Robert Boschgmbh

Volkswagen Ag

David Van Baelen

Hans Beelen

Inigo Op't Roodt

Dirk Herinckx

Peter De Block

Christian Wilms

Eric Windmolders

Yves Janssis

Hans Braun

Paul Criel

Peter Saevels

Wildrik Coemans

Hubert Verelst

Wilfried Merkel

Peter-Josef Bauer

Klaus-Juergen Westermann

Hervé Bratec

Mohamed Aznag

Rudi Crabbé

Wolfgang Thomar

Stefan Mai

Klaus-Dieter Haefele

Bart Fatan

Andreas Biank

Edwin Luypaerts

Wilhelm Fangmeier

Bernhard Geppert

Kris Coart

Ernest Dekeyser

Ruddy Crabbé

The invention is based on a wiper blade () with a supporting bracket system which can be connected to a wiper arm in an articulated manner and has at least one main bracket () and a plurality of secondary brackets () which are connected pivotably to one another by means of joints (), wherein, in the region of at least one joint (), the main bracket () has a U-shaped cross-sectional profile, the side walls () of which laterally enclose the secondary brackets (), and, on the insides of the side walls (), has pivots () which, together with lateral clip cutouts () on the secondary bracket (), form a clip connection and a bearing point, while the secondary bracket () is supported via a rolling bearing () on a top wall () of the main bracket (). It is proposed that the pair of brackets (or), which in this way are connected to each other in an articulated manner, is manufactured from plastic in an injection-moulding process, with the pivots () being integrally cast on the insides of the side walls () of the main bracket ().

Wiper blade

The invention is based on a connecting element () for the articulated connection of a wiper blade () to a wiper arm () of a window wiper (), wherein the connecting element () has a hub (), which is open towards a vehicle window (), for a bearing pin () fastened to the wiper blade (), and at least one elastically flexible spring tongue () in order to keep the bearing pin () in the open hub (), and the connecting element () furthermore has at least one bearing surface () in order to support it on a hook-shaped end () of the wiper arm (). It is proposed that the hub () is open over half of its circumference, and the spring tongue (), which blocks the opening of the hub () by means of a latching cam (), yields elastically in the direction of the bearing surface (), wherein the distance between the bearing surface () for the hook-shaped end () and the spring tongue () is dimensioned in such a manner that, in the fitted state, the hook-shaped end () blocks the spring tongue () in the direction of the bearing surface ().

Connecting element for the articulated connection of a wiper blade to a wiper arm

The invention relates to a connection device () for the articulated connection of a wiper blade () to a wiper arm, wherein a connection element () is tightly connected to the free end of the wiper arm, and the connection element is connected in an articulated manner via mounting means () to an adapter (), and the adapter is tightly seated on a support element () of the wiper blade (). It is suggested that a base cover (), which surrounds the adapter () and which can be attached to the adapter or to the support element (), has a guide rail () running in the longitudinal direction (), and that a push-spring () is mounted thereon and is adjustable in the longitudinal direction (), and that the push-spring can be attached to a guide block () of the base cover () in different positions with different offset distances () in the longitudinal direction () of the guide rail () by means of locking means (), wherein the guide block is connected to the end of the guide rail () on the wiper arm side.

Connection device for the articulated connection of a wiper blade to a wiper arm

The invention is based on a wiper blade () comprising a wiper strip (), in the lateral longitudinal grooves () of which two parallel spring rails () are inserted as a supporting element in the head strip (), wherein a spoiler () and end caps () are provided on the rails. The end caps () each connect with a flow profile () to the spoiler () and extend at the front sides facing the ends of the wiper blade () toward a wiper lip () over the spring rails (). It is proposed that at least one end cap () comprises a closeable assembly opening () in the region overlapping the spring rails () and the head strip ().

The invention relates to a wiper blade () of a windshield wiper provided with a protective rail (), comprising a base body () that has an essentially V-shaped cross section and a wiper lip () of the wiper blade () and that is detachably fixed to the wiper blade () with the aid of fixing elements (). It is proposed that the wiper blade () consist of a wiper strip () with at least one flat, bar-type, elastic support element () and a spoiler (), wherein the protective rail () rests on the support element () or spoiler ().

