WIPER BLADE

• US 20140373301A1
• Filed: 06/17/2014
• Published: 12/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: KBWS Corporatio
• Original Assignee: KCW Corporation
• Inventors: KIM, Kwan Hee, AN, Jae Hyuck, LEE, Woo Sung
• Application Number:
  US14/306,841
• Publication Number:
  US 20140373301A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/250.453
• 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 2001/3813 chacterised by a support harness consisting of several articulated elements

Abstract

A wiper strip is supported by at least one pair of auxiliary levers coupled to a pair of main levers having a pair of through-holes; a central cover coupled to the main lever is connected to a wiper arm and includes a pair of inner ribs extending in a longitudinal direction and having one upwardly extending end closer to the center of the wiper blade; a spacer clip is inserted between the main lever and the central cover and includes a pair of inner protrusions. As a lower portion of the spacer clip is located on the inner rib, the spacer clip is coupled to the central cover. As the inner protrusions are inserted into the through-hole, the spacer clip is coupled to the main lever. Movement of the spacer clip toward the center of the wiper blade is limited by the extended end of the inner rib.

Claims

1. A wiper blade comprising:

a wiper strip which wipes a glass surface;

at least one pair of auxiliary levers which supports the wiper strip;

a pair of resin-made main levers which is coupled to the auxiliary levers and comprises a pair of right and left second through-holes formed in a side thereof;

a central cover which is coupled to the main lever, is connected to a wiper arm and comprises a pair of right and left inner ribs extending from the inside of the central cover in a longitudinal direction of the central cover and having one end closer to the center of the wiper blade, the one end extending upwardly; and

a resin-made spacer clip which is inserted between the main lever and the central cover and comprises a pair of right and left inner protrusions formed therewithin,

wherein, in a state where a lower portion of the spacer clip is located on the inner rib, the spacer clip is coupled to the central cover,

wherein, as the inner protrusion is inserted into the second through-hole, the spacer clip is coupled to the main lever,

and wherein movement of the spacer clip toward the center of the wiper blade is limited by the extended end of the inner rib.

2. The wiper blade of claim 1,

wherein the central cover comprises a pair of right and left catching grooves formed under and outside the other end of the inner rib,

wherein the spacer clip comprises a pair of right and left catching protrusions which has a shape protruding outward from the spacer clip and is inserted into the catching groove,

and wherein, in a state where the lower portion of the spacer clip is located on the inner rib, the spacer clip is coupled to the central cover as the catching protrusion is inserted into the catching groove.

3. The wiper blade of claim 2,

wherein the central cover further comprises a pair of right and left open grooves formed on and outside the other end of the inner rib,

and wherein the spacer clip further comprises a pair of right and left outer protrusions which has a shape protruding outward from the spacer clip and moves limitedly toward the center of the wiper blade by the open groove.

4. The wiper blade of claim 3, wherein the catching protrusion is formed to have a degree of projection, which is increased toward an end of the spacer clip from the center of the wiper blade.

5. The wiper blade of claim 1,

wherein the central cover comprises a pair of right and left catching protrusions which has a protruding shape and is formed outwardly and downwardly from the other end of the inner rib,

wherein the spacer clip comprises a pair of right and left catching grooves into which the catching protrusion is inserted,

and wherein, in a state where the lower portion of the spacer clip is located on the inner rib, the spacer clip is coupled to the central cover as the catching protrusion is inserted into the catching groove.

6. The wiper blade of claim 5,

wherein the central cover further comprises a pair of right and left open grooves formed on and outside the other end of the inner rib,

and wherein the spacer clip further comprises a pair of right and left outer protrusions which has a shape protruding outward from the spacer clip and moves limitedly toward the center of the wiper blade by the open groove.

7. The wiper blade of claim 6, wherein the catching protrusion is formed to have a degree of projection, which is increased toward an end of the spacer clip from the center of the wiper blade.

8. A wiper blade comprising:

a wiper strip which wipes a glass surface;

at least one pair of auxiliary levers which supports the wiper strip;

a pair of resin-made main levers which is coupled to the auxiliary levers and comprises a pair of right and left second through-holes formed in a side thereof;

a central cover which is coupled to the main lever, is connected to a wiper arm and comprises a pair of right and left inner ribs extending from the inside of the central cover in a longitudinal direction of the central cover; and

a resin-made spacer clip which is inserted between the main lever and the central cover and comprises a pair of right and left outer ribs formed to extend from an outer surface of the spacer clip in a longitudinal direction of the spacer clip and a pair of right and left inner protrusions formed therewithin,

wherein, in a state where the outer rib is inserted into the slit, the spacer clip is coupled to the central cover,

and wherein, as the inner protrusion is inserted into the second through-hole, the spacer clip is coupled to the main lever.

9. The wiper blade of claim 8,

wherein the central cover comprises a pair of right and left catching grooves formed under and outside the other end of the inner rib,

wherein the spacer clip comprises a pair of right and left catching protrusions which has a shape protruding outward from the spacer clip and is inserted into the catching groove,

and wherein, in a state where the outer rib is inserted into the slit, the spacer clip is coupled to the central cover as the catching protrusion is inserted into the catching groove.

10. The wiper blade of claim 9, wherein the catching protrusion is formed to have a degree of projection, which is increased toward an end of the spacer clip from the center of the wiper blade.

11. The wiper blade of claim 8,

wherein the central cover comprises a pair of right and left catching protrusions which has a protruding shape and is formed outwardly and downwardly from the other end of the inner rib,

wherein the spacer clip comprises a pair of right and left catching grooves into which the catching protrusion is inserted,

wherein, in the state where the outer rib is inserted into the slit, the spacer clip is coupled to the central cover as the catching protrusion is inserted into the catching groove.

12. A wiper blade comprising:

a wiper strip which wipes a glass surface;

at least one pair of auxiliary levers which supports the wiper strip;

a pair of resin-made main levers which is coupled to the auxiliary levers and comprises a pair of right and left outer protrusions formed on the outside thereof;

a central cover which is coupled to the main lever, is connected to a wiper arm and comprises a pair of right and left slits extending from the inside of the central cover in a longitudinal direction of the central cover, and comprises a pair of right and left catching grooves formed therewithin; and

a resin-made spacer clip which is inserted between the main lever and the central cover and comprises a pair of right and left outer ribs formed to extend from an outer surface of the spacer clip in a longitudinal direction of the spacer clip, comprises a pair of right and left through-holes formed on sides thereof, and comprises a pair of right and left catching protrusions which protrudes outwardly from the outer surface of the spacer clip,

wherein, in a state where the outer rib is inserted into the slit, the spacer clip is coupled to the central cover as the catching protrusion is inserted into the catching groove,

and wherein, as the outer protrusion is inserted into the through-hole, the spacer clip is coupled to the main lever.