Wiper blade

• US 8,769,762 B2
• Filed: 01/23/2013
• Issued: 07/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Op't Roodt, Inigo, De Block, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Hail, Joseph J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Carlson, Marc
• Application Number:
  US13/748,339
• Publication Number:
  US 20130133152A1
• Time in Patent Office: 531 Days
• Field of Search: 152/504.51, 152/504.52, 152/504.53, 152/504.54, 152/503.61, 152/504.3, 152/504.4
• US Class Current: 15/250.43
• 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 1/3858 with protrusions cooperating with holes
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/3865 Connectors having an integral pivot pin for connection with the wiper arm
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/3874 with a reinforcing vertebra
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/3879 placed in side grooves in the squeegee
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/3894 having a particular shape
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 2001/3822 characterised by additional means to prevent longitudinal sliding of squeegee in support, e.g. clips
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 2001/3827 characterised by the squeegee or blade rubber or wiping element

Abstract

A wiper blade with a wiper strip, in the lateral longitudinal grooves of which spring rails are inserted as springy supporting elements. The ends of the spring rails are connected with one another by a bridge in that side parts of the bridge are supported at the upper side of the spring rail and engage recesses of the spring rails, whereas a middle part of the bridge bridges a back strip of the wiper strip, which forms the upper boundary of the longitudinal grooves. It is proposed that the spring rails, at their front faces, have short slots, which extend in the longitudinal direction of the spring rails and which are engaged by the I-shaped angle pieces of the bridge. Lower legs of the angle pieces are directed towards the middle of the spring rails, gripping these from below.

Claims

1. A wiper blade (10) with a wiper strip (12), into lateral longitudinal grooves (20) of which two spring rails (24) are inserted as a resiliently elastic supporting element, wherein ends of the spring rails (24) are connected to each other by a bridge (32, 54, 62, 76) by side parts (36, 66, 80) of the bridge (32, 54, 62, 76) being supported on upper sides of the spring rails (24) and engaging in cutouts in the spring rails (24) while a central part (34, 64, 78) of the bridge (32, 54, 62, 76) spans a back strip (22) of the wiper strip (12), the back strip upwardly bounding the longitudinal grooves (20), characterized in that end sides of the spring rails (24) have short slots (28) which run in a longitudinal direction of the spring rails (24) and into which 1-shaped angle pieces (38, 56) of the bridge (32, 54) engage, while lower limbs (40, 58) of the angle pieces (38, 56) are directed toward a center of the spring rails (24) and grip the spring rails from below, and characterized in that the central part (34, 64, 78) of the bridge (32, 54, 62, 76) has a tab (42) which, at a free end thereof, has at least one claw (44) which, in a fitted state, penetrates the back strip (22), the tab (42) facing ends of the spring rails (24) and extending between the side parts (36) of the bridge (32, 54).

2. The wiper blade (10) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that outer longitudinal sides of the spring rails (24) have, on that side of the bridge (32, 54, 62, 76) which is located toward the center of the wiper blade (10), cutouts (26) to which end caps (50) latch in a fitted state.

3. The wiper blade (10) as claimed in claim 1, with a joining element (86) for the articulated connection of the wiper blade (10) to a wiper arm, characterized in that the joining element (86) has lateral claws (96) which, in a fitted state, grip by means of lower limbs (98) thereof, the spring rails (24) from below from outer longitudinal sides thereof, and bumps (100) on those sides of the lower limbs (98) and/or of the side parts (92) of the joining element (86) which face the spring rails (24) engage in depressions or cutouts (102).