastened to the wiper blade (14), and at least one elastically flexible spring tongue (46) in order to keep the bearing pin (26) in the open hub (50), and the connecting element (36) furthermore has at least one bearing surface (60) in order to support it on a hook-shaped end (28) of the wiper arm (12).Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2007Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Wildrik Coemans, David Van Baelen, Andreas Biank, Kris Coart, Hans Beelen, Eric Windmolders, Ernest Dekeyser
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Publication number: 20150113755Abstract: A longitudinal body for a wiper for a window of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, is disclosed. The longitudinal body is formed in one piece and is configured to hold a wiper blade and/or retaining a stiffener vertebra by at least one housing for receiving the vertebra or a heel of the wiper blade. The longitudinal body defines at least one internal longitudinal cavity that extends out of the housing, the cavity being intersected by a longitudinal plane P passing through vertical walls delimiting the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventor: Lionel Cros
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Publication number: 20150107044Abstract: The present invention relates to a locking device (14, 45, 52, 56, 66) between a windscreen wiper blade holder (2) and a windscreen wiper blade (13), said blade (13) consisting of a top part (15) that is capable of cooperating with said blade holder (2) and a bottom part (16) in direct contact with the windscreen or window to be wiped, said device (14, 45, 52, 56, 66) having a shape that complements said top part (15) of said blade (13), characterised in that it is capable of being solidly attached to linking means (29), said linking means (29) connecting one of the ends of said blade holder (2) to one of the ends of said blade (13).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventors: Frederic Boussicot, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Gérald Caillot
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Patent number: 9009909Abstract: The instant disclosure provides a wiper, comprising a wiper connector, a flexible member, a reinforcing member, a rigid frame, a plurality of fastening members and a wiper blade. The flexible member includes a central loading portion and two distal loading portion extending symmetrically from two ends of the central loading portion, where the central loading portion has a zero curvature. The reinforcing member is sleevingly coupled to the flexible member. A front-facing side of the reinforcing member has at least one wind-deflecting rib formed thereon. The rigid frame is arranged on the central loading portion to connect the wiper connector. The fastening member is engaged to the second loading portion. The wiper blade is inserted through the plurality of fastening members. Thus, a better conformity can be achieved between the windshield and the wiper through the wind pressure while driving to provide a better water removal effect.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Dongguan Hongyi Wiper Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yuan-Chin Ku
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Patent number: 9003598Abstract: An interval between an inner face 31c1 of a back wall 31c in a rubber holder 31 and a blade rubber 32 is formed so as to become gradually expanded with respect to an interval between an inner face 31b1 of a front wall 31b and the blade rubber 32 as being directed toward a center portion from both longitudinal-directional end portions of the rubber holder 31. Also, an interval between an inner face of each back wall in a pair of covers coupled to the both longitudinal-directional end portions of the rubber holder 31 and the blade rubber is formed so as to become gradually expanded with respect to an interval between the inner face of the front wall and the blade rubber as being directed toward the center portion from both longitudinal-directional end portions of the cover. Accordingly, a flow of travel wind during a travel of a vehicle is facilitated between the rubber holder 31 and the blade rubber 32 or between the covers and the blade rubber 32.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2009Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Mitsuba CorporationInventors: Masaru Fujiwara, Kenichi Imoto, Tsukasa Ogino
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Patent number: 9003597Abstract: 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 opposing longitudinal grooves on its longitudinal sides, in which grooves spaced-apart longitudinal strips of the carrier element are disposed, wherein neighboring ends of said longitudinal strips are interconnected by a respective connecting piece, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for an oscillating wiper arm, as well as a spoiler, a special feature of which is that the spoiler as a separate constructional element is detachably connected to the wiper blade.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2013Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Federal-Mogul S.A.Inventors: Sophie Genet, Pierre Henin, Xavier Boland
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Patent number: 9003596Abstract: The present invention overcomes the limitations and disadvantages in the related art in a beam blade windshield wiper assembly having a universal coupler assembly. The universal coupler assembly includes a carrier that is operatively mounted to the windshield wiper assembly, a saddle that is removably received and retained by the carrier, and a coupler that is operatively mounted to the saddle. The carrier, saddle, and coupler cooperate to accommodate various sizes of “hook-type” attachment members, “bayonet-type” attachment members, as well as “pin-type” attachment members that are used to connect the wiper arm and the windshield wiper assembly.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2011Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Trico Products CorporationInventors: Valentin Avasiloaie, Dan Ehde
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Publication number: 20150096142Abstract: A wiper device having a wiper blade adapter unit (10a-10i) which is provided for a releasable coupling of a wiper blade (12a-12i) to a wiper arm adapter unit (14a-14i) and which comprises at least one wiper blade adapter base member (16a-16i) which is able to be fixedly connected to the wiper blade (12a-12i). The wiper device comprises an adapter wind deflector unit (18a-18i) which is provided to deflect incident air and to press the wiper blade (12a-12i) against a vehicle windscreen (20a).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventors: Franz Zeiser, Florian Hauser, Frank Moser, Dominik De Rop, Hervé Bratec, Stijn Truyens, Peter Epacher
