Robert Boschgmbh

Inigo Op't Roodt

Peter De Block

Hans Beelen

Dirk Herinckx

David Van Baelen

Eric Windmolders

Christian Wilms

Hubert Verelst

Harald Rapp

Godelieve Kraemer

Michel Baseotto

Wolfgang Leutsch

Frans Breesch

Robert Vertongen

Juergen Mayer

Matthias Weber

Helmut Depondt

Hans Braun

Mohamed Aznag

Jan Bonroy

Peter Saevels

Paul Wynen

Philippe Holsbeekx

Johnny Geling

Yves Janssis

Bart Fatan

Geert Jans

David Van Bealen

Frank Ghys

Mario Dusart

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

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.

The invention relates to a wiper blade () having a support composed of a plurality of support components () that are joined to one another by welding, gluing, or the like and have at least one longitudinal channel () incorporating a pre-curved elastic support element () and two parallel retaining rails () separated by a longitudinal gap (), for a wiper strip (), wherein a connecting element () is arranged in the center region of the wiper blade () for the articulated connection to a wiper arm. It is proposed that at least two support elements in the form of spring bars () having a round cross-section are provided in corresponding separate longitudinal channels (), between which the retaining rails () are arranged.

The invention relates to a wiper blade () having a wiper strip (), the head strip () of which is held by a receiving profile (), which is connected to a longitudinal channel () for a support element (), wherein a connecting element () is provided in the center region of the wiper blade () for the articulated connection to a wiper arm. The invention provides that the connecting element () forms part of the longitudinal channel () along with a connecting plate () in that the connecting plate () forms the side facing the wiper strip () with the base () thereof, and encloses the support element () with the side walls () thereof, while the connecting element () forms the side opposite the base () and overlaps the side walls () with side parts () thereof, wherein part of the receiving profile () is integrally formed on the base () of the connecting plate () toward the wiper strip ().

The invention relates to a wiper blade () comprising a connecting element (), which comprises a base element () and a hinge element (), wherein the base element () has a first side part () and a second side part (), which are joined transversely to a longitudinal direction () by locking means () and centering means () interlocking, and which are held together by side walls () of the hinge element (). It is proposed that the hinge element () is an adapter cap () made of plastic which comprises on the insides of the side walls () thereof clips (), which in the installed state engage in recesses () on the outer longitudinal sides of the side parts ().

Wiper blade having a connecting element

The invention relates to a device () for the jointed connection of a wiper blade (), having a wiper arm (), wherein a connector () intended to be connected to the wiper blade () has a joint part () which forms a joint with a joint part () on a connector () intended to be connected to the wiper arm, and one of the joint parts () is a hub () open in the longitudinal direction of the associated component (or), the hub being supported with respect to the other component () in the direction opposite () the hub opening () when in the installed state, wherein the side walls () of the connector () and of the connector () overlap. It is suggested that the side walls () of one component () has recesses () which are open to the wiper strip (), and plunge into the projections () in the wiper blade () operating position, such that both components () are locked against each other in the longitudinal direction.

Device for the jointed connection of a wiper blade

The object of the invention is 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.

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 ().

A device is proposed which is used to detachably connect a wiper blade () to clean windows, particularly of motor vehicles, to a driven wiper arm () featuring a wiper blade holder (or), whereby the wiper blade () that can be placed on the window () with a long-stretched-out, rubber elastic wiper strip () features a band-like, long-stretched-out elastic supporting element () that is curved in the longitudinal direction over its band surfaces () on whose lower, concave band surface () the wiper strip () is arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis. On the outer convex band surface () of the supporting element () sits a connecting element (), which features two parallel wall surfaces () mat are aligned in a vertical plane on the band surface and extend in the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade and that a pivot pin () projects from each wall surface, whereby the longitudinal axes of the two pivot pins are aligned with one another. An especially simple embodiment of the articulated connection with an integrated connecting device is achieved if an adapter (or) that can move in a pendulum fashion is positioned on the two pivot pins of the connecting element (), and said adapter features means to connect to the wiper blade holder (or) of the wiper arm ().

Device for detachably linking a wiper blade with a wiper arm

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 ().

A device is proposed which is used to detachably connect a wiper blade () to clean windows, particularly of motor vehicles, to a driven wiper arm () featuring a wiper blade holder (or), whereby the wiper blade () that can be placed on the window () with a long-stretched-out, rubber elastic wiper strip () features a band-like, long-stretched-out elastic supporting element () that is curved in the longitudinal direction over its band surfaces () on whose lower, concave band surface () the wiper strip () is arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis. On the outer convex band surface () of the supporting element () sits a connecting element (), which features two parallel wall surfaces () that are aligned in a vertical plane on the band surface and extend in the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade and that a pivot pin () projects from each wall surface, whereby the longitudinal axes of the two pivot pins are aligned with one another. An especially simple embodiment of the articulated connection with an integrated connecting device is achieved if an adapter (or) that can move in a pendulum fashion is positioned on the two pivot pins of the connecting element (), and said adapter features means to connect to the wiper blade holder (or) of the wiper arm ().

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 ().

Wiping device for windows of motor vehicles

An adapter () for the articulated connection of a wiper blade () to a wiper arm () using the sidelock system, wherein the adapter () has an essentially cylindrical longitudinally slotted bearing element (), which can be inserted into passages () in side walls () of a suspension box () of the wiper blade () and can be fixed on a first end on the edge of a passage () by means of locking hooks (), while its second end is connected with a bearing surface (), which is adjacent to the outer side of the opposing side wall () and is secured against twisting by at least one clip (). The clip () has a locking nose (), which points in the direction of the bearing element and locks on an edge of the coordinating side wall () of the suspension box () during assembly.

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