WINDSCREEN WIPER DEVICE

• US 20090013492A1
• Filed: 02/09/2006
• Published: 01/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Trico Belgium SA
• Original Assignee: Federal-Mogul SA (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Henin, Pierre
• Granted Patent: US 8,196,252 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/250.452
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/38 Wiper blades provided with liquid spreading means B60S1/524; provided with gas spreading means B60S1/546
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/3893 cooperating with holes in the squeegee
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 2001/3822 characterised by additional means to prevent longitudinal sliding of squeegee in support, e.g. clips

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.

Claims

1. 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, wherein neighboring ends of said longitudinal strips are interconnected by a respective connecting piece, which windscreen wiper. device comprises a connecting device for an oscillating wiper arm, wherein at least one connecting piece comprises engaging members engaging around the longitudinal strips so that said strips are, mounted in grooves formed by said engaging members, wherein 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, said retaining means comprising at least one downwardly extending gripping tooth for gripping said part of said wiper blade.

2. A windscreen wiper device according to claim 1, wherein said gripping tooth is in the form of a hook.

3. A windscreen wiper device according to claim 2, wherein said hook is bent in a direction away from said connecting device.

4. A windscreen wiper device according to claim 1, wherein said retaining means comprises an end wall of said channel.

5. A windscreen wiper device according to claim 1, wherein said strips and said connecting piece are slidably connected by means of a snap connection comprising laterally extending means on said strips.

6. A windscreen wiper device according to claim 5, wherein said laterally extending means comprise at least one protrusion extending laterally from a longitudinal edge of each strip, said protrusion being located between stops on the connecting piece.

7. A windscreen wiper device according to claim 5, wherein said laterally extending means comprise at least two stops extending laterally from a longitudinal edge of each strip, said stops being located on opposite sides of a protrusion on the connecting piece.

8. A windscreen wiper device according to claim 5, wherein said laterally extending means extend laterally from the interior longitudinal edge of each strip.

9. A windscreen wiper device according to claim 5, wherein said laterally extending means extend laterally from the exterior longitudinal edge of each strip.

10. A windscreen wiper device according to claim 1, wherein the engaging members are integral with said connecting piece.