Between Hub And Extended Arm Patents (Class 15/250.352)
  • Patent number: 11840200
    Abstract: A windshield wiper system has an articulating pivot for wiping a curved glass surface of a vehicle. The articulating pivot has a pivot shaft assembly (64) having a first pivot ball (160) separated by a distance from a second pivot ball (166). The pivot shaft assembly is encased in an outer housing (158) and each pivot ball is supported by a bearing. A pinion gear is integrated with one of the first pivot ball, the second pivot ball, and/or the pivot shaft. A rack gear is integrated into one of the bearings and/or the housing. Rotational movement of the pinion gear along the rack gear articulates the pivot shaft as the pivot shaft is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: TRICO PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Michael Wilson
  • Patent number: 11718273
    Abstract: A stepped-designed beam arm wiper assembly has a beam arm that locks into a mounting head such that the beam arm can be disconnected from the mounting head for servicing a wiper blade attached to the beam arm. A head cover is attached to the mounting head via hinges on either side of the head cover which allow the head cover to open off the head on either pin hinges of the head, and can be pressed onto the head and retained on. The other end of the beam arm is inserted into an adapter which snaps onto a rear wiper blade coupler via lead-in hole and trunnion connection. The beam arm has an airfoil with a stepped design to match the head cover, adapter, and blade assembly stepped design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander Kowal, Nicholas Finateri, Kyle Moll, Roger Barnett
  • Patent number: 11628808
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wiper arm head adapted to be connected to a wiper arm body, the wiper arm head comprises: a base end section, a front-end section, and a body section having a pair of left and right side walls longitudinally extending from the base end section towards the front-end section. The wiper arm head comprises a first retainer connection assembly and a second retainer connection assembly formed integrally with the wiper arm head and configured to connect the wiper arm head to the wiper arm body, which comprises a first retainer and a second retainer to hold a first wiper blade and a second wiper blade respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo Ribeiro Santos, Roberto Arturo Lechuga, Dattashyam Parthasarathy
  • Patent number: 11541847
    Abstract: A windshield wiper structure includes a fixing frame, a support plate, a blade and at least one pressing strip. The fixing frame includes a fixing base and a pivot disposed on the fixing base. The support plate is connected on a bottom side of the fixing base and extended oppositely from the fixing base. The blade is connected to a bottom surface of the support plate. The pressing strip is disposed on the bottom side of the fixing base and presses the blade toward a direction away from the fixing base to contact with a glass surface. Therefore, the blade may be uniformly pressed to contact with a glass surface to remove rain or debris from the glass surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: DANYANG UPC AUTO PARTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Che-Wei Chang, Cheng-Kai Yang
  • Patent number: 10232825
    Abstract: A wiper arm including an arm head having an arm head body and cover member. The cover member is attached to the arm head body and can open and close. The mechanical strength of the arm head can be increased. The arm head includes a head cap which is rotatably attached to rotating shafts and provided on the inner side surfaces of both side sidewalls of an arm head body. When the head cap is in its closed position, a front-side half section of the head cap is disposed between both side sidewalls. On the rear surface of a rear-side half section of the head cap, a cylindrical cap-side fitting section is provided and fits with a nut disposed on the arm head body. The cap-side fitting section includes slits and is formed so that the height in its vertical direction decreases in a front-side portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Nippon Wiper Blade Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Ouchi, Daiki Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 9902372
    Abstract: There is provided a wiper arm including a head cover attached to an arm head and securely preventing the head cover from coming off the arm head. A wiper arm (1) includes an engaging protrusion (19) which extends upward and is disposed on a step section (18) formed at a lower end of a dent section (17) formed on a side surface of an arm head (2), and a protruding engagement section (27) formed near a lower end of an inner surface of a side wall (23) of a head cover (4). An opening section (27A) opening downward is formed in the protruding engagement section (27). The engaging protrusion (19) fits into the opening section (27A) along a vertical direction, namely, a direction along the side wall (23). The open end of the side wall (23) of the head cover (4) is thereby prevented from being widened outward so that the head cover (4) is prevented from coming off the arm head (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: NIPPON WIPER BLADE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Ouchi, Yuichi Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 9896064
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper arm, particularly for automobiles, includes a mounting head mountable on a drive shaft and an arm member pivotally connected to the mounting head by means of a pivot pin. The arm member has a substantially U-shaped cross-section near the pivot pin comprising two side walls. A part of the mounting head extends between the side walls and beyond the pivot pin. The part is provided with opposite surfaces each facing towards a respective side wall of the arm member. Each surface of the part of the mounting head is positioned spaced-apart from its respective side wall of the arm member, so as to allow paint to enter a space defined between each surface of the part of the mounting head and its respective side wall of the arm member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul S.A.
