Arm-to-cleaning Element Connection Patents (Class 15/250.32)
  • Publication number: 20140259507
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for attaching a windshield wiper blade to a drive arm of a wiping system. The device comprises a connector attached to the blade and an adapter (9) for connecting the connector to the arm, said adapter (9) including holding means (20) for holding same in a nominal locking position on the arm. According to the invention, the connector and/or the adapter (9) comprise safety means (70) that allow the arm to be retained in the nominal locking position upon failure of the holding means (20), said safety means (70) being configured to allow the adapter (9) to be mounted on and/or removed from the arm during nominal operation. The invention also relates to such a connector and such an adapter, as well as to a wiping system comprising such an attachment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson
  • Publication number: 20140259505
    Abstract: A kit for connecting a wiper blade and multiple types of wiper arms, the kit including a container and a set of connectors located within an interior of the container. The set of connectors includes a first connector having a structure to receive and be connected to at least two different wiper arms that are part of a first class of wiper arms. The set of connectors includes a second connector having a structure to receive and be connected to at least two different wiper arms that are part of a second class of wiper arms. The set of connectors includes a third connector having a structure to receive and be connected to at least two different wiper arms that are part of a third class of wiper arms, wherein the first class, the second class and the third class are different from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: James C. Fournier, Stanislaw Piotrowski, Anders Olof Rostlund, Kenneth H. Teal, Mark Kurth, Subramaniam Shanmugham, Ashok Darisipudi, Liliana Minevski
  • Patent number: 8819889
    Abstract: A windshield wiper assembly including a wiping element adapted to contact a surface to be wiped. The wiping element includes at least one isolation pad formed thereon and wherein the isolation pad defines a portion of increased lateral width of the wiping element. A coupler assembly includes an adapter with at least one claw that corresponds to the isolation pad. The claw has a downwardly extending leg and an inwardly extending retainer portion that cooperates with the isolation pad to interconnect the adapter to the wiping element. The interaction of the isolation pad and the claw acts to securely mount the adapter to the wiping element in a cost-effective manner while reducing noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) associated with the operation of the wiper system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Trico Products Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher A. Weber
  • Publication number: 20140237750
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device of the flat blade type, particularly for automobiles, 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 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 oscillating arm can be pivotally connected to the connecting device about a pivot axis near one end thereof The connecting device is connected to the wiper blade at at least two locations spaced-apart in the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade in order to evenly distribute a force exerted by the oscillating arm onto the wiper blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventor: Xavier Boland
  • Publication number: 20140230174
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade (10) for the cleaning of vehicle windows, with a wiper blade body (12), which is able to be connected to a wiper arm (1) via preferably a wiper blade adapter (11) arranged approximately centrally on the wiper blade body (12), wherein the wiper blade body (12) has a wiper rubber (13) with a wiper lip (14), and wherein a receiving groove (16, 17) which is U-shaped in cross section is formed and in which a strip-shaped spring strip (18, 19) engages in the wiper rubber (13) on both longitudinal sides lying opposite each other. According to the invention, it is provided that the two spring strips (18, 19) are rigidly connected to each other by means of at least one reinforcing element (25), wherein the reinforcing element (25) engages over the wiper blade body (12) on the side facing away from the wiper lip (14) and is connected at least indirectly to the two spring strips (18, 19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: VALEO WISCHERSYSTEME GMBH
    Inventors: Jürgen Bommer, Michael Buss
  • Publication number: 20140230177
