Specific Arm Structure Patents (Class 15/250.351)
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Patent number: 6931691Abstract: Wiper spring is made of a length of spring wire having hook-like end portions at opposite ends. One of the end portions is shaped to slide over the drive arm of a vehicle wiper assembly from one side. The other end portion is shaped to hook over the wiper arm of the vehicle wiper assembly for applying additional spring force to the wiper arm to maintain better contact of the wiper blade against the surface being wiped during operation of the wiper assembly.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2003Date of Patent: August 23, 2005Assignee: DER 3 ProductsInventor: Richard E. Ward
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Publication number: 20050177970Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper device (10), in particular for wiping vehicle panes. Said device comprises a driveable wiper arm (14), with a flat wiper blade (16) that can be fastened to said arm (14). The wiper blade comprises a wiper-blade element (18), support means (20) for supporting said element (18), said means being preferably configured in the form of strip-type, elongated spring tongues and connection means for connection to the free end (12) of the wiper arm (14). The connection means comprise a support element that is fixed onto the support means and a connecting element that is mounted so that it can pivot in a limited manner. The connecting element can be detachably connected to the free end of the wiper arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2003Publication date: August 18, 2005Inventors: Wolfgang Scholl, Andreas Fink, Gerhard Schremmer, Heiko Ernstmeier
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Publication number: 20050155174Abstract: A wiper system for use with a windshield is provided and includes a wiper arm having a first and second end. The first end of the wiper arm includes a reaction surface disposed thereon while the second end includes a wiper blade biased into engagement with the windshield. In addition, a drive motor is fixedly attached to the first end of the wiper arm, whereby the drive motor includes a drive shaft operable to pivot the wiper arm across the windshield. A separator assembly is further provided and is supported by the drive shaft. The separator assembly is disposed within the arm and is operable to react against the reaction surface of the arm to selectively lift the wiper arm from engagement with the windshield.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2005Publication date: July 21, 2005Inventor: John Couch
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Publication number: 20050086758Abstract: A windshield washing system and method including a windshield wiper and sprayer assembly (110). The windshield wiper and sprayer assembly (110) includes a windshield wiper assembly (114), a windshield wiper driver assembly operative to move the windshield wiper assembly (114) in rotational and linear motion along a vehicle windshield, a windshield sprayer assembly (116) mounted on the windshield wiper assembly (114), the windshield sprayer assembly (116) includes at least one sprayer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2002Publication date: April 28, 2005Inventors: Uri Arkashevski, Joseph Rogozinski, Vychislay Ivanov
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Publication number: 20050076463Abstract: In a structure in which a middle portion of a wiper blade is pivoted to a leading end portion of a wiper arm via a pivot substantially orthogonal to an arm length direction so as to freely oscillate, and a supporting member supporting a portion closer to a wiper shaft than the middle portion of the wiper blade is provided in the wiper arm, the structure reduces a sliding resistance which occurs due to a movement of the wiper blade toward and away from a window surface. A stabilizer has an upper piece portion and a pair of side piece portions, a supporting concave portion supporting a wiper blade in an outward fitting manner is formed, and a plurality of ribs which extend toward the window surface are formed on inner surfaces of the side piece portions, thereby being in linear contact with outer surfaces of side piece portions of a support receiving body which is fitted to a first lever terminal end portion of the wiper blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2003Publication date: April 14, 2005Applicants: MITSUBA CORPORATION, HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takeshi Hara, Takeo Suzuki, Mamoru Kagawa, Shunichi Koguchi
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Publication number: 20050060830Abstract: The invention starts with a wiper arm (10, 28; 42, 44) with at least one fan nozzle (20, 46, 70, 88) through which wash water is sprayed on an as-needed basis in a fan stream (22, 54, 76, 78, 90, 94, 98, 102, 106, 110, 114) onto a part of vehicle window (68) lying in the wiper direction (58, 59) in front of a wiper blade (16, 18; 36, 48), wherein the fan stream (22, 54, 76, 78, 90, 94, 98, 102, 106, 110, 114) hits the vehicle window (68) in the area of an impact line (24, 56, 80, 82, 92, 96, 100, 104, 108). It is proposed that the impact line (24, 56, 80, 82, 92, 96, 100, 104, 108) essentially runs parallel to the wiper blade (16, 18; 36, 48).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2004Publication date: March 24, 2005Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Joachim Zimmer
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Publication number: 20050050668Abstract: The invention starts with a wiper arm (10), which includes a fastening part (14) and an articulated part (16) with a wiper rod (18), of which at least one part (14, 16, 18) is fabricated of sheet metal by stamping and bending and features at least one area with several sheet metal layers (26, 28). It is proposed that an external sheet metal plate (26) and an internal sheet metal plate (28) lying on top of one another are jointly bent around a bending edge (52), whereby the external sheet metal plate (26) features connecting toes (32) on its side edges (54) that run longitudinally to the bending edge (52), which engage in matching recesses (30) on the corresponding side edges (56) of the internal sheet metal plate (28), and, after bending under an initial tension, the internal sheet metal plate (28) is adjacent to the external sheet metal plate (26).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2002Publication date: March 10, 2005Inventor: Joachim Zimmer
