Specific Backing Member Patents (Class 15/250.451)
  • Patent number: 11697398
    Abstract: The invention concerns a wiper blade for a vehicle, comprising at least one wiper strip intended to come to bear on a glazed surface and at least one bending member (1) housed in a support, the wiper strip being held by the support, the bending member (1) being configured to generate curvature in the wiper blade, the bending member (1) being arranged in the form of a longitudinally extending strip, the strip comprising, seen in cross-section, an intermediate portion (2) arranged between two lateral portions (3a, 3b) of the strip, characterized in that a first thickness (12) of the intermediate portion (2) is less than a second thickness (13) of at least one of the lateral portions (3a, 3b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Vincent Izabel
  • Patent number: 10773689
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Bruno Egner-Walter, Michael Schäuble
  • Patent number: 10322700
    Abstract: A longitudinal member for retaining a stiffening spine and holding a wiper blade for a windscreen wiper of a window of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The member defines at least one longitudinal housing for receiving the spine and at least one longitudinal housing for receiving a heel of the wiper blade, at least one of the housings being delimited at least partly by a bottom wall and two side walls linked to the bottom wall, where the side walls have planar inner faces converging towards one another away from the bottom wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Eric Poton, Stéphane Houssat, Lionel Cros, Denis Thebault
  • Patent number: 10106129
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Denis Thebault, Xavier Bousset, Giuseppe Grasso, Gérald Caillot
  • Patent number: 9809201
    Abstract: The invention relates to a support fitting (10) for a windscreen wiper, the said fitting (10) comprising a body with a longitudinal direction of extension (X), the said body comprising first means which are designed to receive a bending vertebra (20) and second means which define an open lower receptacle (13) for receipt of an upper heel for fitting of a wiping blade of the wiper, characterized in that the said second means comprise recesses (52) which facilitate the bending of the said vertebra (20). The invention also relates to a windscreen wiper comprising a fitting (10) of this type. The invention also relates to a wiping system comprising a wiper of this type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Denis Thebault, Xavier Bousset, Giuseppe Grasso, Gérald Caillot
  • Patent number: 9738261
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes opposing longitudinal groove on its longitudinal sides, in which grooves spaced-apart longitudinal strips of the carrier element are disposed, wherein neighboring ends of said longitudinal strips are interconnected by a respective connection piece, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for an oscillating arm, wherein said oscillating arm is pivotally connected to said connecting device about a pivot axis near one end, with the interposition of a joint part, wherein said joint part comprises at least one resilient tongue engaging in a correspondingly shaped hole provided in said oscillating arm, and wherein said resilient tongue is rotatable along an hinge axis between an outward position retaining the wiper blade onto the oscillating arm and an inward position relea
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul S.A.
    Inventor: Xavier Boland
  • Patent number: 9481343
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Oslizlo, Dennis E. Cox
  • Patent number: 9481342
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper element comprising a wiper blade made of an elastomeric material and reinforced with at least one elongated element (30). The elongated element (30) comprises a core (32) and a coating system (36). The coating system comprises a zinc alloy coating and a polyester coating on top of the zinc alloy coating. Using this coating system, the elongated element (30) is made corrosion resistant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: NV BEKAERT SA
    Inventors: Filip Acx, Ludo Adriaensen
  • Patent number: 8959700
    Abstract: A wiper blade includes a wiper strip having an elongated retained portion, a backing, and a case, which retains therein the retained portion and the backing. The cap is attached to at least one of the ends in the longitudinal direction of the backing or to at least one of the ends in the longitudinal direction of the case. The interior space of the cap communicates with the interior space of the case. The cap has a rubber insertion hole that opens to the outside of the cap. The retained portion can enter the interior of the cap via the rubber insertion hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Asmo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Yoshimoto, Masahiro Oota, Naoki Torii, Masahiro Kitamura
  • Patent number: 8935825
    Abstract: A wiper blade assembly including: a primary lever including a spoiler portion; and a secondary lever disposed on a side of the primary lever and hinge-coupled to the spoiler portion of the primary lever, wherein support portions are disposed on an inner surface of the spoiler portion of the primary lever and prevent the movement of the secondary lever. The support portions support the secondary lever to prevent the secondary lever from moving on the inner surface of the spoiler portion of the primary lever when a wiper is or is not in operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Cap Corporation
