Adjustable-type additive pressure windshield wiper

• US 5,383,249 A
• Filed: 08/26/1993
• Issued: 01/24/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: CHEN, KUO-CHING
• Original Assignee: CHEN, KUO-CHING
• Inventors: Yang, Ming-Tung
• Primary Examiner(s): Scherbel, David A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): GRAHAM, GARY K
• Application Number:
  US08/111,881
• Time in Patent Office: 516 Days
• Field of Search: 15/250.42, 15/250.41, 15/250.20, 15/250.35, 15/250.36
• US Class Current: 15/250.201
• 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 1/3806 Means, or measures taken, for influencing the aerodynamic quality of the wiper blades
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 2001/3815 chacterised by the joint between elements

Abstract

The invention herein relates to an adjustable-type additive pressure windshield wiper structure, that automatically adjusts the pressure of the windshield wiper blades exerted onto the glass of the windshield and is able to offer stable and effective adjustment functions never available in the past as well as offering the special characteristic of practicality.

Claims

1. A windshield wiper blade for a vehicle comprising:

a) a main frame having a first surface;

b) at least one pressure plate having a second surface and pivotally attached to the main frame so as to be movable between a closed position wherein the second surface faces the first surface so as to define an air flow channel therebetween and an open position wherein the second surface faces away from the first surface;

c) biasing means connected to the at least one pressure plate to normally bias the pressure plate toward its closed position whereby a predetermined force acting on the pressure plate caused by air passing through the air flow channel will move the pressure plate to its open position;

d) at least one support frame attached to the main frame;

e) at least one supplementary force plate defining an air guide flow surface and pivotally attached to the at least one support frame so as to be movable between a closed position wherein the air guide surface faces away from the at least one support frame and an open position wherein the guide surface faces toward the at least one support frame; and

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f) a wiper blade attached to the at least one support frame.

2. The windshield wiper blade of claim 1 comprising two pressure plates pivotally attached to the main frame.

3. The windshield wiper blade of claim 1 wherein the main frame has opposite ends and further comprising a support frame attached to each end of the main frame.

4. The windshield wiper blade of claim 1 wherein the air flow channel has a generally "S"-shaped configuration.

5. The windshield wiper blade of claim 1 wherein the air guide flow surface is concavely curved.