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Patent number: 6862772Abstract: The invention is based on a wiper arm (10) that is comprised of a mounting part (12) and an articulating part (14), which is pivotably connected to a first region (16) of the mounting part (12) by means of a hinge joint (22) and has a wiper rod (24), to which a wiper blade is pivotably connected, wherein the mounting part (12) is securely affixed with a second region (18) to a drive shaft (20) and braced in relation to the articulating part (14) by means of a tension spring (28). The invention proposes that the mounting part (12) have a device (34, 36, 42), which permits the first region (16) of the mounting part (12) oriented toward the articulating part (14) to collapse toward a vehicle windshield in a defined manner.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2001Date of Patent: March 8, 2005Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Michael Weiler
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Patent number: 6859985Abstract: A blade attaching structure including a connecting shaft on a blade side detachably supported on an attaching groove formed on a wiper arm, wherein secure fixation becomes possible while attaching and detaching operations are simplified. An attaching groove formed on a wiper arm has a dovetail groove shape having a groove entrance portion with a groove width, the connecting shaft including a fixed shaft fixed on a bracket and a spacer having a cylinder sliding portion which is incorporated in the fixed shaft to be slidable in the rotational direction of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2000Date of Patent: March 1, 2005Assignee: Mitsuba CorporationInventors: Akira Nakazawa, Yoshinori Masuda
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Publication number: 20050039291Abstract: A wiper assembly wipes precipitation and debris of a windshield of a motor vehicle. The wiper assembly includes a drive motor fixedly secured to the motor vehicle. The wiper assembly also includes a wiper arm secured to the drive motor. The drive motor pivots the wiper arm across the windshield to clean the windshield. The wiper arm extends between a motor end and a distal end. The wiper arm also includes a separator extending along the wiper arm. The separator lifts the wiper arm away from the windshield allowing for the removal of debris from the windshield and the wiper arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2004Publication date: February 24, 2005Inventors: Raymond Genick, John Campbell
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Patent number: 6857160Abstract: A windshield wiper device, in particular for a motor vehicle, includes a wiper arm (10) that is drivable by a drive, the wiper arm (10) being foldable onto the windshield and able to be folded away from the windshield. The wiper arm is associated with a wiper blade, whereby the wiper arm (10) has a region (11) that faces toward the drive and a region (12) that faces toward the wiper blade. Both regions are connected to two torsion spring elements (13, 14). The torsion spring element (13, 14) are provided with two opposite torsion angles. The torsion spring elements (13, 14) have a square cross section, whose width is greater than its thickness, so that the torsion spring elements (13, 14) are curved in a longitudinal direction toward the windshield or curved away from the windshield.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2003Date of Patent: February 22, 2005Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Michael Weiler, Joachim Zimmer
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Publication number: 20050028312Abstract: The present invention relates to a universal wiper adapter for connecting a wiper blade assembly to a wiper arm including a pair of sidewalls having an aperture and a land extending between the sidewalls cooperating to define a channel. The present invention further includes a cantilevered beam, between the sidewalls, having a super-surface and a subsurface each cooperating with the sidewalls to define an elongate passage and an elongate track, respectively. The channel and the elongate passage cooperate to receive two sizes of hook-type wiper arms, while the channel and the elongate track cooperate to receive three sizes of hook-type wiper arms. The present invention also includes a substrate between the sidewalls cooperating with the land and the apertures to receive two sizes of pin-type wiper arms. The substrate further cooperates with the sidewalls and the land to define an elongate cavity to receive a bayonet-type wiper arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2003Publication date: February 10, 2005Inventor: Timothy Coughlin
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Publication number: 20050011034Abstract: This invention relates to windshield wiper system which utilizes a flexible drive arm for withstanding bending loads applied to a wiper. The drive arm may be made of a pull-molded composite material having a relatively low modulus of elasticity and a relatively high elongation factor. The flexible arm twists in the presence a bending load and undergoes rapidly progressing elastic buckling when the bending load exceeds a predetermined amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2004Publication date: January 20, 2005Inventor: Harry Buchanan
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Patent number: 6842938Abstract: A wiper assembly wipes precipitation and debris of a windshield of a motor vehicle. The wiper assembly includes a drive motor fixedly secured to the motor vehicle. The wiper assembly also includes a wiper arm secured to the drive motor. The drive motor pivots the wiper arm across the windshield to clean the windshield. The wiper arm extends between a motor end and a distal end. The wiper arm also includes a separator extending along the wiper arm. The separator lifts the wiper arm away from the windshield allowing for the removal of debris from the windshield and the wiper arm.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2002Date of Patent: January 18, 2005Assignee: W3 Technologies LLCInventors: Raymond M. Genick, II, John Edward Campbell