    Inventor: Kyoung Joon Song
  • Patent number: 8898850
    Abstract: A wiper blade includes a main lever, a movable member, and a rubber blade. The main lever can be coupled to a wiper arm. The main lever includes a longitudinally intermediate portion, a first end defined by at least one of two longitudinal ends, and a first holding portion. The first holding portion is arranged closer to the first end than the longitudinally intermediate portion. The movable member is pivotally coupled to the first end and includes a second holding portion. A rubber blade is held by the first holding portion and the second holding portion. A coupling portion between the main lever and the movable member is located outward from the first holding portion in the longitudinal direction of the main lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: ASMO Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takao Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 8857009
    Abstract: A beam blade windshield wiper assembly including a wiping element and at least one elongated beam. A pair of end caps are operatively mounted to the longitudinal ends of the beam. The end caps include a body and inwardly extending legs that together with the body define a central channel that is adapted to receive the longitudinal ends of the wiping element and the beam. The legs include a retention tab that extends in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the beam and defines a terminal end. The beam includes a notch that corresponds with the retention tab such that the beam is received in the central channel. The retention tab is biased away from the channel until the terminal end of the tab comes into abutting engagement with the notch such that removal of the end cap is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Trico Products Corporation
    Inventors: C. Joseph Thielen, Kyle Moll
  • Patent number: 8769762
    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: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Inigo Op't Roodt, Peter De Block
  • Patent number: 8745813
    Abstract: The invention is based on a wiper blade (10) with a supporting element (12) which has two interconnected spring rails (30), and with a wiper strip (14) which is received by the spring rails (30) in a manner allowing it to be exchanged. It is proposed that one end of the wiper strip (14) is connected fixedly to a thickened portion (74, 98, 100, 108, 110, 112, 114) by means of which the wiper strip (14) can be fixed relative to the supporting element (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Ishida, Christian Wilms, Yutaka Yamada, Wim Verboven, Frank Diedrich, Mohamed Aznag, Ishikawa Yoshiki, Bernard Behr, Hubert Verelst
  • Patent number: 8677551
    Abstract: A size-adjustable windshield wiper assembly includes a flexible vertebra, a wiper strip, and a curved spline. The flexible vertebra has scores on an upper side of the flexible vertebra for enabling a user to size the flexible vertebra to a desired size. The wiper strip may include grooves for connecting the wiper strip to the flexible vertebra. The curved spline is inserted into a cavity between the underside of the flexible vertebra and the wiper strip, thereby causing the flexible vertebra to form a curve shape such that the wiper strip is capable of closely hugging a surface of a windshield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Inventors: Anthony Guastella, Ryan J. Thomas, Ronald C. Roberts, Michael L. Hyer
  • Patent number: 8631537
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Valea Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Guiseppe Grasso, Nicolas Ollier
  • Publication number: 20130312210
    Abstract: A wiper blade. In one aspect, the wiper blade includes a wiper strip which directly wipes a wiping surface; a lever assembly which supports the wiper strip; and a cover which receives the lever assembly, wherein the lever assembly includes at least a pair of first levers supporting the wiper strip, and a pair of second levers hinge-coupled to the first levers respectively and coupled to the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: KCW Corporation
    Inventors: Tae Kyeong Kim, Kwan Hee Kim, Jae Hyuck An
  • Publication number: 20130305478
    Abstract: A wiper blade. In one aspect, the wiper blade includes a wiper strip which directly wipes a wiping surface; a lever assembly which supports the wiper strip; and a cover which receives the lever assembly, wherein the lever assembly supports six points of the wiper strip by means of a pair of first levers, each of which supports two points of the wiper strip, and a pair of second levers, each of which is hinge-coupled to the first lever, is coupled to the cover and supports one point of the wiper strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: KCW Corporation
    Inventors: Tae Kyeong Kim, Kwan Hee KIM, Jae Hyuck AN
  • Patent number: 8544139
