WIPER DEVICE

• US 20130333145A1
• Filed: 11/11/2011
• Published: 12/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Depondt, Helmut
• Granted Patent: US 9,463,778 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/250.32
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/3849 Connectors therefor; Connection to wiper arm; Attached to blade
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/386 made in two halves
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/40 Connections between blades and arms
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/4048 the element being provided with retention means co-operating with the channel-shaped end of the arm
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/4087 the end being provided with protrusions or holes
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 2001/4061 covered by a removable cover mounted on the blade

Abstract

The invention is based on a wiper device for a motor vehicle window, with a wiper arm adaptor unit (10a-10f) and a wiper blade adaptor unit (12a-12f), which, in a fitted state, form a form-fitting connection. It is proposed that the wiper device has a housing means (18a-18f) which is arranged fixedly on the wiper blade adaptor unit (12a-12f) for receiving the wiper arm adaptor unit (10a-10f) in a linear push-in movement.

Claims

1. A wiper device for a motor vehicle window, with a wiper arm adapter unit (10a-10f) and a wiper blade adapter unit (12a-12f) which form a positive connection in a mounted state, characterized by a housing means (18a-18f) which is fixably arranged on the wiper blade adapter unit (12a-12f) and which receives the wiper arm adapter unit (10a-10f) in a linear push-in movement.

2. The wiper device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the wiper blade adapter unit (12a-12f) has a locking means (14a-14f) which avoids a push-out movement of the wiper arm adapter unit (10a-10f) in the mounted state.

3. The wiper device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the locking means (14a) is designed as latching means (56a).

4. The wiper device as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the latching means (56a) is formed in one piece with a basic body (22a) of the wiper blade adapter unit (12a).

5. The wiper device at least as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the locking means (14b-14e) is pivotably mounted about a pivot axis (46b-46e) relative to the housing means (18b-18e) of the wiper blade adapter unit (12b-12e).

6. The wiper device as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the pivot axis (46b;

46d) is arranged at least substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction (16b;

16d) of the wiper arm adapter unit (10b;

10d).

7. The wiper device at least as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the pivot axis (46c;

46e) is arranged at least substantially parallel to a transverse direction (54c;

54e) of the wiper arm adapter unit (10c;

10e).

8. The wiper device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the housing means (18a-18f) forms, in at least one operating state, at least a large part of a visible outer surface of the wiper blade adapter unit (12a-12f).

9. The wiper device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the housing means (18a) has at least one at least largely closed side wall (20a).

10. The wiper device at least as claimed in claim 2, characterized by at least one securing means (42d;

42e) which avoids a movement of the locking means (14d;

14e) in at least one operating state.

11. A wiper blade adapter unit of a wiper device as claimed in claim 1.

12. A wiper blade having a wiper blade adapter unit as claimed in claim 11.