    Inventor: Xavier Boland
  • Patent number: 9573501
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat-cushion frame supported on a vehicle body, a fastener fixed to the seat-cushion frame in a lateral direction, an absorption member supported by the fastener inserted in the absorption member, a seat-back frame supported via the absorption member, and a seat back fixed to the seat-back frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Hiroki Shiromura, Sohei Saito, Hideo Arai
  • Patent number: 9434515
    Abstract: The present provides a pair of foam tubes intended to be placed over windshield wipers. The Simple Cover's design provides consumers a way of protecting their windshield wipers from harsh weather and other environmental elements. The Simple Cover is comprised of a pair of durable, tube shaped protective covers intended to fit snugly over windshield wipers. In an embodiment, the foam cover further comprises a carrying handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Inventor: James E. Sparenberg, Sr.
  • Patent number: 9315171
    Abstract: A wiper device includes: a pivot shaft that rotates back and forth within a predetermined angular range; an arm head that is fixed to the pivot shaft; a cover that is mounted to the arm head; and a wiper arm that is pivotally supported on the arm head to come into and out of contact with a surface to be wiped. The wiper arm includes an engagement concave portion that extends in a longitudinal direction of the wiper arm at a side portion in a pivot direction of the wiper arm. The cover includes an engagement convex portion that extends in the longitudinal direction of the wiper arm. Relative movement of the wiper arm and the cover is restricted by engagement between an engagement wall portion of the engagement concave portion and the engagement convex portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, ASMO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Matsuura, Junya Nogami, Kei Hirata, Takashi Umeno, Masanori Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 9139164
    Abstract: An arm head includes an end portion to which a retainer is pivotally coupled and a surface covered by a coating. The end portion includes a coupling bore. The coupling bore includes an open end. First and second surfaces of the arm head form an annular recess around the open end that extends continuously from the open end. The radial outer surface extends outward in a radial direction from the annular recess. The first surface extends outward in the radial direction from the open end. The first surface is located inward in an axial direction of the coupling bore from the radial outer surface. The second surface extends from the first surface to the radial outer surface at an angle less than 180° with respect to the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignees: Asmo Co., Ltd., Nippon Wiper Blade Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Shido, Noboru Ishida
  • Publication number: 20150102626
    Abstract: A windshield wiper system for a vehicle includes a wiper arm pivot shaft having a pivot axis extending through the pivot shaft. An energy-absorbing feature is arranged to absorb energy of an external force applied to the wiper arm pivot shaft. The energy-absorbing feature enables the wiper arm pivot shaft to move away from the external force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Thomas W. Jozwiak, Jay H. Ovenshire
  • Publication number: 20150047143
    Abstract: A wiper arm apparatus for preventing painted layer crack includes an arm head; a retainer coupled to one end of the arm head and provided rotatable relative to the arm head; and a rivet constituting a rotation axis by being disposed so as to penetrate through a coupling portion of the retainer and the arm head. The rivet includes a bearing unit slidingly contacting an inner circumferential surface of a through hole formed in the arm head, a head unit supported in contact with one side of the retainer, and a caulking unit fixed to the other side of the retainer with the bearing unit interposed where-between. The rivet further includes a vibration preventing unit that is disposed between the head unit and the retainer, and forcibly inserted into an assembly hole formed in the retainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: DONGYANG MECHATRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Jae Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20150026912
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper arm, particularly for automobiles, includes a mounting head mountable on a drive shaft and an arm member pivotally connected to the mounting head by means of a pivot pin. The arm member has a substantially U-shaped cross-section near the pivot pin comprising two side walls. A part of the mounting head extends between the side walls and beyond the pivot pin. The part is provided with opposite surfaces each facing towards a respective side wall of the arm member. Each surface of the part of the mounting head is positioned spaced-apart from its respective side wall of the arm member, so as to allow paint to enter a space defined between each surface of the part of the mounting head and its respective side wall of the arm member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Xavier Boland
  • Publication number: 20140345077
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper arm, particularly for automobiles, includes comprising a mounting head mountable on a drive shaft and an arm member pivotally connected to the mounting head by means of a pivot pin, and wherein the arm member can be pivoted between a wiping position, wherein the arm member extends parallel to a windscreen to be wiped, and an elevated position, wherein the arm member and/or a windscreen wiper blade to be attached thereto can be repaired or replaced, characterized in that the windscreen wiper arm is provided with locking means arranged to lock the arm member onto the pivot pin in order to prevent the arm member from disengaging from the pivot pin in the elevated position of the arm member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventor: Davy Mouth
