WIPER BLADE FOR CLEANING VEHICLE WINDOWS

• US 20140026348A1
• Filed: 07/30/2013
• Published: 01/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Valeo Systemes D'Essuyage (Valeo SE)
• Original Assignee: Valeo Systemes D'Essuyage (Valeo SE)
• Inventors: Schaeuble, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 9,211,869 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/250.32
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/3805 electrically
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/3862 Transport of liquid there through
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/3868 pin formed on the exterior of side walls
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/40 Connections between blades and arms
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/4003 Multi-purpose connections for two or more kinds of arm ends
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/4045 comprising a detachable intermediate element mounted on the channel-shaped end
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/524 arranged in wiper blades
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 2001/4054 the intermediate element engaging the back part of the arm

Abstract

The invention relates to a wiper blade (10) for cleaning vehicle windows, with a wiper blade body (11) connected to a wiper blade adapter (13), wherein the wiper blade adapter (13) consists of an adapter element (18) on the wiper arm side and an adapter element (17) on the wiper blade side, which are arranged pivotably with respect to one another in an axis (19), and with a distributor element (30; 30a) arranged pivotably in the axis (19) for a washing fluid connection and/or an electrical connection for the wiper blade body (11), wherein the distributor element (30; 30a) is received between two side walls (24, 25) of the adapter element (17) on the wiper blade side, wherein an aperture (26, 27), round in cross-section, is formed respectively on the two side walls (24, 25) of the adapter element (17) on the wiper blade side, aligned to the axis (19), and wherein the distributor element (30; 30a) on the side facing the side wall (24, 25) respectively has a conical bearing extension (37; 37a, 38; 38a), which engages into the aperture (26, 27).

Claims

1. A wiper blade for cleaning vehicle windows, comprising:

a wiper blade body connected with a wiper blade adapter,

wherein the wiper blade adapter includes an adapter element on the wiper arm side and an adapter element on the wiper blade side, which are arranged pivotably with respect to one another in an axis; and

a distributor element arranged pivotably in the axis for a washing fluid connection and/or an electrical connection for the wiper blade body,

wherein the distributor element is received between two side walls of the adapter element on the wiper blade side, wherein an aperture, round in cross-section, is formed respectively on the two side walls of the adapter element on the wiper blade side, aligned to the axis, and

wherein the distributor element on the side facing the side wall respectively has a conical bearing extension, which engages into the aperture,

wherein the bearing extension projects over the respective side wall of the adapter element on the wiper blade side, on the side facing away from the at least one distributor element,

wherein the bearing extension engages into a recess of the adapter element (18) on the wiper arm side, and

wherein between the bearing extension and the recess of the adapter element on the wiper arm side a form-fitting geometry is formed which is fixed with respect to the rotational angle.

2. The wiper blade according to claim 1, wherein the bearing extension has a cross-section which is round in parts, with at least one flat portion.

3. The wiper blade according to claim 2, wherein two flat portions are provided, which are arranged offset by 180°

to one another.

4. The wiper blade according to claim 1, wherein the lateral arms of the distributor element are constructed so as to be elastically deformable in the region of the bearing extensions, and wherein the bearing extensions are arranged on a side of the lateral arms facing away from a connecting arm.

5. The wiper blade according to claim 1, wherein the distributor element is connected with a connecting element which is arranged in the wiper arm.

6. The wiper blade according to claim 5, wherein the connecting element has two fork-like positioning sections, between which an opening for an actuating button is arranged in the wiper arm.

7. The wiper blade according to claim 6, wherein the region of the fork-like positioning sections on the side facing the adapter element on the wiper arm side, the connecting element has respectively an abutment section for abutment against the inner side of the wiper arm.

8. The wiper blade according to claim 1, wherein the bearing extensions terminate approximately flush with the outer sides of the side walls.