    Abstract: A windshield wiper blade structure includes a support strip, a wiper strip disposed below the support strip, two flexible strips set on two sides of the wiper strip, a set of clamping elements downward extended through holes formed on the support strip to clamp the support strip, the flexible strips and the wiper strip together, two wind deflector strips disposed on a top of the support strip, two elastic locking elements each including two elastic arms separately fitted near two opposite ends of the support strip, and two end caps detachably connected to the two ends of the support strip and each internally provided with two notches engaged with the elastic arms. By compressing the elastic arms toward each other to disengage them from the notches, the end caps can be removed from the support strip to allow replacement of the wiper strip with a new one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Unipoint Electric Mfg, Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Ching Chuan Chien
  • Patent number: 8533897
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a wiper blade for wiping a windshield, and more particularly to wiper blade including a spoiler that forms an air flow allowing the wiper blade to be in close contact with the windshield. The wiper blade according to the present invention has a frame, a spoiler receiving the frame therein and forming an upper surface of the wiper blade and a wiper lip extending downwardly from the frame to contact a windshield. The wiper blade includes the following: a frame including an adaptor coupler at a midway portion; a spoiler receiving the frame and provided next to either side of the adaptor coupler, the spoiler having a cross-section including leg sides of a front surface and a rear surface and a topside of a top surface; and an adaptor mounted to the adaptor coupler and connecting the frame to a wiper arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignees: ADM21 Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: In-Kyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20130125333
    Abstract: A wiper strip carrier for a windshield wiper that having a horizontal body, claw-like legs, each of which has a vertical portion extending down from the horizontal body and a horizontal portion extending inwardly from the vertical portion such that the claw-like legs form therebetween a first cavity for a top portion of a wiper strip, and second cavity for a single metal vertebra. The invention also is directed to wiper blades incorporating such carriers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: Pylon Manufacturing Corp.
    Inventor: Pylon Manufacturing Corp.
  • Patent number: 8402593
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade (2) of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes opposing longitudinal grooves on its longitudinal sides, in which grooves spaced-apart longitudinal strips (4) of the carrier element are disposed, wherein neighboring ends of said longitudinal strips are interconnected by a respective connecting piece (G), which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device (7) for an oscillating wiper arm (8), with the special feature that said wiper blade is detachably connected to said longitudinal strips, wherein said wiper blade can freely slide along said longitudinal strips between a first position, wherein said wiper blade is retained onto said longitudinal strips, and a second position, wherein said wiper blade is disconnected from said longitudinal strips in order to be replaced or repaired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul S.A.
    Inventor: Xavier Boland
  • Patent number: 8370987
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade (10) in a flat beam construction, having a wiper strip (12) and a single spring rail (20, 64, 68) serving as the carrier element, and a spoiler (22) connected to the head strip (18) of the wiper strip (12), wherein a connecting element (24) having a joint part (30) is disposed in the center region of the wiper blade (10). The invention proposes that the head strip (18) have a hollow profile that is open in the direction of the spoiler (22), on the longitudinal sides of which guide profiles (40) are disposed having open grooves (42) facing each other, in which the spring rail (20, 64, 68) is embedded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Jean-Marc Ritt
  • Patent number: 8341801
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device comprising a carrier element, as well as a wiper blade which includes opposing longitudinal grooves on its longitudinal sides, in which grooves spaced-apart longitudinal strips of the carrier element are disposed, wherein neighboring ends of the longitudinal strips are interconnected by a respective connecting piece, wherein at least one connecting piece comprises engaging members engaging around the longitudinal strips so that the strips are mounted in grooves formed by the engaging members wherein the strips and the connecting piece are slidably connected by means of a snap connection, wherein the snap connection comprises laterally extending means on the strips, and wherein the laterally extending means comprise at least one protrusion extending laterally from an interior edge of each strip, the protrusion being located within the outer contour of each strip and between stops on the connecting piece, with the special feature that the grooves of the wiper blade each comprise a stop
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul S.A.