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade (10) for cleaning vehicle windscreens with a wiper blade body (15) exhibiting a wiper rubber (16) which is connectable to a wiper arm via a wiper blade adapter (11), wherein the wiper rubber (16) exhibits a receiving groove (19, 20) for a spring strip (17, 18) on each of its two longitudinal sides, said spring strip projecting from the receiving groove (19, 20), wherein the two spring strips (17, 18) are disposed in the wiper blade adapter (11) at a defined parallel distance from each other by means of at least one holding element (30) in each case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTÈMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Michael Schaeuble, Bruno Egner-Walter
  • Publication number: 20140230178
    Abstract: 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 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: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Hervé Bratec, Guido Tuyls, Johan Camps, Christian Wilms
  • Publication number: 20140230176
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Thienard, Frédéric Boussicot
  • Publication number: 20140230175
    Abstract: A connector of a wiper blade device which connects a wiper blade selectively to a first or a second wiper arm of different sizes. The connector includes a body with a pair of sidewalls facing each other and an adjacent upper surface. A pin insertion portion formed in a widthwise direction the sidewalls into which a pin of the wiper arm can be inserted. A plurality of slits are formed in the upper surface along a lengthwise direction. The slits include a first slit into which a first leg of the first wiper arm can be inserted and a second slit into which a second leg of the second wiper arm can be inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Cap Corporation
    Inventor: Myoung Yeon KIM
  • Patent number: 8806700
    Abstract: A wiper blade connector releasably secures a wiper blade to a wiper arm, thereby forming a windshield wiper blade assembly. The wiper blade connector comprises an elongate body member having opposite facing side walls, a front end, and a rear end. The opposite facing sidewalls include means for receiving and releasably securing to the mounting base on a wiper blade. At the front end of the elongate body member, a first tongue receiving opening is sized to receive the corresponding front tongue of a wiper arm. At the rear end of the elongate body member, a second tongue receiving opening is sized to receive the corresponding rear tongue of a wiper arm. A locking mechanism, such as a partially rotatable door member, releasably locks the wiper blade member to the wiper arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Pylon Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Vambi R. Tolentino, Robert Peter Peers
  • Patent number: 8800098
    Abstract: In a connecting member, a base member includes an installation portion, to which a hook of a wiper arm configured into a U-shape form is adapted to be installed after installation of the base member to a wiper blade. A lock member is rotatably connected to the base member and is adapted to be engaged with an arcuate outer peripheral surface of the hook after installation of the hook to the installation portion. The lock member includes an engaging portion, which is adapted to be engaged with the arcuate outer peripheral surface of the hook to exert a resilient force against the arcuate outer peripheral surface of the hook. The resilient force of the engaging portion is exerted as a rotational force in a locking direction of the lock member against the arcuate outer peripheral surface of the hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Asmo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keita Uchiyama, Takao Yoshimoto, Naoki Torii
  • Patent number: 8800099
    Abstract: 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 neighbouring 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 rele
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul S.A.
    Inventor: Xavier Boland
  • Publication number: 20140215746
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Koen Bex, Helmut Depondt, Dirk Herinckx
  • Publication number: 20140215747
    Abstract: A general wiper connecting apparatus (1) comprises: a main body (10) formed with a penetrated hole (13) allowing a pivotal shaft (2a?) of a wiper driving arm (2, 2?, 2?) to be received; a head portion (20) formed with a positioning groove (21) at the location connected with the main body (10) for positioning the wiper driving arm (2, 2?, 2?); a tail portion (30) formed with a pair of elastic clamping pieces (31) for latching the wiper driving arm (2, 2?, 2?); and a pair of side boards (40) disposed at two sides of the main body (10), and respectively formed with a through hole (41) corresponding to the penetrated hole (13), and an insertion slit (400) is respectively formed between the pair of side boards (40) and the main body (10) for allowing the wiper driving arm (2, 2?, 2?) to be inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: DANYANG UPC AUTO PARTS CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming YANG, Chuan-Chih CHANG
  • Patent number: 8782845