  • Patent number: 8857007
    Abstract: A vehicle wiper device includes a drive device, a drive shaft rotated back and forth about a first axis by the drive device, a wiper arm pivoted back and forth along a wiping surface as the drive shaft rotates back and forth, and a wiper arm biasing mechanism that biases the wiper arm toward the wiping surface. The wiper arm biasing mechanism includes a swing member, a tilting member, and a biasing member. The swing member is integrally pivotal with the drive shaft. The tilting member is supported by the swing member so as to tilt about a second axis. The tilting member includes a wiper fixing portion. The biasing member, which includes a first end supported by the swing member, and applies a biasing force to the tilting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Asmo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Atsushi Kato
  • Patent number: 8726452
    Abstract: A wiper device having improved durability includes: an arm head having one end fixed to a pivot shaft installed on a vehicle; and a retainer having one end coupled to the arm head to rotate relative to the arm head and the other end coupled to a blade for wiping a glass of the vehicle, wherein the retainer includes: a body formed of synthetic resins; and a reinforcement member that is coupled to a portion of the retainer, which is adjacent to the arm head, and is formed of a metal material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Dongyang Mechatonics Corp.
    Inventor: Kyoung Ho Ko
  • Patent number: 8544138
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device, particularly for automobiles, includes an elongated wiper blade, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped. The windscreen wiper device includes a connecting device for an oscillating arm, wherein the oscillating arm is pivotally connected with its first end to the connecting device and with its second end to a mounting head on a drive shaft, and wherein the oscillating arm is provided with a longitudinally extending base and two spaced-apart sidewalls extending outwardly along opposite sides of the base to form a tube having an open face. The oscillating arm is produced integrally form a single sheet material, wherein outboard edges of the sidewalls are folded inwardly towards each other to partially close the open face of the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul S.A.
    Inventor: Xavier Boland
  • Patent number: 8443505
    Abstract: A wiper arm assembly and method of assembly thereof includes a mounting head and a wiper arm configured for relative rotation during assembly from a disassembled position to a shipping position, wherein the wiper arm and mounting head are locked against rotation toward the disassembled position once in the shipping position. The mounting head and wiper arm have locking surfaces configured for locked engagement with one another while in the shipping position. The locking surfaces are brought into engagement with one another by a force imparted by a spring while rotating the mounting head relative to the wiper arm from the disassembled position toward the shipping position. When in the shipping position, the locking surfaces confront each other and prevent the mounting head and the wiper arm from rotating back toward the disassembled position from the shipping position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul World Wide, Inc
    Inventors: Alan J. Stahlhut, Deborah Herring
  • Patent number: 8286321
    Abstract: A wiper arm assembly and method of construction thereof includes a mounting head and a wiper arm configured for relative rotation during assembly from a disassembled position to a shipping position, wherein the wiper arm and mounting head are locked against rotation toward the disassembled position once in the shipping position. The mounting head and wiper arm have locking surfaces configured for locked engagement with one another while in the shipping position. The locking surfaces are brought into engagement with one another by a force imparted by a spring while rotating the mounting head relative to the wiper arm from the disassembled position toward the shipping position. When in the shipping position, the locking surfaces confront each other and prevent the mounting head and the wiper arm from rotating back toward the disassembled position from the shipping position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul World Wide, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan J. Stahlhut
  • Patent number: 8205291
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper system for the front windscreens of motor vehicles. Said system comprises at least one wiper blade, which can be guided over the front windscreen (4) on a pivotable wiper arm (11), at least one bearing part (1) that can be pivoted about an axis (5), at least one fixing part (10) that can be connected to the bearing part (1) in a non-torsional manner and at least one single-axis articulation that connects the wiper arm (11) to the fixing part (10). The position of the connection between the bearing part (1) and fixing part (10) lies in the vicinity of the axis (5) about which the bearing part (1) is pivoted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Nicolas Eschenbrenner, Francois Schabanel
  • Patent number: 8141198
    Abstract: The invention relates to a windscreen wiper arm (10) comprising a wiper bar (40), to which a wiper blade (6) can be attached with or without a spoiler. Said bar is composed of a freely projecting, first arc-shaped wiper bar section (1) with a first curvature variation, to which the wiper blade (6) is attached and of at least one second arc-shaped wiper bar section (2) with a second arc-shaped curvature variation, which adjoins the first wiper bar section (1), to form a snap-off point (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Wilms, Hubert Verelst, Marcello Bubba
  • Patent number: 8104135