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Publication number: 20050005388Abstract: A transparent windshield wiper assembly is disclosed. The construction details of the assembly are similar to the construction of conventional available wipers but the assembly is fabricated from transparent plastic materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2003Publication date: January 13, 2005Inventors: Russell Javaruski, Robert Gortner
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Publication number: 20050005387Abstract: A coupling device has a clip and a clip holder. A hook at a distal portion of a wiper arm is attached to the clip. The clip holder has a locking member and a cover. The cover extends along the longitudinal direction of the wiper arm. The cover has a first cover portion and a second cover portion. When the clip holder is located at an engage position where the clip holder is engaged with the clip, the second cover portion extends to connected parts of a boundary between a retainer and an arm piece.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2004Publication date: January 13, 2005Applicants: ASMO CO., LTD., NIPPON WIPER BLADE CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobuaki Kinoshita, Yasuhiro Iijima
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Patent number: 6833682Abstract: This invention relates to windshield wiper system which utilizes a flexible drive arm for withstanding bending loads applied to a wiper. The drive arm may be made of a pull-molded composite material having a relatively low modulus of elasticity and a relatively high elongation factor. The flexible arm twists in the presence a bending load and undergoes rapidly progressing elastic buckling when the bending load exceeds a predetermined amount.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2002Date of Patent: December 21, 2004Assignee: Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc.Inventor: Harry Charles Buchanan, Jr.
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Patent number: 6820302Abstract: The invention starts with a wiper arm (10) with a wiper blade (20) that is connected in an articulated manner, which includes a wiper strip support (22) and wiper strip (24) and is laterally guided vis-à-vis the wiper arm (10) by a device (28) with an elastic connecting blade (34), whereby a first end (30) of the connecting blade (34) is fixed on an articulated part (12) of the wiper arm (10). It is proposed that a second end (32) of the connecting blade (34) be fixed on the wiper blade (20) and the connecting blade (34) feature an area (40, 46, 48) that is flexible in a longitudinal direction (54).Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2003Date of Patent: November 23, 2004Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Joachim Zimmer
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Patent number: 6820303Abstract: The invention is based on a wiper arm (10), with a pivotably connected wiper blade (16), which includes at least one bracket (18,20,22) and a wiper strip (26) and which is guided laterally in relation to the wiper arm (10) by a device (32,44,58). A first part (34,48,62) of the device (32,44,58) associated with the wiper arm (10) is connected to a second part (36,46) associated with the wiper blade (16) by means of a link (38,50,60), which flexes approximately perpendicular to the windshield (30). The invention proposes that the second part (36,46) be permanently connected to the wiper blade (16).Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2002Date of Patent: November 23, 2004Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Joachim Zimmer, Harald Rapp
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Patent number: 6817056Abstract: In a windshield wiper drive mechanism, having a pivotably supported drive shaft, a drive rocker (10) solidly connected to it, a coupling rocker (14) that is connected to the drive rocker by a drive joint (16), a support rocker (18) that is connected to the coupling rocker (14) by a support joint (20) and is supported by a blind joint (22), a windshield wiper arm (26), which is connected to the coupling rocker by a joint (28), a contact-pressure spring (30) that acts upon the windshield wiper arm relative to the coupling rocker, and a compensation joint (24) that is disposed on one of the rockers, the object is for the tilting moments generated by the contact-pressure spring to be reduced. To that end, a compensation spring (34) is provided on the compensation joint.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2002Date of Patent: November 16, 2004Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Gerd Kuehbauch
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Patent number: 6813802Abstract: A wiper arm and method for manufacturing a wiper arm provides a body having a first end connectible to and supportable by a drive shaft for imparting oscillatory rotary movement and a second end connectible to and supporting a wiper blade. A torsional region of the body is capable of toggle action and is located between the first and second ends of the body. The toggle action is defined by two stable positions, a primary position and a secondary position, lying spaced at opposite sides of an unstable range of movement, where one of the two stable positions exerts downward pressure on the wiper blade connectible to the body for engagement against a windscreen to be wiped. The torsional region is defined by first and second torsional members initially formed in a relaxed state. Each torsional member has a free end cantilevered outwardly from the first end of the body and spaced from one another. Each torsional member is subsequently flexed into a flexed state such that the free ends engage one another.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2002Date of Patent: November 9, 2004Assignee: Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc.Inventor: Harry Charles Buchanan, Jr.