    Abstract: A motor vehicle wiper blade includes a support mount extending in a longitudinal main direction, and including a support for a wiping blade and a tubular body having a longitudinal main axis, a structural element in the form of a longitudinal horizontal strip which is accommodated inside the tubular body, and an element for connecting the blade to a drive arm which is mounted on the support mount and which includes a locking mechanism for locking the structural element in a position in the connecting element. The locking mechanism of the connecting element includes, on the one hand, a longitudinal mechanism for locking the structural element in said position, and on the other hand, an angular mechanism for locking the structural element in said position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventor: Xavier Bousset
  • Patent number: 8782846
    Abstract: A wiper blade for cleaning vehicle windows including a wiper blade body extending in a wiper blade longitudinal axis is disclosed. A wiper blade adapter allows for a mechanical detent connection, of the wiper blade with a wiper arm adapter arranged on a wiper arm. The wiper blade adapter has an elastically arranged detent tongue, which cooperates in a form-fitting manner with the wiper arm adapter to form the detent connection. The wiper arm is U-shaped in cross section and has legs on opposing sides of a base section, which embrace the wiper blade adapter laterally. The connecting or releasing between the wiper blade adapter and the wiper arm adapter takes place at least substantially in a direction perpendicular to the wiper blade longitudinal axis. The detent tongue has a mounting region, which embraces the holding section of the wiper arm adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Michael Schaeuble, Bruno Egner-Walter
  • Patent number: 8782847
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adapter (22) for the articulated connection of a connecting element (86, 102, 120) at the end of a wiper arm to a connector element (18) of a wiper blade (10), in particular in the flat bar method of construction, wherein the adapter (22) has a base element (24). According to the invention, the base element (24) has two lateral walls (30) which, at the end faces thereof facing away from the wiper arm, are connected by an end cap (26), and in the region of the upper edges (64) thereof are connected to each other by a crosspiece (32) and also by a hub (34). A resilient tongue (38) extends from the crosspiece (32) to the end face on the wiper arm side, and has at the free end thereof an outwardly protruding button (40). Furthermore, guide profiles (50) are provided on the longitudinal edges of the lateral walls (30) facing towards the wiper strip (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Helmut Depondt
  • Publication number: 20140196241
    Abstract: A flat wiper blade assembly may be provided that includes: a flat wiper blade; and an adaptor part which includes an adaptor including a pair of guide plate members which is connected to the flat wiper blade and projects perpendicularly at an interval, and a connector which is coupled to the adaptor and couples a wiper arm to the flat wiper blade. A pair of the guide plate members includes an embossed member formed on an outer wall thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: KCW Corporation
    Inventors: Kwan Hee KIM, Jae Hyuck AN, Woo Sung LEE
  • Publication number: 20140189974
    Abstract: An automobile wiper includes a fixed frame, a swing arm, a first pressing wing, a swing casing, a second pressing wing and a wiper blade. The fixed frame includes a fixed base and a fixed arm installed at the bottom of the fixed base, and the swing arm is pivotally coupled to a side of the fixed arm, and the first pressing wing is combined with an end of the swing arm, and the swing casing is coupled to the other end of the swing arm, and the second pressing wing is pivotally coupled to the swing casing, and the wiper blade is combined with the bottom of the first pressing wing and the second pressing wing, and the wiper blade is pressed by the first pressing wing and the second pressing wing and attached flatly onto a glass surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: SCAN TOP ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming YANG, Chuan-Chih CHANG
  • Publication number: 20140182075
    Abstract: A wiper coupler adaptor for releasably attaching a wiper assembly to a wiper arm includes a pair of sidewalls each including a post that extends laterally toward the other and adapted to operatively engage a wiper assembly. The sidewalls include recessed sections adapted to operatively engage rails of an attachment member of a wiper arm, each of the recessed sections have a flange that extends outward beyond to provide releasable engagement with the attachment member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: TRICO PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitica Polocoser, Kyle Moll
  • Patent number: 8756748
    Abstract: 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 p
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul S.A.