    Abstract: A swing lever is fixed to a pivot shaft to pivot the pivot shaft about a pivot axis thereof. A wiper arm is directly connected to a distal end portion of the pivot shaft and is pivoted together with the pivot shaft about the pivot axis of the pivot shaft when the pivot shaft is driven by the swing lever. The wiper arm is pivotable about a pivot axis thereof, which is generally perpendicular to or is tilted relative to the pivot axis of the pivot shaft, toward or away from a wiping surface. A coil spring is directly or indirectly connected between the wiper arm and the swing lever to exert an urging force to urge the wiper arm toward the wiping surface in a wiping operational position of the wiper arm for wiping the wiping surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Asmo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Matsumoto, Masahiko Yamanishi
  • Patent number: 8042219
    Abstract: A wiper arm assembly and method of construction thereof includes a mounting head and a wiper arm configured for relative rotation during assembly from a disassembled position to a shipping position, wherein the wiper arm and mounting head are locked against rotation toward the disassembled position once in the shipping position. The mounting head and wiper arm have locking surfaces configured for locked engagement with one another while in the shipping position. The locking surfaces are brought into engagement with one another by a force imparted by a spring while rotating the mounting head relative to the wiper arm from the disassembled position toward the shipping position. When in the shipping position, the locking surfaces confront each other and prevent the mounting head and the wiper arm from rotating back toward the disassembled position from the shipping position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul World Wide, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan J. Stahlhut
  • Patent number: 8037569
    Abstract: A wiper arm assembly and method of assembly thereof includes a mounting head and a wiper arm configured for relative rotation during assembly from a disassembled position to a shipping position, wherein the wiper arm and mounting head are locked against rotation toward the disassembled position once in the shipping position. The mounting head and wiper arm have locking surfaces configured for locked engagement with one another while in the shipping position. The locking surfaces are brought into engagement with one another by a force imparted by a spring while rotating the mounting head relative to the wiper arm from the disassembled position toward the shipping position. When in the shipping position, the locking surfaces confront each other and prevent the mounting head and the wiper arm from rotating back toward the disassembled position from the shipping position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Federal Mogul World Wide, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan J. Stahlhut, Richard Herring, Deborah Herring, legal representative
  • Patent number: 7996952
    Abstract: A wiper arm assembly and method of assembly thereof includes a mounting head and a wiper arm configured for relative rotation during assembly from a disassembled position to a shipping position, wherein the wiper arm and mounting head are locked against rotation toward the disassembled position once in the shipping position. The mounting head and wiper arm have locking surfaces configured for locked engagement with one another while in the shipping position. The locking surfaces are brought into engagement with one another by a force imparted by a spring while rotating the mounting head relative to the wiper arm from the disassembled position toward the shipping position. When in the shipping position, the locking surfaces confront each other and prevent the mounting head and the wiper arm from rotating back toward the disassembled position from the shipping position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul World Wide, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Horstman, Alan J. Stahlhut
  • Patent number: 7996951
    Abstract: In an articulated connection between a wiper lever and a wiper lever support which can be fixed to a wiper shaft, comprising articulation parts on the wiper lever and on the wiper lever support, a hinge pin on a first articulation part and at least one mounting opening on a second articulation part for receiving the hinge pin, the mounting opening is open at the side in an edge region in order to allow the second articulation part to be pushed radially onto the mounting pin, and specifically in an axis direction running radially with respect to the axis of the mounting opening, said axis direction being oriented transversely to the longitudinal extent of the wiper lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Valeo Wischersysteme GmbH
    Inventor: Siegfried Waible
  • Patent number: 7992249
    Abstract: A wiper arm assembly and method of construction thereof includes a mounting head and a wiper arm configured for relative rotation during assembly from a disassembled position to a shipping position, wherein the wiper arm and mounting head are locked against rotation toward the disassembled position once in the shipping position. The mounting head and wiper arm have locking surfaces configured for locked engagement with one another while in the shipping position. The locking surfaces are brought into engagement with one another by a force imparted by a spring while rotating the mounting head relative to the wiper arm from the disassembled position toward the shipping position. When in the shipping position, the locking surfaces confront each other and prevent the mounting head and the wiper arm from rotating back toward the disassembled position from the shipping position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul World Wide, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan J. Stahlhut
  • Patent number: 7971313