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Publication number: 20040216261Abstract: A fastening part for a wiper arm of a vehicle wiper is disclosed, which can be driven for the pivoting motion and which has a receptacle for the articulated connection of the wiper arm (11). For the sake of economical production of a lightweight fastening part of adequate rigidity, the fastening part is embodied as a sheet-metal part (17), with a substantially flat back (171) located in the pivoting plane and two side cheeks (172, 173), protruding approximately at right angles from the back, and a transverse reinforcement (21), which braces the upper edges (172a, 173a), remote from the back, of the side cheeks (172, 173) against one another is disposed in the transition region from the side cheeks (172, 173) to the ears (18, 19), in which the articulated connection of the wiper arm (11) to the fastening part is made (FIG. 2).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2003Publication date: November 4, 2004Inventor: Jean-Marc Ritt
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Publication number: 20040216260Abstract: A windscreen wiper device comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be place in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes opposing longitudinal grooves on its longitudinal sides, in which grooves space-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, whrein said oscillating arm is pivotally connected to said connecting device about a pivot axis near one end, a special feature of which is that the end of the oscillating wiper arm includes two at lest substantially cylindrical protrusions, which form bearing surfaces, at the location of the pivot axis, which protrusions extend in lateral direction with respect to the oscillating wiper arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2004Publication date: November 4, 2004Inventors: Sophie Genet, Pierre Henin, Fernaud Thibaut
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Patent number: 6810555Abstract: A wiper arm (10), in particular for a motor vehicle wiper system is proposed, having a pivot part (12) made of plastic, which has two ends and on a first end (16) can be connected to a wiper blade and also, on its second end (18) remote from the first end, is connected rotatably to a fastening part (14); the fastening part (14) is made of sheet metal.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2002Date of Patent: November 2, 2004Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Jean-Marc Ritt
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Patent number: 6804854Abstract: An arm head of a windshield wiper device is provided on a backside thereof with an undulated groove formed by sidewalls. The sidewalls have plural hill portions protruding in opposite directions alternately in a width direction of the arm head so as to be opposed to one another in a longitudinal direction thereof. Tops of the hill portions on one width side of the arm head are integrally provided at upper surfaces thereof with projections extending perpendicularly to a depth direction of the groove to overhang the groove. A hose for delivering washer liquid to a washer nozzle is accommodated in the groove and firmly held by the hill portions and the projections without using an extra part such as a clip.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2002Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignees: Asmo Co., Ltd., Nippon Wiper Blade Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Hasegawa, Atsuo Suzuki, Kazuhide Kumo, Tomonori Iso
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Patent number: 6804855Abstract: An elongated tension arm is provided on a wiper of a windshield wiper assembly. The tension arm biases a wiper arm of the wiper about a wiper head of the wiper. The tension arm has a tension arm head with a tension arm leg extending longitudinally therefrom. The tension arm head overlies the wiper arm head and the tension arm leg overlies the wiper arm. The tension arm head is coupled to the wiper arm head via a pair of arm members extending laterally therefrom. The arm members receive an anchoring screw therethrough which underlies the wiper arm head. The tension arm leg has a threaded hole therethrough receiving a wing screw which engages the wiper arm. Rotation of the wing screw serves to increase or decrease resilient pressure on the wiper arm.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2003Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Inventor: Francois Lebel
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Patent number: 6792644Abstract: The invention starts with a windshield wiper with a wiper arm (10) on whose free end a pin (22) is fastened laterally, transverse to the longitudinal direction (72) and pointing to a wiper blade (24) for the articulated connection of the wiper blade (24), which pin is inserted into a passage opening of the wiper blade (24) and in an assembled position is locked axially via a bridge (12) that is arranged parallel to the pin (22) on the wiper arm (10) and grips over the wiper blade (24) with a bent end (14).Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2003Date of Patent: September 21, 2004Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Inigo Op't Roodt
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Publication number: 20040177466Abstract: A wiper with a light emitter formed by providing a light emitting function to a wiper for wiping off a wiped surface, comprising a linear light emitting part visible from the outside disposed on the outside of a wiper blade or a wiper arm for wiping operation and a light shielding means provided on the wiper along the light emitting part so that a person positioned on the inside of the wiped surface is not obstructed visually by the light beam emitted from the light emitting part.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2004Publication date: September 16, 2004Inventor: Yoshisuke Ohyama