    Inventor: Avsar Erdal
  • Patent number: 8756749
    Abstract: A windshield wiper adapter and windshield wiper assembly are disclosed. The windshield wiper adapter comprises a main body and a flexible buckling device. A front end of the main body has a notch that is downwardly recessed. The notch is used for snapping with a protrusion portion of a windshield wiper arm at an arbitrary angle. One end of the flexible buckling device is connected to a surface of the main body while another end is upwardly extended toward an upper side of the main body. The flexible buckling device is used for buckling a leaning side of a through hole of the windshield wiper arm. After the notch is coupled to the protrusion portion, the windshield wiper arm is rotated about a coupling portion therebetween, such that the flexible buckling device is propped by the leaning side of the through hole to firstly perform a deformation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Unipoint Electric Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ching-Chuan Chien
  • Publication number: 20140165321
    Abstract: The invention is based on a connecting device (10) for the articulated connection of a wiper blade (11) to a wiper arm (24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34), said connecting device having a connecting element (16) which is connected to a supporting element (22) of the wiper blade (11) for conjoint rotation and on which an adaptor (18) is mounted pivotably transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction thereof, said adaptor being able to be fastened releasably and for conjoint rotation to the free end of the wiper arm (24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34) or to a joining element (36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46) connected fixedly to the latter, wherein the adaptor (18) has a plurality of means (80, 96, 100, 102, 122, 126, 130, 134, 144) in order to be able to receive different joining elements (36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46) of different wiper arms (24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34), wherein the means include stop edges (86), spring latches (88), locking cams (100), spring clips (122) and spring tongues (128, 132) with latching cams (130, 134).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Helmut Depondt
  • Patent number: 8752234
    Abstract: A wiper connector which includes a connector body and at least one retaining plate, where the connector body has at least one through structure, and one end of the elastic fin is defined as a fastening portion for establishing secure coupling with the connector body. The elastic fin has an opening formed thereon which correspondingly aligning the through structure so that an inserted bolt is retained in the connector body by the retaining plate. The wiper connector is applicable on all bolt-type wiper arms, therefore, fewer disturbances are brought to the users in selection of the wiper connectors. Furthermore, the wiper connector has a simple structure which can be assembled and dismantled easily, where other advantages includes a low damage rate, a high adaptability, and a significant reduce in the expense. Thus, overcoming disadvantages of conventional wiper connectors such as having a complex structure and a poor adaptability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Dongguan Hongyi Wiper Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuan-Chin Ku
  • Patent number: 8745811
    Abstract: A connection member that includes right and left side walls; a shaft support portion that is swingably fitted onto a support shaft that is provided at the blade main body; upper and lower pieces that are formed so as to be continuous from the shaft support portion; and projections that come into sliding contact with inner side surfaces at the opening are formed on outer side surfaces of the right and left side walls, wherein: the shaft support portion and the upper piece are integrally formed so as to bridge the right and left side walls, the lower piece is formed so as to be separated from the right and left side walls by a groove, and outward projection amounts of the projections are larger at the lower piece than at the upper piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsuba Corporation
    Inventors: Masaru Fujiwara, Jun Abe, Ken Machida
  • Patent number: 8745812
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a wiper arm for a window wiper device for a motor vehicle, with an upper arm portion, on which a mount is provided, in order to fix the wiper arm detachably to a wiper drive of the window wiper device, and a lower arm portion, which is pivotably connected to the upper arm portion, as well as at least one wiper blade holder which is pivotably connected to the lower arm portion, characterized by producing the wiper arm in a multi-component injection-molding process in which, in a first process step, the upper arm portion is injection-molded along with at least one first pivot pin formed on it by means of a first material component in a partial portion of a cavity, in a second process step the lower arm portion, pivotably connected to the upper arm portion, is injection-molded along with at least one second pivot pin formed on it by means of a second material component in a second partial portion of the cavity by encapsulation of the first pivot pin, and i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kruse, Stephan Geise
  • Publication number: 20140150199
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Koen Bex, Dirk Herinckx, Helmut Depondt
  • Publication number: 20140150198
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention can be a wiper blade including a wiper strip which wipes a wiping surface; at least one pair of yoke levers which supports the wiper strip; a pair of auxiliary lever which is relatively rotatably coupled to the at least one pair of the yoke levers respectively; and a main lever which is relatively rotatably coupled to a pair of the auxiliary levers and is connected to a wiper arm, wherein, for the purpose of preventing interference caused at the time of pivoting with a U-hook type wiper arm “Ha,” the main lever includes a first concave portion which is formed toward the wiper strip in a portion of the top surface of the main lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: KCW Corporation