    Abstract: A wiper arm assembly and method of construction thereof includes a mounting head and a wiper arm configured for relative rotation during assembly from a disassembled position to a shipping position, wherein the wiper arm and mounting head are locked against rotation toward the disassembled position once in the shipping position. The mounting head and wiper arm have locking surfaces configured for locked engagement with one another while in the shipping position. The locking surfaces are brought into engagement with one another by a force imparted by a spring while rotating the mounting head relative to the wiper arm from the disassembled position toward the shipping position. When in the shipping position, the locking surfaces confront each other and prevent the mounting head and the wiper arm from rotating back toward the disassembled position from the shipping position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul World Wide, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan J. Stahlhut
  • Patent number: 7908704
    Abstract: The invention relates to a windscreen wiper system, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one wiper arm provided with an elastic blade (21) and a fixing element (60). The known wiper arms comprise a tension spring which presses the wiper blade against a pane along with the windscreen wiper operation and maintains said wiper blade in a folded position with respect to the pane when the wiper blade is changed. Said wiper arms require a relatively important number of components and, for this reason, are relatively expensive. The aim of said invention is to make it possible to produce the windscreen wiper system in a more economical manner. For this purpose, the inventive elastic blade (21) is arranged in such a way that it is pivotable about the fixing element (60).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Godelieve Kraemer
  • Patent number: 7849553
    Abstract: The invention concerns a wiper device, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a wiper arm (10a-10c, 10k, 10l) including a wiper rod (12a, 12c, 12k) for fixing a wiper blade, a fixing element (14a-14c, 14k, 14l) connected free of articulation to the wiper rod (12a, 12c, 12k) and at least one partial zone (16a-16m) having spring elasticity. It is proposed that the wiper arm (10a-10c, 10k, 10l) can shift essentially elastically from an operating configuration to at least one first stable configuration, wherein the wiper blade can be mounted and dismounted when the wiper arm (10a-10c, 10k, 10l) is in a mounted state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Weiler, Joachim Zimmer
  • Patent number: 7788761
    Abstract: Device (10) for swinging a wiper arm of a windshield wiper device away from and against a motor vehicle window, wherein the device (10) comprising at least two spring elements (11), which retain the wiper arm in a stable position away from the vehicle window and press the wiper arm against said vehicle window during the operation of the wipers, wherein at least one of the at least two spring elements (11) comprises at least one compressed region (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Weiler, Joachim Zimmer
  • Patent number: 7748076
    Abstract: The invention starts with a wiper device, in particular for a motor vehicle, which includes a wiper arm (10a-10j), which features a wiper rod (12a-12j) and a fastening part (14a-14j) connected in a non-articulated manner with the wiper rod (12a-12j). It is proposed that the wiper device have at least one spoiler element (16a-16j) to generate a flow-induced bearing force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Weiler, Joachim Zimmer
  • Patent number: 7716780
    Abstract: A wiper device for wiping a vehicle windscreen, including a drivable wiper arm and a flat wiper blade arranged on the wiper arm. The flat wiper blade includes a wiper blade rubber, a support for supporting the wiper blade rubber, and a connection for connecting a free end of the wiper arm. The support is in the form of band-like elongate spring blades. The connection includes a support element fixedly arranged on the support and a connecting element that partially pivots the support element. The connecting element is releasably connected to the free end of the wiper arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Wolfgang Scholl, Andreas Fink, Gerhard Schremmer, Heiko Ernstmeier
  • Patent number: 7559109
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wiper arm (10) for a windshield wiper device, in particular for a motor vehicle. It is comprised of at least one fastening part (12) for fastening the wiper arm (10) to the windshield wiper device, one articulated part (16), which is connected in an articulated manner to the fastening part (12) so as to be moveable in a first plane, one spring element (34), which is arranged between the fastening part (12) and the articulated part (16) and is provided with a tension spring (32) that is stressed during a relative movement between the fastening part (12) and the articulated part (16), and one fastening means (30) connecting the tension spring (32) to the fastening part (12). According to the invention, the fastening means (30) has a U-shaped bend (36), which runs in a second plane that is perpendicular to the first plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Karlheinz Lorenz, Christian Reiser
  • Patent number: 7549189
    Abstract: A system includes a plurality of wiper blades including U-shaped housings and elongated lever arms having lower end portions connected thereto respectively. The housings are secured to a lower portion of the windshield and electrically coupled to an internal power supply source. A hand-operable switch is disposed within the vehicle and operably connected to the power supply source and the housings respectively. The system further includes a mechanism electrically coupled to the switch for lifting the wiper blades about the respective housing, effectively generating an impact force as the wiper blades are snapped back to the resting position after being pivoted to a stressed position so that debris and frozen elements will advantageously discharge from the wiper blades during operating conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Inventor: Matthew D. Mayer
  • Publication number: 20080313840