    Inventor: Eric Coos
  • Patent number: 8307493
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes at least one longitudinal groove, in which groove a longitudinal strip of the carrier element is disposed, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for an oscillating arm, wherein the oscillating arm is pivotally connected to the connecting device about a pivot axis near one end, with the special feature that the longitudinal groove has a closed circumference, wherein the connecting device is connected to the wiper blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul S.A.
    Inventor: Xavier Boland
  • Patent number: 8261404
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wiping blade (30) for removing water from a surface having one or more vertebrae (32, 34, 36, 38) comprising at least one rail (32, 34) and at least one spring (36, 38), wherein said rail (32, 34) is curved and provides an elastic force quasi perpendicular to the windscreen, and said wire spring (36, 38) is fitted to said rail over its entire length or a part thereof and provides an elastic force in the direction of the length of the vertebra.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: NV Bekaert SA
    Inventor: Eckart Wunsch
  • Patent number: 8196256
    Abstract: A backing strip for a windshield wiper assembly includes a pair of rails. Each of the pair of rails includes a body portion and a detent portion. The detent portion includes a cut-out on each side thereof. The cut-outs form at least a pair of hooks on each side of said detent portion. The cut-out on one side of the detent portion of each of said rails is for receiving a claw of the windshield wiper assembly and the hooks on the opposite side of the detent portion of each of the rails are for engaging a windshield wiper blade of the windshield wiper assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Alberee Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Albert Lee
  • Patent number: 8186003
    Abstract: A relationship between a thickness of a water film at a location of a maximum pressing pressure and a maximum pressure gradient value is deduced. Each corresponding design factor of a wiper blade is determined based on this relationship, and the wiper blade is manufactured. In this way, at the wiper blade, a thickness of the water film right after wiping falls in an appropriate range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Asmo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Ohta, Masaaki Kiyama
  • Patent number: 8028368
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper has a rubber blade, an beam being mounted on the rubber blade, multiple clips being mounted respectively through the beam, multiple spoilers being mounted on the beam, two end caps being mounted respectively on the spoiler and around the ends of the beam and the rubber blade and a connector assembly being mounted securely on the beam and between two adjacent spoilers. The beam that is held firmly on the rubber blade, and the clips hold the beam stably on the rubber blade. Therefore, the rubber blade is connected firmly to other components of the windscreen wiper, will not deform or deteriorate easily and has improved life span.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Unipoint Electric Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ching-Chuan Chien
  • Patent number: 7945986
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wiper blade mounted to a wiper apparatus for a vehicle to wipe a windshield and having an improved coupling structure of a connector for coupling a wiper frame to a wiper arm. An object of the present invention is to provide a wiper blade, which has a wiper frame formed to have elasticity, thereby being simple in structure, and has a connector, which is to be coupled with a wiper arm and is more accurately and securely coupled with the wiper frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignees: ADM21 Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: In Kyu Kim
  • Patent number: 7930796
    Abstract: A wiper blade to clean windshields, in particular of automobiles. The wiper blade (10) has an elongated belt-shaped, flexible spring support element (12), with a separate first component designed as an elastic rubber wiper strip (14) that can be pressed against the windshield (20) located at the bottom belt surface (13) of the support element and with a separate second component located at the other upper belt surface (11) of the support element (12) that is designed as a wind deflection strip (24) that extends at least along a longitudinal section of the wiper blade (10). A particularly low-disruption wiper blade results if the two components (14, 24) are connected together at their sides facing one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Weiler, Joachim Zimmer, Jan Dietrich
  • Patent number: 7810206
