Longitudinal Tensioning Means For Blade Patents (Class 15/250.38)
  • Publication number: 20150113755
    Abstract: A longitudinal body for a wiper for a window of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, is disclosed. The longitudinal body is formed in one piece and is configured to hold a wiper blade and/or retaining a stiffener vertebra by at least one housing for receiving the vertebra or a heel of the wiper blade. The longitudinal body defines at least one internal longitudinal cavity that extends out of the housing, the cavity being intersected by a longitudinal plane P passing through vertical walls delimiting the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: Lionel Cros
  • Publication number: 20150040337
    Abstract: The invention relates to an end piece (11) of a windshield wiper comprising at least one wiper blade (1). Said end piece (11) has a first part (12) and a second part (13) which are connected to each other by a removable attachment means, and a blocking means (28) for preventing the wiper blade (1) from moving relative to the end piece (11), said blocking means (28) comprising a securing device (33) and an actuating element (51). The securing device (33) is designed to pinch the wiper blade (1) and is subject to a force exerted by the actuating element (51). The end piece is for use in motor vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTÈMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventor: Philippe Espinasse
  • Publication number: 20140373300
    Abstract: The invention relates to a support mount (10) for a windscreen wiper, said mount (10) comprising a body of longitudinal principal orientation (X), said body comprising first means designed to receive a curving vertebra (20) and second means designed to hold a deflector (30) of said wiper, characterized in that said second means comprise notches (50) making it easier for said vertebra to curve. The invention also relates to a windscreen wiper comprising such a mount (10). The invention also relates to a wiping system comprising such a wiper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Denis Thebault, Xavier Bousset, Giuseppe Grasso, Gérald Caillot
  • Publication number: 20140143971
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade for wiping windows, in particular motor vehicle windows, comprising a support element (12) for accommodating a wiper strip (14), to which support element a connecting device (20) is fastened, which connecting device has a part (15) on the wiper blade side having projections (50, 52) that engage behind the support element (12) at least in some regions. The invention further relates to a method for producing such a wiper blade. According to the invention, at least one shim element (62, 64) is arranged between the support element (12) and the engagement of the projections (50, 52).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Waldemar Ernst
  • Publication number: 20140137358
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade device comprising at least one spring strip (10a-e), at least one wiper strip support (12a-e) and at least one end sealing unit (14a-e). According to the invention, the end sealing unit (14a-e) comprises at least two detent elements (16a-e, 18a-e) for fixing the spring strip (10a-e) and/or the wiper strip support (12a-e).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Koen Bex, Helmut Depondt, Dirk Herinckx
  • 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: 20130269142
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade (10) for the cleaning of windows (1) of motor vehicles, with a carrier element (15) which has a first mounting (16) for the form-fitting fastening of a wiper rubber (11) and a second mounting (22) for fastening at least one spring rail (20) serving as a support element. According to the invention, provision is made that the second mounting (22) in the longitudinal direction of the carrier element (15) forms laterally two guides (23, 24) for the spring rail (20), which embrace the lateral edge regions of the spring rail (20) in a form-fitting manner, and that the region between the guides (23, 24), viewed over the longitudinal direction of the carrier element (15), is constructed at least partially, preferably completely, as an open central zone (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTÀMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Bruno Egner-Walter, Michael Schäuble
  • Publication number: 20130239356
    Abstract: A wiper blade includes a wiper strip, a backing, a blade holder coupled to the wiper arm, and two opposed cases arranged at two longitudinal ends of the blade holder. The blade holder includes a blade holding portion, which surrounds a base portion of the wiper strip and the backing at a longitudinally central portion of the wiper strip and the backing. The blade holding portion restricts movement of the wiper strip and the backing in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. Each case includes a case holding portion that surrounds the base portion of the wiper strip and the backing. The case holding portion restricts movement of the wiper strip and the backing in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: ASMO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takao Yoshimoto, Naoki Torii, Masahiro Oota, Masahiro Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20130152328
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device for cleaning a windshield of a vehicle is provided. The windscreen wiper device includes a wiper strip for sealing against the windshield and at least one carrier element engaged with the wiper strip to bias the wiper strip into a predetermined configuration. A frame structure is coupled to the at least one carrier element and includes at least two components. One of the components presents an elongated member with a resilient tab, and another component includes a longitudinally extending opening. One of the walls of the opening has a recess shaped similarly to the resilient tab. The elongated member is inserted into the opening until the resilient tab snaps into the opening to interconnect the components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Federal-Mogul Corporation
    Inventor: Federal-Mogul Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130152327
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device for cleaning a windshield of a vehicle is provided. The windscreen wiper device includes a wiper strip of a flexible material for sealing against the windshield to drive rain, snow, ice and other elements away therefrom. The windscreen wiper device also includes at least one carrier element extending between opposite and, at a minimum, downwardly curved end portions and in engagement with the wiper strip to bias it into a predetermined configuration. A frame structure includes a plurality of claws in engagement with the carrier elements between the end portions. The frame structure also includes a pair of end caps that are pivotably coupled to at least an adjacent portion of the frame structure and engage the end portions of the carrier elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Federal-Mogul Corporation
    Inventor: Federal-Mogul Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130152329
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device is provided. The windscreen wiper device includes an elongated wiper strip of a flexible material for sealing against the windshield and at least one elongated groove. At least one flexible and elongated carrier element is disposed in the at least one groove of the wiper strip for biasing the wiper strip into a predetermined configuration when in a relaxed state. The at least one carrier element presents at least one upwardly facing curve and at least one downwardly facing curve when in a relaxed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Federal-Mogul Corporation
    Inventor: Federal-Mogul Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130133152
    Abstract: A wiper blade with a wiper strip, in the lateral longitudinal grooves of which spring rails are inserted as springy supporting elements. The ends of the spring rails are connected with one another by a bridge in that side parts of the bridge are supported at the upper side of the spring rail and engage recesses of the spring rails, whereas a middle part of the bridge bridges a back strip of the wiper strip, which forms the upper boundary of the longitudinal grooves. It is proposed that the spring rails, at their front faces, have short slots, which extend in the longitudinal direction of the spring rails and which are engaged by the I-shaped angle pieces of the bridge. Lower legs of the angle pieces are directed towards the middle of the spring rails, gripping these from below.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
  • Publication number: 20130067679
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a wiper blade, comprising a frame type long strip skeleton, a connector to be connected to a wiper arm of an automobile and a rubber strip. The skeleton includes one elastic main beam. The body of the main beam has a curved locus, continuous concave downward curve, both end portions of the main beam register with the curved locus and a middle portion of the main beam registers with or deviates from the curved locus. The skeleton includes one or two elastic sub beams, located below and approximately parallel to the main beam which supports the rubber strip. Between the main beam and the sub beams is a means to constitute various frame structures or to adjust a distance between them so that the pressure applied along the entire length of the wiper blade to a windshield can be distributed evenly as far as possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: WINPLUS COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuhua Wang, Lun Chai
  • Publication number: 20120297567
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper includes a wiping element having a head portion and a wiping portion. The wiping portion of the wiping element includes a wiping head and a wiping tip extending from the wiping head. The wiping head has in cross-section a pair of upper legs and a pair of lower legs, the upper legs and the lower legs sized and arranged such that the upper legs and the lower legs form a deltoid shape. The upper legs and the lower legs further define a deltoid-shaped channel disposed within the wiping head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventor: Michael L. Hyer