    Inventors: Kwan Hee Kim, Jae Hyuch An, Woo Sung Lee, Jin Wan Park
  • Publication number: 20140150197
    Abstract: A wiper coupler adaptor for use In releasably attaching a wiper assembly to a bayonet style wiper arm having an attachment end includes a pair of sidewalls each including a post that extends transversely toward the other to operatively engage structure of a wiper assembly and a deck disposed, between the sidewalk that cooperates with a portion of the sidewalks to define a rest adapted to operatively receive the attachment end of the wiper arm. The sidewalls each include a ledge that extends transversely toward the other to operatively engage the attachment end of the wiper arm. The wiper coupler adaptor also includes a locking mechanism including a cantilevered body and a head disposed at a terminal end of the cantilevered body. The head includes a lip depending therefrom that is adapted to extend through an aperture in the base of the attachment end and receive a portion of the base of the attachment end to prevent undesired release of the wiper coupler adaptor from the attachment end of the wiper arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: TRICO PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Valentin Avasiloaie
  • Publication number: 20140150200
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Koen Bex, Dirk Herinckx, Helmut Depondt
  • Publication number: 20140143970
    Abstract: The invention relates to wiper device, comprising an adapter (10a; 10b; 10c; 10d; 10e; 10f; 10g; 10h), which forms a point of articulation to a wiper arm or a wiper blade (12a; 12e; 12h) and has at least one form-closure element (16a, 18a; 16b, 18b; 16c, 18c; 16d, 18d; 16e, 18e; 16f, 18f; 16g, 18g; 16h, 18h) for translational assembly with an additional adapter (14a; 14b; 14c; 14d; 14e; 14f; 14g; 14h) in an axial direction, the at least one form-closure element being provided for the form-closed connection to at least one form-closure element (20a, 22a; 20b, 22b; 20c, 22c; 20d, 22d; 20e, 22e; 20f, 22f; 20g, 22g; 20h, 22h) of the one additional adapter (14a; 14b; 14c; 14d; 14e; 14f; 14g; 14h) in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Baumert, Andreas Pichler, Mike Obert, Andreas Benner
  • Publication number: 20140137360
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Koen Bex, Helmut Depondt, Dirk Herinckx
  • Publication number: 20140130284
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiping device, in particular a wiping device for a motor vehicle pane, comprising a wiper blade adapter (12a-12c) that has at least one detent element (40a-40c, 42a-42c), said element being designed, when mounted, to prevent a movement of the wiper blade adapter (12a-12c) relative to a retaining element (10a-10c) in a longitudinal direction (22a-22c). According to the invention, the wiping device has at least one securing means (30a-30c, 32a-32c) that is provided in order to secure the at least one detent element (40a-40c, 42a-42c) when mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GmbH
    Inventors: Koen Bex, Helmut Depondt, Dirk Herinckx
  • Publication number: 20140130282
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wiper assembly and a coupler assembly for use in releasably attaching the wiper assembly to a plurality of different attachment member for wiper arms. The coupler assembly includes a base mounted to structure of the wiper assembly and at least one coupler releasably attached to the base to allow connection to the attachment members. The coupler assembly also includes a release lever cooperating with the base and the at least one coupler for releasing the at least one coupler from the base to facilitate releasable attachment between a wiper assembly and the attachment members of the wiper arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: TRICO PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Valentin Avasiloaie, Daniel Ehde
  • Publication number: 20140130283
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, and an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, and a connecting device for an oscillating arm, wherein the oscillating arm is pivotally connected to the connecting device about a pivot axis near one end, with the interposition of a joint part. The windscreen wiper device is provided with first and second retaining means for retaining the connecting device onto said oscillating arm. The first retaining means comprises at least one resilient tongue provided on the joint part engaging in a correspondingly shaped hole provided in the oscillating arm. The second retaining means comprises a least one first stop surface provided on the oscillating arm and at least one second stop surface provided on at least one of the joint part and connecting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Federal-Mogul S.A.
    Inventors: Xavier Boland, Pierre Henin, Eric Coos
  • Patent number: 8719994
    Abstract: A connector between a windscreen wiper and a drive arm, with the wiper extending in a longitudinal direction, and the connector being capable of being installed in a free end of the arm, includes an attachment part equipped with a housing open towards a bottom and allowing removable attachment according to a vertical direction of the wiper with the connector, and elastically deformable locking means having 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 attachment part is designed to cooperate with an installation element other than the locking means and is permanently fixed to the wiper. The locking means comprise a tab that extends in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Thienard, Frederic Boussicot
  • Patent number: 8719995
    Abstract: 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 the longitudinal strips are interconnected by a respective connecting piece, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for an oscillating wiper arm, with the special feature that an end wall of at least one connecting piece comprises an opening, wherein a part of the wiper blade permanently extends through the opening and beyond the connecting piece, and wherein the part of the wiper blade is reinforced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul S.A.