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Patent number: 6789289Abstract: The invention starts with a windshield wiper with a wiper arm (10) on whose free end a pin (22) is fastened laterally, transverse to the longitudinal direction (64) and pointing to a wiper blade (24) for the articulated connection of the wiper blade (24), which pin is inserted into a passage opening of the wiper blade (24) and in an assembled position is locked axially via a bridge (12) that is arranged parallel to the pin (22) on the wiper arm (10) and grips over the wiper blade (24) with a bent end (14).Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2003Date of Patent: September 14, 2004Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Inigo Op't Roodt
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Publication number: 20040168278Abstract: The compressor with variable pressure is equipped whit a head, fallowed by two arms equipped with a hole in there extremity, forming a 90 degree angle with the head of the compressor their giving them the possibilities to fallow each side of the head of supports of the windscreen wiper. So allowing by mean of one nut to anchor it after the head of support of the windscreen wiper and in this way to allow the compressor to fallow the same axis. Of a leg covering in is middle the leg of arm of support of the windscreen wiper, allowing the insertion of a nut with fin in a threaded hole situated at the end of the leg of the compressor. By turning the nut with fin downward, this gesture allows to pressurize the blade of the windscreen wiper, a pressure which obliges it to stick on the windscreen, allowing the blade to clean the windscreen with more efficiency. It eliminated the uprising of the blade induce by the strength of the wind or the speed of the car.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2003Publication date: September 2, 2004Inventor: Francois Lebel
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Patent number: 6782580Abstract: A wiper system (1) for vehicles, having at least one wiper lever linkage (3) that has at least one wiper arm (35), and a method for operating the wiper lever linkage (3), are proposed. The wiper lever linkage has a first pivot lever (5), which can be coupled to a stationary first shaft (21) in a manner fixed against relative rotation, and a second pivot lever (7) that can be coupled to a stationary second shaft (29) in a manner fixed against relative rotation, the pivot levers being connected in articulated fashion to a coupling element (9). The wiper system (1) is distinguished in that the coupling element (9) is embodied in multiple parts and has a first coupling part (11) and a second coupling part (13), which are coupled to one another with the aid of a joint (15).Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2001Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Joachim Zimmer
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Publication number: 20040163198Abstract: In a method for producing wiper arm and a wiper arm produced by the method a tongue for a rotary angle limiting is punched on a hinge part and correlates with a recess in the hinge part.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2004Publication date: August 26, 2004Inventor: Peter Kessler
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Patent number: 6779223Abstract: A connecting piece for connecting a wiper arm with a wiper blade, having three different fastening systems for wiper arms, so that a multiplicity of wiper arms can be received.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2002Date of Patent: August 24, 2004Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Jurgen Roekens
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Patent number: 6775878Abstract: A window wiping device has a wiper arm which has a first crank and a second crank, a mounting part which is mountable by the first crank and the second crank in two points, the mounting part having at least a first plate and a second plate arranged substantially parallel to one another, at least one of the cranks being mounted rotatably between the plates.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2002Date of Patent: August 17, 2004Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Laurent Heinrich, Karlheinz Lorenz
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Publication number: 20040134011Abstract: The invention starts with a wiper blade (20) comprised of a wiper strip support (22) and a wiper strip (24) that is guided laterally by a device (28) with a connecting rod (32, 74) vis-a-vis a wiper arm (10), whereby one end of the connecting rod (32, 74) is fixed so that it can pivot on an articulated part (12) of the wiper arm (10) approx. vertically to the windshield (26), and the connecting rod (32, 74) having lateral guide surfaces is adjacent to a part of the wiper blade (20). It is proposed that a pivot bearing (86, 88) be arranged on both ends of the connecting rod (32, 74), one of which permits a movement in the longitudinal direction of the wiper arm (10) or the wiper blade (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2003Publication date: July 15, 2004Inventor: Stephan Mayer