    Abstract: A wiper blade to clean windshields, in particular of automobiles. The wiper blade (10) has an elongated belt-shaped, flexible spring support element (12), with a separate first component designed as an elastic rubber wiper strip (14) that can be pressed against the windshield (20) located at the bottom belt surface (13) of the support element and with a separate second component located at the other upper belt surface (11) of the support element (12) that is designed as a wind deflection strip (24) that extends at least along a longitudinal section of the wiper blade (10). A particularly low-disruption wiper blade results if the two components (14, 24) are connected together at their sides facing one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Weiler, Joachim Zimmer, Jan Dietrich
  • Patent number: 7721442
    Abstract: A backing of a wiper blade (53) is virtually divided into a plurality of regions in a longitudinal direction of the backing. A wiping area (B) of the wiper blade (53) in a glass surface (50a) is discretized in a wiping direction (x direction) of the wiper blade (53) and in a longitudinal direction (z direction) of the wiper blade (53). A curvature of each of the plurality of virtually divided regions of the backing is set in such a manner that a sum of variation differences of contact pressures (Fyij) at respective discretized points (Pij) is minimized. With such a wiper blade partial pressure setting method, a wiping performance of the wiper blade (53) can be easily and reliably improved over the entire wiping area of the wiping surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: ASMO Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigeki Okura
  • Patent number: 7698775
    Abstract: A windshield wiper assembly includes a pair of leaf spring elements supported generally parallel to each other with a space therebetween. Each of the leaf spring elements includes a longitudinal slot formed therein at opposite ends thereof. A support bracket maintains the pair of leaf spring elements in generally parallel spaced apart relation to support the squeegee therebetween. A pair of end caps is mounted on opposite ends of the pair of spring steel elements. Each of the end caps includes a pair of detents for engaging the longitudinal slots formed in the spring steel elements and a pair of slots for receiving the ends of the spring steel elements therethrough. A longitudinal length of each of the detents is shorter than a longitudinal length of the longitudinal slots formed in the spring steel elements, so that the spring steel elements can slide with respect to the end caps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Alberee Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Albert Lee
  • Patent number: 7690073
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device (1) comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade (2) of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade (2) includes opposing longitudinal grooves (3) on its longitudinal sides, in which grooves (3) spaced-apart longitudinal strips (4) of the carrier element are disposed, wherein neighboring ends of said longitudinal strips (4) are interconnected by a respective connecting piece (6), which windscreen wiper device (1) comprises a connecting device (7) for an oscillating wiper arm (8), wherein said oscillating arm (8) is pivotally connected to said connecting device (7) about a pivot axis near one end, a special feature of which is that said connecting device (7) comprises engaging members (9) being welded to longitudinal sides (10) of said longitudinal strips (4) that face away from each other in such a manner as to withstand shearing forces in a direction along said longitudinal strips (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul S.A.
    Inventors: Didier Marmoy, Pierre Henin, Xavier Boland
  • Patent number: 7690116
    Abstract: A backing strip for a windshield wiper assembly includes a pair of rails. Each of the pair of rails includes a body portion and a detent portion. The detent portion includes a cut-out on each side thereof. The cut-outs form at least a pair of hooks on each side of said detent portion. The cut-out on one side of the detent portion of each of said rails is for receiving a claw of the windshield wiper assembly and the hooks on the opposite side of the detent portion of each of the rails are for engaging a windshield wiper blade of the windshield wiper assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Alberee Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Albert Lee
  • Patent number: 7681277
    Abstract: An automotive wiper includes a frame supporting a blade. The frame is attached via an adapter to a wiper arm that presses and moves the wiper against and across the windshield. The wiper also includes a tension spring that is inserted along a rail portion of the blade for evenly distributing load along the blade onto the windshield. The adapter is disposed in the direction of a vertical axis (H) of the frame at a central portion thereof. The frame is offset by an adjustable angle ? from a horizontal axis (S) of the adapter taken at a sectional view of the wiper, whereby the frame is offset by an angle ?1 from its vertical axis, due to an offset of the frame and the adapter when the blade is pressed in its entirety against a windshield of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Inventor: Se-Heon Park