    Abstract: A wiper arm assembly and method of construction thereof includes a mounting head and a wiper arm configured for relative rotation during assembly from a disassembled position to a shipping position, wherein the wiper arm and mounting head are locked against rotation toward the disassembled position once in the shipping position. The mounting head and wiper arm have locking surfaces configured for locked engagement with one another while in the shipping position. The locking surfaces are brought into engagement with one another by a force imparted by a spring while rotating the mounting head relative to the wiper arm from the disassembled position toward the shipping position. When in the shipping position, the locking surfaces confront each other and prevent the mounting head and the wiper arm from rotating back toward the disassembled position from the shipping position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventor: Jurgen Rauch
  • Publication number: 20080163448
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper structure includes a supporting object, a windscreen wiper strip, and a connecting device. The windscreen wiper strip fixes to the supporting object's lower surface. The connecting device includes a centre stand, a hook stand, an outer housing, and a lid body. The centre stand fixes in the middle of the supporting object's upper surface. The centre stand has an axel. The hook stand has a pivoting hole. The hook stand's pivoting hole connects to the axel. The outer housing disposes in the centre stand's exterior. There is an opening hole in the outer housing's upper part. A piercing hole sets in the lid body's upper part. One end of the lid body pivotally connects to the outer housing. The lid body opens or closes with the outer housing's opening hole. Hence, the connecting device and the windscreen wiper strip joins together quickly, making assembly and disassembly easier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Yang, Chuan-Chih Chang
  • Publication number: 20080155777
    Abstract: A windshield wiper for clearing environmental debris from a windscreen provided to a motor vehicle. The windshield wiper comprises an arm support to be coupled to a rotatable pivot head provided to the motor vehicle for oscillating the windshield wiper during operation thereof, and a wiper arm coupled to the arm support and supporting a wiper blade that contacts the windscreen with a desired bearing force. A first spring fastener is provided to the arm support and a second spring fastener is provided to the wiper arm and separated from the first spring fastener by a first distance when the windshield wiper is assembled. At least one additional spring fastener is provided to the wiper arm, the arm support, or both the wiper arm and the arm support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventor: Brock Stull
  • Publication number: 20070240274
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: VALEO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Harry Buchanan
  • Patent number: 7272890
    Abstract: A wiper arm (10), in particular for a wiper apparatus of a motor vehicle, having at least one joint part (12) and/or one fastening part (18) with a base (30) is proposed, from which at least one and preferably two lateral flanks (32) extend at an angle (A), in particular approximately plumb, wherein at least one lateral flank (32) has at least one locking cam (40) and extends outward approximately from the edge (38), remote from the base, of the lateral flank (32) and is embodied integrally with the lateral flank (32), wherein the locking cam (40) is disposed in concealed fashion in the side profile. A method for producing a wiper arm (10) of this kind is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Zimmer, Harald Rapp, Frans Penne
  • Publication number: 20070157412
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wiper arm (10) for a windshield wiper device, in particular for a motor vehicle. It is comprised of at least one fastening part (12) for fastening the wiper arm (10) to the windshield wiper device, one articulated part (16), which is connected in an articulated manner to the fastening part (12) so as to be moveable in a first plane, one spring element (34), which is arranged between the fastening part (12) and the articulated part (16) and is provided with a tension spring (32) that is stressed during a relative movement between the fastening part (12) and the articulated part (16), and one fastening means (30) connecting the tension spring (32) to the fastening part (12). According to the invention, the fastening means (30) has a U-shaped bend (36), which runs in a second plane that is perpendicular to the first plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Karlheinz Lorenz, Christian Reiser
  • Patent number: 7222385
    Abstract: A removable and portable manually operated windshield wiper assembly that attaches to the top side of a window or window frame of a boat, tractor, atv and the like not otherwise so equipped which can be easily operated by the simple rotation of a handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Inventor: Howard Borg
  • Publication number: 20070011840
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper arm (8), particularly for automobiles, comprising a mounting head (18) mountable on a drive shaft (19) and an arm member (20) pivotally connected to the mounting head (18) by means of a pivot pin (21), wherein the arm member (20) has a substantially U-shaped cross-section near said pivot pin (21) comprising two side walls (25, 26), wherein a part of the mounting head (18) extends between the side walls (25, 26) and beyond said pivot pin (21), with the special feature that protrusion/groove means are provided on said part (18) and said side walls (25, 26) for limiting a pivot angle of the arm member (20), wherein the protrusion/groove means comprise at least one curved guiding groove (30) and at least one protrusion (29) cooperating with said groove (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: FEDERAL-MOGUL S.A.
