Wiper blade for cleaning glass panes, especially of motor vehicles, and method for the production of said wiper blade

• US 20040025280A1
• Filed: 06/12/2003
• Published: 02/12/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Krickau, Otto, De Block, Peter
• Application Number:
  US10/276,467
• Publication Number:
  US 20040025280A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/250.32
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/3855 by welding, gluing or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/3875 rectangular section
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 2001/382 the backing strip being an essentially planar reinforcing strip, e.g. vertebra

Abstract

A wiper blade is proposed for cleaning windows, especially of motor vehicles, is proposed, which is provided with an elongated, rubber-elastic wiper strip that can be placed against the window, which wiper strip is disposed on the lower band face (13), oriented toward the window, of a bandlike-elongated support element (12) made from a spring-elastic steel, on whose other, upper band face (11) facing away from the middle, particularly in the middle portion of the support element, a device (15) for connecting the wiper blade to the free end, urged toward the window, of a driven wiper arm (16) guided on the motor vehicle is welded. It has proved particularly advantageous, in view of the demands made of the support element, if the support element is made from an alloyed quenched and tempered steel, which has the following alloy components: carbon (C), 0.18% to 0.36%; silicon (Si), 0.40% to 0.50 %; manganese (Mn), 1.10 % to 1.80%; phosphorus (P), 0.015% to 0.035%; and sulfur (S), 0.035% to 0.04%.

Claims

1. A wiper blade (10) for cleaning windows, in particular of motor vehicles, having a rubber-elastic wiper strip (14) that can be placed against the window to be wiped, and the wiper strip is disposed on the lower band face (13 or 113), oriented toward the window, of a bandlike-elongated support element (12 or 112) made from a spring-elastic steel, on whose other, upper band face (11 or 111) facing away from the middle, particularly in the middle portion of the support element, a device (15) for connecting the wiper blade to a wiper arm (16) is welded, characterized in that the support element (12 or 112) is made from an alloyed quenched and tempered steel, which has the following alloy components:

carbon (C), 0.18% to 0.36%;

silicon (Si), 0.40% to 0.50%;

manganese (Mn), 1.10% to 1.80%;

phosphorus (P), 0.015% to 0.035%; and

sulfur (S), 0.035% to 0.04%.

2. The wiper blade of claim 1, characterized in that the quenched and tempered steel for producing the support element has the following further alloy components:

chromium (Cr), 0.30% to 0.60%, and boron (B), at least 0.008%.

3. The wiper blade as defined by the preamble to claim 1 and in particular as defined by claim 2, characterized in that the quenched and tempered steel for producing the support element has the following alloy components:

carbon (C), 0.24% to 0.36%;

silicon (Si), 0.40%;

manganese (Mn), 1.10% to 1.50%;

phosphorus (P), 0.035%;

sulfur (S), 0.035% to 0.40%;

chromium (Cr), 0.30% to 0.60%, and boron (B), at least 0.008%.

4. The wiper blade of claim 1 or 3, characterized in that the quenched and tempered steel for producing the support element has the following further alloy components:

aluminum (Al), 0.04% and niobium (Nb), 0.03%.

5. The wiper blade as defined by the preamble to claim 1 and in particular as defined by claim 4, characterized in that the quenched and tempered steel for producing the support element has the following alloy components:

carbon (C), 0.18%;

silicon (Si), 0.50%;

manganese (Mn), 1.80%;

phosphorus (P), 0.015%;

sulfur (S), 0.002%;

aluminum (Al), 0.04% and niobium (Nb), 0.03%.

6. A method for producing a bandlike-elongated support element (12), made from a spring-elastic quenched and tempered steel, belonging to a wiper blade (10) of one of claims 1-5, characterized in that the starting material is a wire (210) of round cross section, which is shaped without waste into a band (214) by cold rolling on two opposed sides (211, 213).

11. The wiper blade as defined by the preamble to claim 1 and in particular as defined by claim 10, characterized in that the quenched and tempered steel for producing the support element has the following alloy components:

carbon (C), 0.18%;

silicon (Si), 0.50%;

manganese (Mn), 1.80%;

phosphorus (P), 0.015%;

sulfur (S), 0.002%;

aluminum (Al), 0.04% and niobium (Nb), 0.03%.

7. A wiper blade (10) for cleaning windows, in particular of motor vehicles, having a rubber-elastic wiper strip (14) that can be placed against the window to be wiped, and the wiper strip is disposed on the lower band face (13 or 113), oriented toward the window, of a bandlike-elongated support element (12 or 112) made from a spring-elastic steel, on whose other, upper band face (11 or 111) facing away from the middle, particularly in the middle portion of the support element, a device (15) for connecting the wiper blade to a wiper arm (16) is welded, characterized in that the support element (12 or 112) is made from an alloyed quenched and tempered steel, which has the following alloy components:

carbon (C), 0.18% to 0.36%;

silicon (Si), 0.40% to 0.50%;

manganese (Mn), 1.10% to 1.80%;

phosphorus (P), 0.015% to 0.035%; and

sulfur (S), 0.035% to 0.04%.

8. The wiper blade of claim 7, characterized in that the quenched and tempered steel for producing the support element has the following further alloy components:

chromium (Cr), 0.30% to 0.60%, and boron (B), at least 0.008%.

9. The wiper blade as defined by claim 8, characterized in that the quenched and tempered steel for producing the support element has the following alloy components:

carbon (C), 0.24% to 0.36%;

silicon (Si), 0.40%;

manganese (Mn), 1.10% to 1.50%;

phosphorus (P), 0.035%;

sulfur (S), 0.035% to 0.40%;

chromium (Cr), 0.30% to 0.60%, and boron (B), at least 0.008%.

10. The wiper blade of claim 7, characterized in that the quenched and tempered steel for producing the support element has the following further alloy components:

aluminum (Al), 0.04% and niobium (Nb), 0.03%.

12. A method for producing a bandlike-elongated support element (12), made from a spring-elastic quenched and tempered steel, belonging to a wiper blade (10) of claim 7, characterized in that the starting material is a wire (210) of round cross section, which is shaped without waste into a band (214) by cold rolling on two opposed sides (211, 213).