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Publication number: 20040128787Abstract: A windshield wiper arm apparatus for slapping a windshield wiper blade against a windshield to remove ice or snow therefrom has a solenoid and an activating push-pull rod with its free end attached to the underside of the wiper blade base to lift the wiper blade off the windshield and slap it against the windshield.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Inventor: William J. Wagner
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Publication number: 20040117938Abstract: The invention relates to an articulated wiper arm of a wiper apparatus for windows of motor vehicles with a device for a detachable connection to a pivoted wiper blade on one free end, in particular for connection to a non-articulated wiper blade, which includes at least one articulated bolt.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Christian Wilms, Eric Windmolders
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Patent number: 6742216Abstract: A wiping device for a motor vehicle has a wiper arm having at least one mounting part and a hinge part articulated on the mounting part, a pulling element which connects the mounting part with the hinge part, the hinge part having substantially a profile with a base and at least one lateral flank, a strip extending from the lateral flank, the pulling element being articulated on the strip, the strip extending from an edge of the lateral flank which faces away from the base and extending toward the base so as to enclose an angle with the lateral flank, the lateral flank forming with at least one region of the strip an angle which is smaller than 45°.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2002Date of Patent: June 1, 2004Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Joachim Zimmer, Harald Rapp
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Publication number: 20040093681Abstract: The invention starts with a windshield wiper with a wiper arm (10) on whose free end a pin (22) is fastened laterally, transverse to the longitudinal direction (64) and pointing to a wiper blade (24) for the articulated connection of the wiper blade (24), which pin is inserted into a passage opening of the wiper blade (24) and in an assembled position is locked axially via a bridge (12) that is arranged parallel to the pin (22) on the wiper arm (10) and grips over the wiper blade (24) with a bent end (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2003Publication date: May 20, 2004Inventor: Inigo Op't Roodt
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Patent number: 6732401Abstract: A wiper arm for motor vehicles having a driveable mounting arm (4) for connection to a motor vehicle, and a wiper bar (6) hinge-mounted on the mounting arm (4), which said wiper bar has a connecting hook (8) for attaching a wiper blade, whereby the connecting hook (8) has a first hook leg (19) having a thickness DA, and a second hook leg (21) opposite to the first hook leg (19) and interconnected with the first hook leg (19), which said second hook leg (21) has a thickness DE, whereby thickness DE is less than thickness DA.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2002Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Harald Rapp
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Patent number: 6732399Abstract: Wiper apparatus and method, in particular for a motor vehicle, having a wiper arm (10) that is connectable to a wiper blade (13) on its one end (12) and, in the region of its other end (14), is connected to a tensioning element (22) that presses the one end (12) of the wiper arm (13) in the direction of a wiped surface (20) using a force F, whereby a calibrating element, in particular an eccentric bolt (30), is provided to adjust the force F.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2002Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Joachim Zimmer
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Publication number: 20040078919Abstract: This invention relates to windshield wiper system which utilizes a flexible drive arm for withstanding bending loads applied to a wiper. The drive arm may be made of a pull-molded composite material having a relatively low modulus of elasticity and a relatively high elongation factor. The flexible arm twists in the presence a bending load and undergoes rapidly progressing elastic buckling when the bending load exceeds a predetermined amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2002Publication date: April 29, 2004Applicant: Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc.Inventor: Harry Charles Buchanan
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Publication number: 20040078918Abstract: This invention relates to windshield wiper system which utilizes a flexible drive arm for withstanding bending loads applied to a wiper. The drive arm may be made of a pull-molded composite material having a relatively low modulus of elasticity and a relatively high elongation factor. The flexible arm twists in the presence a bending load and undergoes rapidly progressing elastic buckling when the bending load exceeds a predetermined amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2002Publication date: April 29, 2004Applicant: Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc.Inventor: Harry C. Buchanan
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Publication number: 20040078917Abstract: This invention relates to windshield wiper system and method which utilizes a flexible drive arm for withstanding bending loads applied to a wiper. The drive arm may be made of a pull-molded composite material having a relatively low modulus of elasticity and a relatively high elongation factor. The flexible arm twists in the presence a bending load and undergoes rapidly progressing elastic buckling when the bending load exceeds a predetermined amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2002Publication date: April 29, 2004Applicant: Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc.Inventor: Harry Charles Buchanan
