Packaging case of wiper blade

• US 7,975,849 B2
• Filed: 04/04/2007
• Issued: 07/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Korea Development Bank (Government of South Korea)
• Original Assignee: ADM 21 Company Limited (ADM21), In-Kyu Kim
• Inventors: Kim, In Kyu
• Primary Examiner(s): REYNOLDS, STEVEN ALAN
• Application Number:
  US11/784,189
• Publication Number:
  US 20080245691A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,560 Days
• Field of Search: 206/470, 206/461, 206/335, 206/464, 206/471, 206/806, 206/1.5, 206/467, 220/4.22, 220/4.23
• US Class Current: 206/470
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 2001/3898 method for manufacturing wiper blades
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2251/105 The closure having a part fitting over the rim of the container or spout and retained by snapping over integral beads or projections
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2585/6882 vehicle parts
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2585/6885 wiper blades
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 43/162 the container, the lid and the hinge being made of one piece B65D43/161 takes precedence

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a packaging case of a wiper blade used to wipe a windscreen of automobiles. The wiper blade includes a wiper strip to wipe a windshield of an automobile. The packaging case includes a body having an accommodation space to accommodate the wiper blade and an opening to open the accommodation space, a cover connected pivotally to a first side of the body via a first connecting part to cover the opening, and a locking section connected pivotally to a second side of the body, opposed to the first side, via a second connecting part to be engaged with the body with one end of the cover interposed between the locking section and the body. The packaging case can protect the wiper blade from external force and prevent damage of the wiper blade during delivery and distribution, and can ensure simple, compact and tight packaging of the wiper blade.

Claims

1. A packaged wiper blade comprising:

a wiper blade configured to wipe a windshield of an automobile, the wiper blade including a wiper strip configured to make close contact with the windshield, a frame configured to mount the wiper strip thereon, the frame assuming a folded state and configured to assume an unfolded state upon application of a force, and a connector coupled to the frame and configured to be coupled to a wiper arm of the automobile; and

a packaging case enclosing the wiper blade, the packaging case comprising;

a body having a bottom, opposing first and second sides, an accommodation space to receive the wiper blade between the opposing first and second sides, and an opening to provide access to the accommodation space;

a cover connected pivotally to the first side of the body via a first connecting part to cover the opening;

a locking section connected pivotally to the second side of the body, opposed to the first side, via a second connecting part to be engaged with the body with one end of the cover interposed between the locking section and the body; and

at least one projection formed in the accommodation space of the body on each of the first and second sides to secure the wiper blade against a portion of the body as the wiper blade is received in the body and maintain the wiper blade substantially straightened in the unfolded state with the wiper strip of the wiper blade oriented toward the bottom of the body of the packaging case and the connector oriented toward the opening.

2. The packaged wiper blade according to claim 1, wherein the body of the packaging case comprises a plurality of securing protrusions formed on a face adjacent to the locking section, and the locking section comprises a plurality of fitting holes press-fitted to the securing protrusions.

3. The packaged wiper blade according to claim 2, wherein the cover of the packaging case comprises a plurality of through-holes through which the securing protrusions pass and are inserted.

4. The packaged wiper blade according to claim 1, wherein each of the connecting parts of the packaging case has a ring-shaped cross-section and is elastically deformable.

5. The packaged wiper blade according to claim 1, wherein the cover of the packaging case further comprises a plurality of clips formed therein to secure printed matter.

6. The packaged wiper blade according to claim 1, wherein the accommodation space of the body of the packaging case has a space to accommodate the wiper strip and having a size to prevent the wiper strip from contacting an inner surface of the body.

7. The packaged wiper blade according to claim 1 wherein at least two longitudinally spaced projections are formed in the accommodation space of the body on each of the first and second sides, the projections configured to secure the wiper blade against a portion of the body at both of a first and a second side of the connector of the wiper blade.

8. The packaged wiper according to claim 1 wherein the projections are formed to have a predetermined elasticity such that when the wiper blade is packaged in the packaging case the wiper blade is fitted between the projections.