    Inventor: Marco Gilli
  • Publication number: 20060254018
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a wiper arm for window wiping systems in vehicles. According to the invention, an articulated part of a wiper arm is stamped out of a one-sided sheet metal material which is pre-coated on one side, and is then bent in a mold having a U-shaped cross-section. In this way, the coated surface forms the inner side of the articulated part of the wiper arm. Said articulated part is then joined to a wiper arm fixing part by means of a hinge bolt, and the wiper arm is then provided with a layer of paint by means of a spraying or powder technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2004
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventor: Manfred Losch
  • Publication number: 20060191095
    Abstract: A windshield wiper arm assembly for wiping a windshield of a motor vehicle can include a wiper linkage head having a bore formed therein for being connected to a rotatable wiper drive shaft. A wiper arm can be coupled to the wiper linkage head through a pivot pin allowing pivoting movement of the wiper arm with respect to the wiper linkage head between a stable windshield engaged position and a stable windshield disengage position. A beam compression spring can bias the wiper arm with respect to the wiper linkage head between the stable windshield engaged position and the stable windshield disengage position. A process for fabricating a beam compression spring for a windshield wiper arm can include the steps of cross-weaving an elongate tri-axial glass fiber sock, bathing the elongate glass woven sock in a thermoset resin, and curing the bathed cross-woven sock in a heated pultrusion die to form a pultruded elongate strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Applicant: Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: H. Buchanan
  • Publication number: 20060162115
    Abstract: The invention concerns a wiper device, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a wiper arm (10a-10c, 10k, 10l) including a wiper rod (12a, 12c, 12k) for fixing a wiper blade, a fixing element (14a-14c, 14k, 14l) connected free of articulation to the wiper rod (12a, 12c, 12k) and at least one partial zone (16a-16m) having spring elasticity. It is proposed that the wiper arm (10a-10c, 10k, 10l) can shift essentially elastically from an operating configuration to at least one first stable configuration, wherein the wiper blade can be mounted and dismounted when the wiper arm (10a-10c, 10k, 10l) is in a mounted state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Weiler, Joachim Zimmer
  • Patent number: 7076829
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Jean-Marc Ritt
  • Patent number: 7036181
    Abstract: A mounting part of a windshield wiper, having a receiving opening for a wiper shaft at one end, and forming a part of a fold-away hinge at the other end, and being formed from a flat sheet metal by deep-drawing, punching and bending and having a u-shaped cross-section profile and a spring mount. The spring mount is formed by deep-drawing from a sidewall of the u-shaped cross-section profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Joachim Zimmer
  • Patent number: 7014717
    Abstract: A wiper assembly having impact action includes a wiper shaft cap, a first pivotal yoke, a second pivotal yoke, an actuation device and a wiper arm. The actuation device is formed in one end of the wiper arm. One end of the first pivotal yoke is pivotally attached to the wiper shaft cap. The other end of the first pivotal yoke is pivotally attached to one end of the second pivotal yoke. The other end of the second pivotal yoke is secured to an actuation end of the actuation device. In a second embodiment of a wiper assembly having impact action, the actuation device is formed in the wiper shaft cap. The actuation device in either embodiment is actuated to lift the wiper arm and drop thereof suddenly to remove sleet, ice or snow off a wiper blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Inventor: Mark S. Lahti