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Publication number: 20040078916Abstract: This invention relates to windshield wiper system and method which utilizes a flexible drive arm for withstanding bending loads applied to a wiper. The drive arm may be made of a pull-molded composite material having a relatively low modulus of elasticity and a relatively high elongation factor. The flexible arm twists in the presence a bending load and undergoes rapidly progressing elastic buckling when the bending load exceeds a predetermined amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2002Publication date: April 29, 2004Applicant: Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc.Inventor: Harry Charles Buchanan
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Publication number: 20040074037Abstract: The invention starts with a windshield wiper with a wiper arm (10) on whose free end a pin (22) is fastened laterally, transverse to the longitudinal direction (72) and pointing to a wiper blade (24) for the articulated connection of the wiper blade (24), which pin is inserted into a passage opening of the wiper blade (24) and in an assembled position is locked axially via a bridge (12) that is arranged parallel to the pin (22) on the wiper arm (10) and grips over the wiper blade (24) with a bent end (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2003Publication date: April 22, 2004Inventor: Inigo Op't Roodt
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Publication number: 20040068823Abstract: The invention is based on a wiper arm (10) for a windshield wiper, having a fastening part (12) and a joint member (18) that are connected to one another via a swing-down joint (54), and a tension spring (26) is suspended by one end (28) from a suspension device (24) of the joint member (18) and by its other end (30) via a C-shaped bracket (32) in a suspension device (16) of the fastening part (12) and in an operating position presses a wiper blade (34), via a wiper rod (22), against a windshield and in a swing-down position presses a contact face of the joint member (18) or of the C-shaped bracket (32) against a limiting stop of the fastening part (12). It is proposed that between the operating position and the swing-down position, a detent position is provided, up to which the wiper blade (34) can be raised from the windshield in a parking position, without touching a hood over the engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2003Publication date: April 15, 2004Inventor: Richard Knauf
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Publication number: 20040068821Abstract: A wiper assembly wipes precipitation and debris of a windshield of a motor vehicle. The wiper assembly includes a drive motor fixedly secured to the motor vehicle. The wiper assembly also includes a wiper arm secured to the drive motor. The drive motor pivots the wiper arm across the windshield to clean the windshield. The wiper arm extends between a motor end and a distal end. The wiper arm also includes a separator extending along the wiper arm. The separator lifts the wiper arm away from the windshield allowing for the removal of debris from the windshield and the wiper arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2002Publication date: April 15, 2004Inventors: Raymond M. Genick, John Edward Campbell
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Publication number: 20040060143Abstract: Pressurizing structure for windshield wiper, including an enclosing case, an extensible case, decorative boards and pressurizing plate. The enclosing case and the extensible case are telescopically connected for accommodating therein various specifications of wiper arms. The decorative boards are disposed on the surfaces of the enclosing case and the extensible case. A bottom board is disposed under bottom faces of the enclosing case and the extensible case to seal the same. Multiple restricting blocks with different patterns of receiving recesses are inlaid in the enclosing case to truly locate respective portions of the wiper arm. The pressurizing plate is connected with a tip of the enclosing case to keep the scraper of the wiper arm parallel to the windshield so as to truly clean up the same. A locating block is disposed under bottom face of the pressurizing plate, whereby in accordance with the position of the scraper of the wiper arm, the pressurizing plate can be adjusted and truly located.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2002Publication date: April 1, 2004Applicant: JANCHY ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.Inventor: Shun Tian Shuen
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Patent number: 6691367Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper apparatus in which a pair of pivot axes are provided, one pivot axis at the central portion and the other pivot axis one side portion in the left and right direction of the window surface. In the invention, wherein the rod rush angle formed by a link arm, which rotates the pivot axes clockwise and counterclockwise, and a link rod can be made as small as possible. The second pivot axis at one side portion is disposed so that the plane, including the swinging locus, of the second link arm, that is coupled to the corresponding second pivot axis, and the axial line of the second link rod, in the lengthwise direction, are made roughly parallel to each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2001Date of Patent: February 17, 2004Assignee: Mitsuba CorporationInventor: Takashi Hoshino