  • Patent number: 7634834
    Abstract: A windshield wiper assembly includes a pair of leaf spring elements. The leaf spring elements are supported generally parallel to each other with a space therebetween. A squeegee is supported within the space between the leaf spring elements. A windshield wiper arm bracket is fixed to an intermediate portion of the pair of spring steel elements and is connectable to a windshield wiper arm. A support bracket maintains the pair of leaf spring elements in generally parallel spaced apart relation to support said squeegee therebetween. The support bracket supports the squeegee for longitudinal movement with respect to the pair of leaf spring elements during operation of the windshield wiper assembly to prevent binding of the squeegee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Alberee Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Albert Lee
  • Patent number: 7568256
    Abstract: A heated windshield wiper apparatus with replaceable blade is disclosed. The blade is fitted with a plurality of individual heating elements, each element disposed proximal to the apex of the blade. Apex blade heating provides not only increased flexibility for the blade in inclement weather, but also windshield warming. Apex heat also provides for the rapid release of wipers frozen to a windshield. The plurality of electrical contacts for the blade insures substantial apparatus function even with the loss of one or even a few of the heating elements or contacts. Blade removal and replacement is provided for by the contact connections of blade to slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Inventor: Dennis Addison
  • Patent number: 7559110
    Abstract: A wiper blade is suggested for cleaning window panes in motor vehicles. The wiper blade (10) has an elongated rubber-elastic wiping strip (20) which can contact the window pane (18) and is provided at both of its longitudinal sides (30) with open-edged longitudinal receiving grooves which are arranged in a plane approximately parallel to the window pane and in which a strip-like, elongated, resilient carrying rail (12) is accommodated in each instance. The inner edges of the carrying rail (12) which face one another contact a longitudinal web (36) of the wiping strip remaining between the grooves (32) and the two carrying rails (12) are secured in their receiving grooves transverse to their longitudinal extension by a holder which is arranged at the upper strip surface (13) of the carrying rails remote of the window pane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Kotlarski, Peter De Block
  • Patent number: 7523522
    Abstract: A central connecting device (36) for a flat blade style wiper blade assembly (20) includes a plastic intermediate base (38) that is fixed, such as by ultrasonic welding, to a pair of flexors (26) extending the length of the wiper blade assembly (20). The intermediate base (38) includes a recessed deck section (42) for receiving a metallic housing (54). The housing (54) is heat-staked in position to the intermediate base (38) to secure the two elements together as an integral unit. A rivet (78) extends transversely across the sidewalls (58) of the housing (54) for adjoining to a universal connector (82) or other suitable adaptor or by direction connection to the end of a wiper arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Federal Mogul World Wide, Inc
    Inventors: Deborah Herring, legal representative, Scott A. Koppen, James L. Lytle, Richard A. Herring
  • Patent number: 7503095
    Abstract: A non-bracket windshield wiper includes an H-shaped and smoothly arched elastic metal bow strip having a middle neck and two longitudinal crevices at two sides of the neck, a holder frame mounted with a packing member and riveted to the middle part of the elastic metal bow strip for mounting to a windshield, two holding strips respectively coupled to the longitudinal crevices of the elastic metal bow strip, two back rubber strips respectively coupled to two top engagement structures of the holding strips, a rubber wiper blade coupled to two bottom engagement structures of the holding strips, and two end caps respectively capped on the two ends of the elastic metal bow strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Inventors: Sally Lin, Yuan-Chin Ku
  • Publication number: 20090013492
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes opposing longitudinal grooves on its longitudinal sides, in which grooves spaced-apart longitudinal strips of the carrier element are disposed, and wherein neighboring ends of said longitudinal strips are interconnected by a respective connecting piece with the special feature that said connecting piece comprises a channel for a part of said wiper blade that extends from said strips in a direction away from the windscreen to be wiped, wherein said channel comprises retaining means for retaining said connecting piece onto said wiper blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: FEDERAL-MOGUL S.A.