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Publication number: 20150082578Abstract: 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 opposing longitudinal grooves on its longitudinal sides, in which grooves spaced-apart longitudinal strips of the carrier element are disposed, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for a oscillating arm comprising two longitudinal arm sections connected to each other by means of a curved intermediate section, wherein said oscillating arm is pivotally connected to the connecting device about a pivot axis, with the special feature that the oscillating arm is pivotally connected to the connecting device about the pivot axis, with the interposition of a joint part, wherein the joint part comprises a resilient tongue engaging in a correspondingly shaped hole provided in the oscillating arm, and wherein the joint part and the connecting device are pivotally connected to each other by mutually cooperating protrusion/hole means, the pType: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: Federal-Mogul S.A.Inventor: Avsar Erdal
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Patent number: 8984707Abstract: 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 opposing longitudinal grooves on its longitudinal sides, in which grooves spaced-apart longitudinal strips of the carrier element are disposed, wherein neighboring ends of said longitudinal strips are interconnected by a respective connecting piece, 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 a free end thereof, with the special feature that said connecting device comprises a water channel for transporting water therethrough from a first side of said connecting device facing away form said free end of said oscillating arm to a second side of said connecting device facing towards said free end of said oscillating arm.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2007Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Federal-Mogul S.A.Inventor: Xavier Boland
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Publication number: 20150059116Abstract: A flat wiper blade may be provided that includes: a wiper strip 10 which wipes the wiping surface; a seating part 100 including a first fitting protrusion 134 and a catching portion 135; a guide spring 30 which supports the wiper strip 10, to which the seating part 100 is coupled in an attachable and removable manner and which includes a first fitting recess 34 allowing the first fitting protrusion 134 to be inserted into a central portion 32 of the guide spring 30; and a first and a second spoiler 41 and 42 which are coupled to the guide spring 300. The catching portion 135 is caught by the first fitting recess 34.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Jae-Hyuck An, Jin-Wan Park
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Patent number: 8959700Abstract: A wiper blade includes a wiper strip having an elongated retained portion, a backing, and a case, which retains therein the retained portion and the backing. The cap is attached to at least one of the ends in the longitudinal direction of the backing or to at least one of the ends in the longitudinal direction of the case. The interior space of the cap communicates with the interior space of the case. The cap has a rubber insertion hole that opens to the outside of the cap. The retained portion can enter the interior of the cap via the rubber insertion hole.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Asmo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takao Yoshimoto, Masahiro Oota, Naoki Torii, Masahiro Kitamura
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Publication number: 20150040338Abstract: The invention provides a blade (10) comprising a central rigidifying element (20), a wiping strip (14) and an element (16) forming an aerodynamic deflector that has a contour (AE-FM-MA) with an overall triangular shape comprising a front side (AE) that delimits the side of the aerodynamic deflector (16) that faces the wind, characterised in that the ratio (H/L) of the total height (H) of the windscreen wiper blade (10) to the overall transversal width (L) of the windscreen wiper blade (10), is comprised between 1.5 and 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Inventors: Jean-Michel Jarasson, Sébastien Jallet, Flavien Dubief
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Patent number: 8950034Abstract: The invention relates to a connecting device (10) for the articulate connection of a wiper arm to a wiper blade (12) according to a side-lock principle, comprising a connecting element (36) that is fastened to the wiper arm and that runs laterally in relation to a connection element (24) fastened on the wiper blade (12) and that carries a bearing element (34, 38) forming a pivot bearing with a bearing element (34, 38) on the connection element (24), said pivot bearing running transversely to the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade (12), wherein a locking device (40) secures the bearing elements (34, 38) during pivoting into an operational position in the direction of the pivot axis relative to each other. According to the invention, a coding device (46, 52) is provided between the connecting element (36) and the connection element (24) that allows pivoting of the wiper blade (12) into the operational position only if the wiper blade (12) is intended for operation with the associated wiper arm.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2010Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Christian Wilms
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Patent number: 8950035Abstract: The invention is based on a wiper blade (10) of flat beam construction having a support element in the form of at least one pre-bent spring rail (16) to which is fastened, in the central region, a connecting element (20) for articulatedly connecting to a wiper arm, wherein the connecting element (20) has two side walls (22) with open guide profiles (28), facing toward one another, for the spring rail (16), the side walls (22) are connected to one another by means of transversely running parts (24), and the connecting element (20) is fixed relative to the spring rail (16) in the longitudinal direction by means of a fixing element (40), wherein the fixing element (40) engages into cutouts (34) on the outer longitudinal sides of the spring rail (16).Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2010Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Andreas Benner, Ursula Westermann