    Inventor: Xavier Boland
  • Patent number: 8720033
    Abstract: A wiper blade assembly has a resilient wiper element with a crown having lengthwise grooves and a tip for wiping a window. An arcuate metal flexor has inner edges disposed in the grooves of the crown and outer edges. An elongate cover has an upper wall and a pair of flanges curled inwardly in spaced relation from the upper wall to provide elongate channels. The outer edges of the flexor are disposed in the channels. The connector is configured for attachment to a wiper arm, and has a lower surface with a pair of flanges curled in spaced relation from the lower surface to provide opposite facing pockets that slidingly receive the cover flanges therein. A projection on one of the connector or the cover is received in an opening of the other of the connector or the cover to lock the connector to the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Allen Koppen, James Lynn Lytle
  • Publication number: 20140123426
    Abstract: A clip member for mounting various mounting types of wiper arms including: a main body; a combination groove unit that is combined with a pivot axis provided on a lever member; a first mounting unit that is formed on the main body and has a curved surface so that the clip member is combined with a U-hook type wiper arm; a second mounting unit that is formed on a pair of sidewalls extending to a front side of the main body and has a hole shape passing through the main body in a width direction of the lever member; and a third mounting unit that protrudes downwards from a ceiling of a cover and elastically surrounds and holds a pin arm type wiper arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicants: Dongyang Mechatronics Corp., HS Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jeong Goo Lee
  • Publication number: 20140123427
    Abstract: A clip member for mounting various types of wiper arms including: a main body; a combination groove unit that is detachably combined with a lever member; a first mounting unit that is a concave groove formed in an upper surface of the main body, and is combined with a slide arm type wiper arm; a second mounting unit that is a hole passing through a sidewall of the main body in the width direction of the main body to be combined with a pin unit of a slide arm type wiper arm or a pin arm type wiper arm; and a third mounting unit that is formed on an outer side from one of both side surfaces of the main body opposite the wiper arm, and is combined with a sidewall of the clip like a hat wearing shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicants: DONGYANG MECHATRONICS CORP., HS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jeong Goo Lee
  • Publication number: 20140123428
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiping device, in particular a wiping device for a motor vehicle pane, comprising a spring element (20a-20d) and a wiper blade adapter (12a-12d) that has at least one detent element (40a-40d, 42a-42d). According to the invention, the spring element (20a-20d) has at least one circular detent cavity (26a-26d, 28a-28d) in which the at least one detent element (40a-40d, 42a-42d) interlockingly engages when mounted, preventing a movement of the wiper blade adapter (12a-12d) relative to the spring element (20a-20d) in a longitudinal direction (22a-22d).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Koen Bex, Helmut Depondt, Dirk Herinckx
  • Patent number: 8713747
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wiper coupler that releasably attaches the superstructure to a wiper arm attachment member. The wiper coupler includes a pair of sidewalls each having a flange to engage a portion of the guides of the attachment member and further includes an elevated platform and a deck each disposed between the sidewalls. The deck and a portion of the sidewalls define a rest to receive the track of the attachment member. The wiper coupler further includes an aperture between the elevated platform and the deck. The aperture receives a portion of the bent tab of the attachment member to facilitate attachment between the superstructure and the attachment member conventionally employed for use with a beam blade-style wiper assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Trico Products Corporation
    Inventor: Timothy J. Coughlin
  • Publication number: 20140115808
    Abstract: Provided is a connector apparatus for a flat blade-type wiper. The connector apparatus is disposed at a central portion in a longitudinal direction of the flat blade-type wiper. The connector apparatus includes: a body: a wiper lip receiving guide unit that is disposed under the body and includes a bottom portion open in order to receive an upper end portion of a wiper lip and both ends having hook shapes; a vertebra receiving unit that is disposed on a top surface of the body and receives therein a vertebra that elastically supports the wiper lip; and elastic hook units that protrude upward from both sides of the vertebra receiving unit, each have a hook-shaped structure formed on an upper end portion, and elastically partially support top surfaces of both sides of the vertebra received in the vertebra receiving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Dongyang Mechatronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wi Yeong Park, Sung Jun Yoon
  • Publication number: 20140115811