    Inventor: Pierre Henin
  • Patent number: 7461429
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a “vehicle windshield wiper for rain and snow dual purpose”, which comprises a bow elastic strip, some clamping devices, a strip scraper receptacle, a sheath cover, a strip scraper, two end ferrule caps and a truss saddle; Wherein, the sheath cover and two end ferrule caps totally envelope the bow elastic strip, clamping devices and strip scraper receptacle so that the snow and icy particles are blocked and separated out unable to intrude or gather in any space thereof; Thereby, the dual function of rain wiper and snow wiper of present invention eliminates the boring action in swapping between rain wiper and snow wiper during interim of snow and non-snow seasons so that it not only saves the extra expense in buying snow wiper for the consuming vehicle drivers but also totally obsoletes the conventional arm-supported snow wiper so as to eliminate the pollution burden incurred by the mass waste conventional snow wipers; Thus, it really possesses double effect in economic bene
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Inventor: Shih-Hsien Huang
  • Publication number: 20080289136
    Abstract: A relationship between a thickness of a water film at a location of a maximum pressing pressure and a maximum pressure gradient value is deduced. Each corresponding design factor of a wiper blade is determined based on this relationship, and the wiper blade is manufactured. In this way, at the wiper blade, a thickness of the water film right after wiping falls in an appropriate range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: ASMO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Isao Ohta, Masaaki Kiyama
  • Publication number: 20080169664
    Abstract: A decorative accessory for automotive wiper arms. The accessory includes a weather resistant member manufactured from a predetermined material, and having a predetermined shape and a predetermined size. At least one securing means is operably connected to such weather resistant member for securing such weather resistant member to such automotive wiper arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: Karen L. Dampier, Franklin Dean Dampier
  • Patent number: 7370385
    Abstract: A wiper is disclosed. The wiper comprises an elastic plate being elongated and having two ends with side edge provided with symmetrical notches; two securing seats provided with a substantially U-shaped slot and a grip section provided below the slot having a plurality of horizontal sectional slits; two rubber covers which are pointed and the bottom edge of the side edge of the cover being an inward hook section; and a bottom edge mounted with a buttoning rod seat with an engaging hook and a rubber stripe, whereby the elastic plate is mounted at the slot and is then engaged at the rubber cover, the grip is mounted with the rubber stripe and the center of the elastic plate and the two ends thereof are respectively securing to the buttoning rot seat and a protective cover, forming into the wiper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Fu Gang Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min-Heng Chiang
  • Patent number: 7210190
    Abstract: A wiping device particularly for motor vehicles includes a wiper blade formed of a wiper rubber with two longitudinal grooves arranged opposite each other and a supporting element in the form of two elongated elastic rails arranged in the longitudinal grooves. An adapter element is provided on the supporting element to connect the wiper blades to a driveable wiper arm. A connecting element extending in a cross direction is used to connect the opposite-lying elastic rails and is arranged on at least one of the free ends of the wiper blade. The connecting element is welded to both of the front sides of the extremities of the elastic rails which are situated opposite each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Valeo Wischersysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Eckhardt Schmid, Oliver Lenzen, Wolfgang Scholl, Heiko Ernstmeier
  • Patent number: 7210189
    Abstract: The present model refers to a wiper blade arrangement, wherein said blade acts on the surface of a windshield, said blade having a blade body formed as a single piece by welding, bonding, fitting or coextrusion of two different profiled materials, resulting in a single body having a curved shape throughout its length to allow uniform distribution of the load applied by the arm of the wiper. The blade and the arm are joined together by a sequential central support, made of metallic or plastic material, or, alternatively, by an enclosing central support, joining the blade body through a metal vertebra. The blade body has alternative constructive arrangements in its upper region, having a symmetric or asymmetric spoiler, as well as an alternative constructive arrangement with no spoiler at all, but only a convex bulging, leading to improved distribution of the airflow on the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Inventor: Marc Nacamuli
  • Patent number: 7159269
    Abstract: A backing strip for a windshield wiper assembly includes a pair of rails. Each of the pair of rails includes a body portion and a detent portion. The detent portion includes a cut-out on each side thereof. The cut-outs are generally symmetric with each other and form a pair of hooks on each side of said detent portion. The cut-out on one side of the detent portion of each of said rails is for receiving a claw of the windshield wiper assembly and the hooks on the opposite side of the detent portion of each of the rails are for engaging a windshield wiper blade of the windshield wiper assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Inventor: Albert Lee