Wiper device, in particular a motor vehicle windshield wiper device
First Claim
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1. A wiper device comprising a wiper arm (10a;
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10b) having a connection end and an intermediate portion supporting an inner circle guide unit (14a;
14b) spaced from the connection end and having an inner circle guide element (16a;
16b) for guiding a wiper blade (12a;
12b), the wiper blade (12a;
12b) having a first end and a second end spaced from the first end along a longitudinal axis of the wiper blade (12a;
12b), characterized in that the wiper blade (12a;
12b) is connected to the connection end of the wiper arm (10a;
10b) at a connection point between the first end and the second end and to the intermediate portion of the wiper arm (10a;
10b), via the inner circle guide unit (14a;
14b), proximate the second end, characterized in that the inner circle guide unit (14a;
14b) is configured to guide the second end of the wiper blade (12a;
12b) along an inner circular trajectory (24a) of the wiper arm (10a;
10b), wherein the inner circle guide unit (14a;
14b) has at least one nozzle element (18a;
18b) for spraying washing liquid onto a motor vehicle windshield (20a), and characterized in that the at least one nozzle element (18a) has a spraying direction (28a) which extends substantially radially to the inner circular trajectory (24a) of the wiper arm (10a;
10b), the arm (10a;
10b) being pivotally mounted for rotation about an axis, wherein the inner circle guide unit (14a;
14b) has at least one latching means (30a, 32a;
30b, 32b) for forming a latching connection with the wiper arm (10a;
10b) and a guide recess (40a;
40b) for receiving the wiper blade (12a;
12b) in an interlocking manner, wherein the wiper arm (10a;
10b), the wiper blade (12a;
12b), the at least one latching means (30a, 32a;
30b, 32b), and the guide recess (40a;
40b) are centered over the longitudinal axis, and wherein the at least one nozzle element (18a;
18b) is below the at least one latching means (30a, 32a;
30b, 32b) relative to the motor vehicle windshield.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a wiper device, comprising a wiper arm (10a; 10b) and an inner circle guide unit (14a; 14b) having an inner circle guide element (16a; 16b) for guiding a wiper blade (12a; 12b). According to the invention, the inner circle guide unit (14a; 14b) has at least one nozzle element (18a; 18b) for spraying washing water onto a motor vehicle windshield (20a).
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18 Claims
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1. A wiper device comprising a wiper arm (10a;
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10b) having a connection end and an intermediate portion supporting an inner circle guide unit (14a;
14b) spaced from the connection end and having an inner circle guide element (16a;
16b) for guiding a wiper blade (12a;
12b), the wiper blade (12a;
12b) having a first end and a second end spaced from the first end along a longitudinal axis of the wiper blade (12a;
12b), characterized in that the wiper blade (12a;
12b) is connected to the connection end of the wiper arm (10a;
10b) at a connection point between the first end and the second end and to the intermediate portion of the wiper arm (10a;
10b), via the inner circle guide unit (14a;
14b), proximate the second end, characterized in that the inner circle guide unit (14a;
14b) is configured to guide the second end of the wiper blade (12a;
12b) along an inner circular trajectory (24a) of the wiper arm (10a;
10b), wherein the inner circle guide unit (14a;
14b) has at least one nozzle element (18a;
18b) for spraying washing liquid onto a motor vehicle windshield (20a), and characterized in that the at least one nozzle element (18a) has a spraying direction (28a) which extends substantially radially to the inner circular trajectory (24a) of the wiper arm (10a;
10b), the arm (10a;
10b) being pivotally mounted for rotation about an axis, wherein the inner circle guide unit (14a;
14b) has at least one latching means (30a, 32a;
30b, 32b) for forming a latching connection with the wiper arm (10a;
10b) and a guide recess (40a;
40b) for receiving the wiper blade (12a;
12b) in an interlocking manner, wherein the wiper arm (10a;
10b), the wiper blade (12a;
12b), the at least one latching means (30a, 32a;
30b, 32b), and the guide recess (40a;
40b) are centered over the longitudinal axis, and wherein the at least one nozzle element (18a;
18b) is below the at least one latching means (30a, 32a;
30b, 32b) relative to the motor vehicle windshield. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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10b) having a connection end and an intermediate portion supporting an inner circle guide unit (14a;
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12. A wiper device comprising a wiper arm (10a;
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10b) having a connection end and an intermediate portion supporting an inner circle guide unit (14a;
14b) spaced from the connection end and having an inner circle guide element (16a;
16b) for guiding a wiper blade (12a;
12b) having a first end and a second end spaced from the first end along a longitudinal axis of the wiper blade (12a;
12b), characterized in that that the wiper blade (12a;
12b) is connected to the connection end of the wiper arm (10a;
10b) at a connection point between the first end and the second end and to the intermediate portion of the wiper arm (10a;
10b), via the inner circle guide unit (14a;
14b), proximate the second end, wherein the inner circle guide unit (14a;
14b) is configured to guide the second end of the wiper blade (12a;
12b) along an inner circular trajectory (24a) of the wiper arm (10a;
10b), wherein the inner circle guide unit (14a;
14b) has at least one nozzle element (18a;
18b) for spraying washing liquid onto a motor vehicle windshield (20a), wherein the inner circle guide unit has a first and second latching means for forming a latching connection with the wiper arm and a guide recess (40a;
40b) for receiving the wiper blade (12a;
12b) in an interlocking manner, wherein the guide recess is arranged laterally between the first latching means and the second latching means, wherein the at least one nozzle element is below the first and second latching means relative to the motor vehicle windshield, wherein the nozzle element (18a) has a spraying direction (28a) which extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the wiper arm (10a;
10b), the arm (10a;
10b) being pivotally mounted for rotation about an axis, and wherein the wiper arm (10a;
10b), the wiper blade (12a;
12b), the first and second latching means (30a, 32a;
30b, 32b), and the guide recess (40a;
40b) are centered over the longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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10b) having a connection end and an intermediate portion supporting an inner circle guide unit (14a;
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