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wiper blade which includes a wiper strip 10 which wipes a wiping surface; and a lever unit 20 which supports the wiper strip 10. The lever unit 20 includes: a main lever 30 which is connected to a wiper arm; at least one pair of yoke levers 50 which supports wiper strip 10; and a pair of first auxiliary levers 40 which is relatively rotatably coupled to the yoke levers 50 respectively and is coupled to the main lever 30. Both ends of the main lever 30 include a coupling portion 33 in which a hinge recess 34 is formed. The first auxiliary lever 40 includes a hinge shaft 41 which is inserted and fixed to the hinge recess 34. The hinge shaft 41 has a tapered cross section in a longitudinal direction of the wiper blade 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: KCW Corporation
    Inventors: Kwan Hee KIM, Jae Hyuck AN, Jin Wan Park
  • Publication number: 20140115809
    Abstract: A wiper connector apparatus includes a first connector member at a side of a vertebra; a second connector member that is disposed at an opposite side of the first connector member with the vertebra therebetween, wherein a first hooking unit is formed on an inner surface of the first connector member, to extend and slope against a direction of a length of the vertebra; a second hooking unit is formed on an inner surface of the second connector member in a parallel direction to the first hooking unit and not overlapping with the first hooking unit; and a coupling plate that slides into and is coupled to the first hooking unit and the second hooking unit to bind the first hooking unit and the second hooking unit so that the first hooking unit and the second hooking unit are not detached from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Dongyang Mechatronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wi Yeong Park, Sung Jun Yoon
  • Patent number: 8707506
    Abstract: A kind of windshield wiper connecting device, disclosed by this utility model, is a combination of various parts whose joint may be applied to installation of different kinds of windshield wiper arms. The device has a base with a connector, on which mounts a functional n-shaped stop pad with a functional external cap above, so as to form an integral wiper joint that is mounted on the main body of various styles of wipers throughout a base. This utility model may connect different structures of wiper arms, greatly improving the wiper adaptation. It features easy assembly, disassembly and replacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Inventor: Shengzhu Wu
  • Publication number: 20140109335
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device 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 opposing longitudinal grooves on its longitudinal sides, in which grooves spaced-apart longitudinal strips of the carrier element are disposed. Neighbouring ends of the longitudinal are interconnected by a respective connecting piece. Also included is a connecting device for an oscillating wiper arm. The connecting piece comprises engaging members engaging around the longitudinal strips, wherein the strips and the connecting piece are slidably connected by means of a snap connection. At least one pin extending in a direction perpendicular to the windscreen to be wiped engages the wiper blade at a location of a hole in one of the longitudinal strips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventor: Xavier Boland
  • Patent number: 8701241
    Abstract: A flat wiper blade with spoilers is provided. The flat wiper blade has a wiper strip, a single elongated frame, first and second spoilers and a connecting unit for connection to a wiper arm. The frame holds and supports the wiper strip. The first and second spoilers have a pair of longitudinally extending fitting grooves and a receiving groove in the fitting groove. The receiving groove has a width greater than that of the fitting groove. The first and second spoilers are joined to the frame as opposed to each other in such a manner that the frame is fitted to the fitting grooves and an edge of the frame is received in the receiving groove. The connecting unit is joined to the frame between the first spoiler and the second spoiler. The connecting unit engages the first spoiler and the second spoiler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: The Korea Development Bank
    Inventors: In Kyu Kim, Kyung Jong Nam
  • Publication number: 20140101883
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a windscreen-wiper blade for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The blade includes at least one mounting element in which a housing and an attachment rail are arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis of the mounting element, an elastically deformable spine arranged inside the housing of the mounting element, and a wiping strip, including a heel interlocked inside said rail of the mounting element. The method involves hot deformation of at least one longitudinal end of the mounting element, so as to immobilize the spine and the wiping strip longitudinally inside the housing and the rail of the mounting element, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTÈMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Giuseppe Grasso, Nicolas Ollier
  • Publication number: 20140096337
    Abstract: A motor vehicle wiper blade includes a support mount extending in a longitudinal main direction, and including a support for a wiping blade and a tubular body having a longitudinal main axis, a structural element in the form of a longitudinal horizontal strip which is accommodated inside the tubular body, and an element for connecting the blade to a drive arm which is mounted on the support mount and which includes a locking mechanism for locking the structural element in a position in the connecting element. The locking mechanism of the connecting element includes, on the one hand, a longitudinal mechanism for locking the structural element in said position, and on the other hand, an angular mechanism for locking the structural element in said position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventor: Xavier Bousset