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Patent number: 8943643Abstract: The present invention relates to a locking device (14, 45, 52, 56, 66) between a windscreen wiper blade holder (2) and a windscreen wiper blade (13), said blade (13) consisting of a top part (15) that is capable of cooperating with said blade holder (2) and a bottom part (16) in direct contact with the windscreen or window to be wiped, said device (14, 45, 52, 56, 66) having a shape that complements said top part (15) of said blade (13), characterized in that it is capable of being solidly attached to linking means (29), said linking means (29) connecting one of the ends of said blade holder (2) to one of the ends of said blade (13).Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2006Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Frederic Boussicot, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Gerald Caillot
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Publication number: 20150026910Abstract: A windscreen wiper device of the flat blade type includes 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 groove, in which groove a longitudinal strip of the carrier element is disposed, wherein free ends of the wiper blade are connected to a respective connecting piece, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for an oscillating wiper arm, and wherein the wiper blade is provided with a spoiler at a side thereof facing away from the windscreen to be wiped, wherein at least one connecting piece comprises an internal transverse reinforcement rib, wherein the spoiler is removed along a portion of the length of the wiper blade; at a distance from a free end of the wiper blade facing the connecting piece so as to form a transverse slit, and wherein in mounted position the internal transverse reinforcement rib rests inside the slit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2011Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventor: Xavier Boland
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Publication number: 20150026911Abstract: 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 opposing longitudinal groove on its longitudinal sides, in which grooves spaced-apart longitudinal strips of the carrier element are disposed, wherein neighboring ends of said longitudinal strips are interconnected by a respective connection piece, 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, with the interposition of a joint part, wherein said joint part comprises at least one resilient tongue engaging in a correspondingly shaped hole provided in said oscillating arm, and wherein said resilient tongue is rotatable along an hinge axis between an outward position retaining the wiper blade onto the oscillating arm and an inward position releaType: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventor: Xavier Boland
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Patent number: 8938847Abstract: A beam blade windshield wiper assembly having a universal coupler assembly including a carrier, a saddle that is removably received and retained by the carrier, and a coupler that is operatively mounted to the saddle. The carrier, saddle, and coupler cooperate to accommodate various sizes of “pinch-type” attachment members, “push-button-type” attachment members, as well as “side-pin-type” and “pin-and-bent-tab-type” attachment members that are used to connect the wiper arm and the windshield wiper assembly.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2011Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Trico Products CorporationInventors: Valentin Avasiloaie, Dan Ehde
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Patent number: 8935825Abstract: A wiper blade assembly including: a primary lever including a spoiler portion; and a secondary lever disposed on a side of the primary lever and hinge-coupled to the spoiler portion of the primary lever, wherein support portions are disposed on an inner surface of the spoiler portion of the primary lever and prevent the movement of the secondary lever. The support portions support the secondary lever to prevent the secondary lever from moving on the inner surface of the spoiler portion of the primary lever when a wiper is or is not in operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2012Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Cap CorporationInventor: Kyoung Joon Song
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Publication number: 20150000067Abstract: A fin part (21 e) is provided on a side opposite to a wiping surface side of a rubber holder (21) to press a blade rubber (22) toward the wiping surface side by receiving a wind (W) flowing along a moving car, and covering parts (23) protrude from both lengthwise ends of the blade rubber (22) toward the wiping surface side so as to partially cover lateral parts of the blade rubber (22). Owing to the fin part (21e), liftoff of a wiper blade (20) can be prevented. A wind (W) flowing from the front side to the rear side at an end part of a swing center side of the blade rubber (22) can be rectified by the covering part (23), and the wind (W) can flow along the rear side of the wiper blade (20) in the length direction of the wiper blade (20). Turbulent flows occurring at the rear side of the wiper blade (20) can be weakened to suppress a water pulling phenomenon, and thus a wiping surface can be clearly wiped without a substance such as rainwater.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2011Publication date: January 1, 2015Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., MITSUBA CORPORATIONInventor: Naomi Sase
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Publication number: 20140373300Abstract: The invention relates to a support mount (10) for a windscreen wiper, said mount (10) comprising a body of longitudinal principal orientation (X), said body comprising first means designed to receive a curving vertebra (20) and second means designed to hold a deflector (30) of said wiper, characterized in that said second means comprise notches (50) making it easier for said vertebra to curve. The invention also relates to a windscreen wiper comprising such a mount (10). The invention also relates to a wiping system comprising such a wiper.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Denis Thebault, Xavier Bousset, Giuseppe Grasso, Gérald Caillot