Wiping device for the glass surfaces of motor vehicles, comprising a wiping arm that can be moved between reversible positions and that is loaded towards the glass surface

• US 6,718,594 B1
• Filed: 03/26/2001
• Issued: 04/13/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Kotlarski, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Graham, Gary K.
• Application Number:
  US09/806,097
• Time in Patent Office: 1,114 Days
• Field of Search: 152/503.2, 152/503.51, 152/503.1, 152/501.9
• US Class Current: 15/250.32
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/32 characterised by constructional features of wiper blade arms or blades
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/3497 Additional means for guiding the blade other than the arm or blade joint
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/38 Wiper blades provided with liquid spreading means B60S1/524; provided with gas spreading means B60S1/546
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/3868 pin formed on the exterior of side walls
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/4064 the channel-shaped end being provided with protrusions on, or holes in, the side walls to create a pivot
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/4087 the end being provided with protrusions or holes

Abstract

A wiper apparatus for motor vehicle windows is proposed, having a wiper arm (12) that can be moved between reversal positions, is loaded toward the window (20), and constitutes a first apparatus part. The free end of the wiper arm is connected to a wiper blade (16), which can pivot around an axis (40) pointing essentially in the wiping direction (double arrow 38), constitutes a second apparatus part, and together with the wiper arm, can be moved lateral to the wiping direction, from its operating position into an installation position, wherein the wiper blade is provided with two bearing pins (44), which are part of the hinge joint (40), protrude from the longitudinal sides of the wiper blade, are flush with each other, are noncircular in cross section, and are guided in recesses (46) of the wiper arm (12) that are open at the edge, and is provided with means for limiting pivoting motion. An optically inconspicuous, inexpensive design of the wiper apparatus is achieved if the wiper blade (16) is disposed next to the wiper arm (12) when viewed from above and if at least one of the two apparatus parts (12 and 16) is provided with stops (70 and 72), which are disposed at a distance (68) from each other in the pivoting direction (double arrow 42), extend toward the other apparatus part (16 and 12), and cooperate with counterpart stops (72 or 70) there, and thereby limit the pivoting motion of the wiper blade (16) in relation to the wiper arm (12) to a maximal amount of 45°.

Claims

1. A wiper apparatus for motor vehicle windows, having a wiper arm (12) that can be moved between reversal positions, is loaded toward the window (20), and constitutes a first apparatus part, whose free end can be connected to a wiper blade (16), which can oscillate around an axis (40) pointing essentially in the wiping direction (double arrow 38), constitutes a second apparatus part, and together with the wiper arm, can be moved lateral to the wiping direction, from its operating position into an installation position, and having means for limiting the oscillating motion, wherein the wiper blade (16) is disposed next to the wiper arm (12) when viewed from above and that at least one of the two apparatus parts (12 and 16) is provided with stops (70 and 72), which are disposed at a distance (68) from each other in the oscillating direction, extend toward the other apparatus part (16 and 12), and cooperate with counterpart stops (72 or 70) there, and thereby limit the oscillating motion (double arrow 42) of the wiper blade (16) in relation to the wiper arm (12) to a maximal amount of 45°

, the stops (70) are disposed on the wiper arm (12) and the counterpart stops (72) are disposed on the wiper blade (16), two tabs (62) are disposed on the wiper arm (12), which extend toward the wiper blade (16), constitute the stops, and extend in the oscillation plane of the wiper blade at a distance (67) from the window and the distance (68) between the tab surfaces (70) oriented toward each other, measured perpendicular to the window (20), is greater than the distance between the counterpart stops (72) of the wiper blade, which are provided on the wiper blade, between the tabs.

2. The wiper apparatus according to claim 1, wherein spaced apart from the window (20) to be wiped, the wiper blade (16) is provided with a band-like, elongated, spring elastic support element (18), which is provided for a rubber elastic wiper strip (30) that can be placed against the window, characterized in that the support element (18) extends with a projection (34) beyond the width of the wiper strip (30), between the surfaces (70) of the tabs that are oriented toward each other and that the counterpart stops of the wiper blade are embodied on the projection.

3. The wiper apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the two tabs are constituted by extensions of the arm (64) of a clamp (60) with a U-shaped cross section which encompasses the wiper arm and is fastened to it.

4. The wiper apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the clamp (60) has at least one securing shoulder (76) pointing in the longitudinal direction of the wiper arm (12), which shoulder cooperates with a counterpart shoulder (78) of the wiper arm (12) that is oriented toward it.

5. The wiper apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the clamp (60) is made of an elastic plastic.

6. A wiper apparatus for motor vehicle windows, having a wiper arm (12) that can be moved between reversal positions, is loaded toward the window (20), and constitutes a first apparatus part, whose free end can be connected to a wiper blade (16), which can oscillate around an axis (40) pointing essentially in the wiping direction (double arrow 38), constitutes a second apparatus part, and together with the wiper arm, can be moved lateral to the wiping direction, from its operating position into an installation position, and having means for limiting the oscillating motion, wherein the wiper blade (16) is disposed next to the wiper arm (12) when viewed from above and that at least one of the two apparatus parts (12 and 16) is provided with stops (70 and 72), which are disposed at a distance (68) from each other in the oscillating direction, extend toward the other apparatus part (16 and 12), and cooperate with counterpart stops (72 or 70) there, and thereby limit the oscillating motion (double arrow 42) of the wiper blade (16) in relation to the wiper arm (12) to a maximal amount of 45°

, wherein two bearing pins (44), which belong to a hinge joint (40), protrude from the longitudinal sides of the wiper blade (16), are not round in cross section, and are guided in recesses (46) of the wiper arm (12) that are open at an edge.