Specific Joint, Hinge, Or Pivot Patents (Class 15/250.46)
  • Publication number: 20020133895
    Abstract: A windshield wiper for motor vehicles, having a support bracket (1) for connection to a wiper arm secured to a motor vehicle, wherein the support bracket (1) has an essentially U-shaped cross section and at least one support bracket detent recess (7); at least one lower bracket (2) for connection to a rubber wiper blade, wherein the lower bracket (2) has an essentially U-shaped cross section, has at least one lower bracket detent recess (11), and is at least partly embraced by the support bracket (1); and a joint (3) for pivotably connecting the at least one lower bracket (2) to the support bracket (1), wherein the joint (3) has a joint base body (12) at least partly embraced by the lower bracket (2), at least one lower bracket detent body (13), connected to the joint base body (12), for locking onto the at least one lower bracket detent recess (11), and at least one support bracket detent body (16), provided on the at least one lower bracket detent body (13), for locking onto the at least one support bracket
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Dirk Herinckx, Jurgen Roekens
  • Publication number: 20020133896
    Abstract: A windshield wiper for motor vehicles, having a support bracket (1) for connection to a wiper arm secured to a motor vehicle, wherein the support bracket (1) has an essentially U-shaped cross section and at least one support bracket detent recess (10); at least one lower bracket (2) for connection to a rubber wiper blade, and the lower bracket (2) has an essentially U-shaped cross section and at least one lower bracket detent recess (15) and is at least partly embraced by the support bracket (1); and a joint (3) for pivotably connecting the at least one lower bracket (2) to the support bracket (1), and the joint (3) has at least one lower bracket detent body (24), for locking onto the at least one lower bracket detent recess (15), and at least one support bracket detent body (22) for locking onto the at least one support bracket detent recess (10), which support bracket detent body (22) is provided in a pocket (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Dirk Herinckx, Jurgen Roekens
  • Patent number: 6427283
    Abstract: The invention relates to a windshield wiper (10) for wiping windows, in particular of motor vehicles, having a connection piece (14) which can be connected to a wiper arm (12) and which is connected to a flat bar (16), and having a wiper strip (18) which is connected to the flat bar (16) and can be pressed against the window to be wiped. It proposed that the flat bar (16) has at least one joint (20, 26, 28), whose pivot axis (21) is oriented transversely to the longitudinal extent of the flat bar (16) and in the direction of its width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jan Dietrich, Thomas Kotlarski
  • Patent number: 6393654
    Abstract: An articulation system between windscreen wiper components provides the perfect adjustment between the windscreen wiper and the vehicle windscreen. The system includes the union of a big arc (1) and a small arc (4), which are isolated by a plastic joint (2) and united by a plastic pin (3). There is also a coupling and articulation mechanism between the big arc (1) and small arc (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Electromecanica Dyna S/A
    Inventor: Marc Nacamuli
  • Publication number: 20020056168
    Abstract: A wiper apparatus includes a wiper blade pivotable between a waiting position and an upwardly turning position. The wiper blade has first and second blade holding members disposed in alignment. Mounted to the first and second blade holding members is a blade rubber for wiping a curved windshield. Each blade holding member has a non-pivotal member and a pivotal member which are disposed in alignment. The pivotal member is pivotally connected via a pin to the non-pivotal member. The blade holding member further includes a twisting member. The twisting member has a sub-arm and a cam connected to the sub-arm. The sub-arm is designed to cause the cam to pivot in such a manner that the pivotal member pivots in a lateral direction of the wiper blade in response to the pivotal movement of the wiper blade. The pivotal movement of the pivotal member twists the blade rubber. The thus twisted blade rubber has its opposite ends disposed on the windshield at right angles thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Applicant: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takayoshi Horii, Masaaki Terawaki
  • Publication number: 20020050018
    Abstract: This invention is about a windshield with pressurizing function. The wiper has a long wiper holder including a big frame, two medium-sized frames and 2 small frames, arranged in layers. Other parts include a scraping plate, installed at one side of the wiper holder. The features of this wiper are that it has four springs. Two springs are installed in between the two medium-sized frames and the scraping plate. The other two springs are installed in between the big frame and the two small frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventor: Tony Huang
  • Patent number: 6367117
    Abstract: A wiper blade of a wiper device for wiping a windshield of a vehicle includes a primary lever to be connected to a wiper arm, a pair of secondary levers connected to the primary lever, a pair of yoke levers connected to the pair of secondary lever, and a rubber blade supported by the pair of yoke levers. The first lever has a holder member disposed above the central portion of the rubber blade and a first spoiler extending in longitudinally opposite directions from the holder member along a side of the rubber blade. Each of the secondary lever is disposed above the rubber blade and is connected to one of outer end of the first spoiler, and has a second spoiler extending in a longitudinal direction from the outer edge of the first spoiler on the same side of the rubber blade as the first spoiler. Each of the yoke lever is connected to the outer end of one of the second spoilers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Asmo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideshi Sahara, Hidenori Ishihara
  • Publication number: 20020002755
    Abstract: The present invention is related to an ARTICULATION SYSTEM BETWEEN WINDSCREEN WIPER COMPONENTS, which purpose is to provide the perfect adjustment between the windscreen wiper and the vehicle windscreen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventor: Marc Nacamuli
  • Patent number: 6336243
    Abstract: A windshield wiper blade assembly includes an arched casing having an intermediate portion provided with a seat provided a rod, the arched casing having two arms each provided with a pair of opposite first pins, a pair of master blade holders each having a spoiler with two gradually decreasing ends each formed with a recess and provided with two aligned holes, the spoiler having two turbulent holes and a through hole between the two turbulent holes, the arched casing being engaged with the master blade holders with the pins engaged with the aligned holes, the master blade holders having a bottom formed with two longitudinal grooves, a pair of assistant blade holders each having an intermediate portion provided with a protruded end configured to engage with the recess of the spoiler, two second pins arranged under the protruded end adapted to engage with the aligned holes of the master blade holder, and a bottom provided with two protuberances each having a longitudinal groove, and a rubber blade fitted in the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2002
    Assignee: Clearco Product Limited
    Inventor: Sheng Kao Charng
  • Patent number: 6301742
    Abstract: A force distribution arrangement, which is particularly adaptable as a support frame for a windshield wiper support frame (180) for a vehicle, and which can further be provided with an integrally formed windshield wiper blade, is provided with a force input for receiving a directional input force, a force distribution portion resiliently coupled to, and integrally formed with, the force input for transmitting and distributing the directional input force, and a plurality of force output points resiliently coupled to, and integrally formed with, the force distribution portion and the force input. The force output points produce a respective plurality of output forces to the windshield wiper blade, and are translatable with respect to one another along respective paths that are substantially parallel to the direction of the directional input force, and thereby accommodate the curvature of the surface contour of a windshield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Inventor: Sridhar Kota