Windshield wiper

• US 20100236008A1
• Filed: 03/17/2009
• Published: 09/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Scan Top Enterprise Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Scan Top Enterprise Company Limited
• Inventors: Yang, Chih-Ming, Chang, Chuan-Chih
• Application Number:
  US12/382,446
• Publication Number:
  US 20100236008A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/250.320
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/3801 characterised by a blade support harness consisting of several articulated elements B60S1/3803, B60S1/3806 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 2001/3815 chacterised by the joint between elements

Abstract

A windshield wiper includes a flexible support with fasteners and positioning holes, a connecting piece fixedly connected to the flexible support, a warping piece that has a positioning portion which extends to form an elastic portion with locking pieces, a positioning piece, and a windshield wiper blade with the fasteners fastened to its two ends. The middle portion and the end portion of the flexible support have different curvatures. The positioning portion has a through-hole and abuts the flexible support. The positioning piece passes through the through-hole and the positioning hole to be fastened to the flexible support. The locking piece is fastened to the windshield wiper blade. Therefore, the windshield wiper blade is prevented from shaking due to an external force, by being attached to the windshield tightly through the warping piece and the positioning piece. Thus, its effect of wiping away rain is increased.

Claims

1. A windshield wiper, comprising:

a flexible support with its middle portion and end portion having different curvatures, one surface of the flexible support being provided with at least two fasteners and at least one positioning hole;

a connecting piece fixedly connected to one surface of the flexible support;

at least one warping piece, the warping piece having a positioning portion and at least one elastic portion, an end of the positioning portion extending to form the elastic portion, the positioning portion abutting the flexible support, the positioning portion being provided with a through-hole, the elastic portion having at least one locking piece;

at least one positioning piece passing through the through-hole and the positioning hole to be fastened to the flexible support; and

a windshield wiper blade, the two fasteners being fastened to both ends of the windshield wiper blade, the locking pieces being fastened to the windshield wiper blade.

2. The windshield wiper according to claim 1, wherein the curvature of the middle portion of the flexible support is smaller than that of its end portion.

3. The windshield wiper according to claim 1, wherein the connecting piece has a pivoting portion and a fixing portion, the fixing portion has two symmetrical side plates and a bottom plate, the two side plates are separated from each other and arranged in parallel on the bottom plate, two side edges of the bottom plate have two fixing pieces respectively, the fixing pieces are fixed to the flexible support.

4. The windshield wiper according to claim 1, wherein the warping piece further comprises at least one reinforcing rib, the reinforcing rib is provided on the positioning portion and both side edges of the elastic portion.

5. The windshield wiper according to claim 1, wherein the positioning piece has a top portion, a base portion, and a beam portion, one end of the beam portion is fixed to the top portion, the other end of the beam portion is fixed to the base portion, the top portion and the base portion are separated from each other and arranged in parallel on both ends of the beam portion.

6. The windshield wiper according to claim 5, wherein the base portion is provided with a flange, the beam portion is provided with a partition, the partition is arranged between the top portion and the base portion and is in parallel with them, the top portion and one surface of the partition abut the flexible support, the flange and the other surface of the partition abut the warping piece.

7. The windshield wiper according to claim 6, wherein the top portion, the base portion, and the beam portion enclose a first positioning groove and a second positioning groove, the height of the first positioning groove corresponds to the thickness of the flexible support, the height of the second positioning groove corresponds to the thickness of the positioning portion, the flexible support is fastened to the first positioning groove, the warping piece is fastened to the second positioning groove.

8. The windshield wiper according to claim 5, wherein the top portion is shaped as an elongate piece, the base portion is shaped as a semi-circular post, the top portion abuts the top surface of the flexible support, the base portion abuts the bottom surface of the positioning portion of the warping piece.

9. The windshield wiper according to claim 8, wherein the top portion, the base portion, and the beam portion enclose a positioning groove, the height of the positioning groove corresponds to the thickness of the flexible support and the thickness of the positioning portion, the flexible support and the warping piece are fastened to the positioning groove.

10. The windshield wiper according to claim 5, wherein the top portion is shaped as an elongate strip, the base portion is shaped as a semi-circular post, the beam portion has a restricting portion, the top portion abuts the top surface of the flexible support, the restricting portion abuts the warping piece.

11. The windshield wiper according to claim 10, wherein the top portion, the restricting portion, and the beam portion enclose a positioning groove, the height of the positioning groove corresponds to the thickness of the flexible support and the thickness of the positioning portion, the flexible support and the warping piece are fastened to the positioning groove.

12. The windshield wiper according to claim 1, wherein the windshield wiper blade comprises an assembling portion, two engaging grooves, a connecting portion, a wiping piece, and a reinforcing piece, the two engaging grooves are provided on both side surfaces of the assembling portion, the two fasteners and the locking pieces are fastened to the engaging grooves, the bottom surface of the assembling portion is connected to the top surface of the connecting portion, the bottom surface of the connecting portion is connected to the top surface of the wiping piece, the width of the connecting portion is smaller than the width of the assembling portion, the width of the top surface of the wiping piece is larger than that of the connecting portion, the width of the wiping piece tapers from its top surface to its bottom surface, the assembling portion covers the reinforcing piece.

13. A windshield wiper, comprising:

a flexible support with its middle portion and end portion having different curvatures, one surface of the flexible support being provided with at least two fasteners;

a connecting piece fixedly connected to one surface of the flexible support;

at least one warping piece, the warping piece having a positioning portion and at least one elastic portion, an end of the positioning portion extending to form the elastic portion, the positioning portion abutting the bottom surface of the flexible support, the elastic portion having at least one locking piece; and

a windshield wiper blade, the two fasteners being fastened to both ends of the windshield wiper blade, the locking pieces being fastened to the windshield wiper blade.

14. The windshield wiper according to claim 13, wherein the curvature of the middle portion of the flexible support is smaller than that of its end portion.

15. The windshield wiper according to claim 13, wherein the warping piece further comprises at least one reinforcing rib, the reinforcing rib is arranged to the positioning portion and two side edges of the elastic portion.

16. The windshield wiper according to claim 13, wherein the positioning portion is connected to the flexible support by means of welding, screws or rivets.

17. The windshield wiper according to claim 13, wherein the windshield wiper blade comprises an assembling portion, two engaging grooves, a connecting portion, a wiping piece, and a reinforcing piece, the two engaging grooves are provided on both side surfaces of the assembling portion, the two fasteners and the locking pieces are fastened to the engaging grooves, the bottom surface of the assembling portion is connected to the top surface of the connecting portion, the bottom surface of the connecting portion is connected to the top surface of the wiping piece, the width of the connecting portion is smaller than that of the assembling portion, the width of the top surface of the wiping piece is larger than that of the connecting portion, the width of the wiping piece tapers from its top surface to its bottom surface, the assembling portion covers the reinforcing piece.