9. A packaged wiper blade comprising:

a wiper blade configured to wipe a windshield of an automobile, the wiper blade including a wiper strip configured to make close contact with the windshield, a frame configured to mount the wiper strip thereon, the frame assuming a folded state and configured to assume an unfolded state upon application of a force, and a connector coupled to the frame and configured to be coupled to a wiper arm of the automobile; and

a packaging case enclosing the wiper blade, the packaging case comprising;

a body having a bottom, opposing first and second sides, an accommodation space to receive the wiper blade between the opposing first and second sides, and an opening to provide access to the accommodation space;

a cover to cover the opening;

a plurality of locking sections respectively connected pivotally to opposite sides of the body in a longitudinal direction via connecting parts to be engaged with the body with one end of the cover interposed between each of the locking sections and the body; and

at least one projection formed in the accommodation space of the body on each of the first and second sides to secure the wiper blade against a portion of the body as the wiper blade is received in the body, the projections maintaining the frame substantially straightened in the unfolded state with the wiper strip of the wiper blade oriented toward the bottom of the body of the packaging case and the connector oriented toward the opening when the frame is received in the body and secured by the projections.

10. The packaged wiper blade according to claim 9, wherein the body of the packaging case includes a plurality of securing protrusions formed on a face adjacent to the locking section, and the locking section comprises a plurality of fitting holes press-fitted to the securing protrusions.

11. The packaged wiper blade according to claim 10, wherein the cover of the packaging case comprises a plurality of through-holes, the securing protrusions configured to pass through and be securely inserted in the through-holes.

12. The packaged wiper blade according to claim 9, wherein each of the connecting parts of the packaging case has a ring-shaped cross-section and is elastically deformable.

13. The packaged wiper blade according to claim 9, wherein the cover of the packaging case further comprises a plurality of clips formed therein to secure printed matter.

14. The packaged wiper blade according to claim 9, wherein the accommodation space of the body of the packaging case has a space to accommodate the wiper strip and having a size to prevent the wiper strip from contacting an inner surface of the body.

15. A packaged wiper blade comprising:

a wiper blade; and

a packaging case enclosing the wiper blade, the packaging case including;

a body elongated longitudinally, the body having a casing and a case flange, the casing forming an interior space to receive the wiper blade, and including first and second lateral sides, the case flange extending longitudinally along the first lateral side of the casing, the case flange having first and second lateral sides, the first lateral side of the case flange connected to the first lateral side of the casing, the case flange including a plurality of securing protrusions longitudinally spaced at first intervals;

a cover elongated longitudinally, the cover having first and second lateral sides, and a cover flange, the first lateral side of the cover pivotably coupled to the first lateral side of the body, the second lateral side of the cover connected to the cover flange, the cover flange having a plurality of holes longitudinally spaced at the first intervals;

a locking flange pivotably coupled to the second side of the case flange and having a plurality of fitting receptacles longitudinally spaced at the first intervals, the cover configured to pivot from an open state to a closed state, the locking flange configured to pivot between an unlocked and a locked state, in the closed state of the cover the plurality of securing protrusions penetrating the plurality of holes, respectively, a first surface of the cover flange positioning contiguous a surface of the case flange, in the locked state of the locking flange the plurality of securing protrusions nesting in, and securely engaging, the plurality of fitting receptacles, respectively, a surface of the locking flange positioning contiguous a second surface of the cover flange, opposed to the first surface, to secure the cover flange against movement in all directions; and

at least one projection coupled to or formed on each of the first and second lateral sides of the casing and projecting inwardly into the interior space, each projection extending along a portion of the corresponding lateral side and terminating at a retention surface spaced from a bottom surface of the casing, the retention surface engaging a portion of the frame of the wiper blade to secure the wiper blade against a portion of the body of the packaging case with a wiper strip of the wiper blade oriented toward the bottom surface of the casing and maintain the frame substantially straightened.

16. A packaged wiper blade comprising:

a wiper blade having a frame and a wiper strip secured to the frame, the frame of the wiper blade having a curved profile to conform to a windshield curvature, and the curved profile of the frame configured to be straightened upon application of a force; and

a packaging case, the packaging case comprising;

a body elongated longitudinally, the body having a casing forming an interior space to receive the wiper blade, the casing including a bottom surface and first and second lateral walls extending longitudinally;

a cover elongated longitudinally, the cover pivotably coupled to the body and configured to pivot between an open state and a closed state; and

at least one projection coupled to or formed on each of the first and second lateral walls of the casing and projecting inwardly into the interior space, each projection extending along a portion of the corresponding lateral wall and terminating at a retention surface spaced from the bottom surface of the casing, the retention surface engaging a portion of the frame of the wiper blade to secure the wiper blade against a portion of the body of the packaging case with the wiper strip of the wiper blade oriented toward the bottom surface of the body of the packaging case and maintain the frame substantially straightened.