Wiper blade of a windscreen wiper, provided with a protective rail

The invention relates to an arrangement for the detachable connection of a wiper blade on a swivelable wiper arm of a wiper arrangement for windows of motor vehicles, with a bushing that can be connected to the wiper blade or arranged on it for accommodating a plug-in axis of the wiper arm and with a device to lock the plug-in axis in the bushing at least in an operating position of the wiper blade, in which the directions of the longitudinal extension of the wiper blade and the wiper arm are aligned approximately parallel to one another. It is provided that the device for locking includes a catch hook () arranged on the wiper blade (), which in the operating position partially grips around the wiper arm () near the plug-in axis () and forms an angular limit stop for the wiper blade ().

Connector arrangement for a wiper device on motor vehicle windscreens

The invention is based on a connection element () for connecting a wiper blade (), which has at least one spring rail () as a supporting element, to a wiper arm in an articulated manner, with the connection element () having claws () which are integrally formed on the side of a base part () and, in the mounted state, surround and retain the spring rail () by the base part () being supported on a part of a wiper rubber () which is arranged between the spring rail () and the base part (). The invention proposes that the connection element () has means () with which the surface pressure between the base part () and the wiper rubber () is locally increased.

Connection element

A non-articulated wiper blade (), which is constructed of a wiper strip () having a wiper lip (), two spring rails () and a connecting device (), wherein the spring rails () engage in lateral longitudinal grooves of the wiper strip () that are open towards the outside and are clasped by claw feet () of a sheet metal claw () of the connecting device () from an outer narrow side. The claw feet () are bent around the narrow sides of the spring rails () during the assembly of the sheet metal claws (), wherein at least one layer () and/or an intermediate layer () of plastic are provided between the claw feet () on the one hand and the spring rails () on the other hand, which layers are manufactured separately from the wiper strip () and are adapted to the claw feet () as well as have a high coefficient of friction on their surface towards the sheet metal claw () and towards the spring rails ().

A wiper blade () comprising a rubber elastic wiper strip () in which a resilient rail () is inserted into a lateral longitudinal groove on each side of side of said wiper blade as a support element and laterally protrudes from the longitudinal groove, wherein the resilient rails () support terminal caps () while being held together at their ends and being fixed relative to the wiper strip () in the longitudinal direction by a bridge (), which is joined in a fixed manner to the resilient rails () at the lateral parts of said bridge and forms a free space for a top strip () of the wiper strip () in the central area of the bridge. It is proposed that the terminal caps () have detachable fixing means () that engage in the top strip () of the wiper strip (), wherein the axial movability of the resilient rails () relative to the wiper strip () is limited by the terminal caps ().

The invention relates to a connecting element () for hingedly connecting a wiper blade () to a wiper arm, said wiper blade () having a wiper strip () and at least one sprung blade () inserted into the wiper strip (). Said sprung blade projects beyond the wiper strip () in the area of the connecting element () and is enclosed by guide rails () that are interlinked by at least one spring clip () and secured in the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade () by at least one locking element () which laterally engages with a recess () of the sprung blade ().

Connecting element for wiper

The invention relates to a wiper blade () comprising a supporting element (), on whose one side a wiper strip () can be mounted and on whose other side a connecting device () for a wiper arm () can be mounted, and which has two longitudinal rails () that are fixed relative to one another via bridges () and covered by caps () at their ends (). It is proposed that at least one cap () consist of several parts and have a basic body () and at least one moveable part (), wherein the basic body () establishes a connection to the longitudinal rails (), and the moveable part () directly and/or indirectly fixes the wiper strip ().

The invention relates to a wiper device for windows of motor vehicles, comprised of a non-articulated wiper blade with a wiper strip, a wiper lip arranged thereon and a coupling part that can be connected to the wiper blade for a detachable connection with a swivelable wiper arm of the vehicle, wherein the wiper strip includes a profile with guide grooves to laterally accommodate two spring rails, which are each connected with one another as a single piece on their two ends. It is provided that the wiper strip () feature a locking device, which, in a locked setting, fixes the spring rails () in the wiper strip (), and which, in an unlocked setting, enables a longitudinal displacement of the spring rails () in the guide grooves () of the wiper strip ().

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Winksele, Belgium

David Van Baelen