Robert Boschgmbh

Volkswagen Ag

Peter De Block

Eric Windmolders

Hans Beelen

Frans Breesch

Inigo Op't Roodt

Paul Criel

Joris Grammens

Peter Wijnants

Christian Wilms

Jan Bonroy

Julius Mazurkiewicz

Hubert Verelst

David Van Baelen

Robert Vertongen

Mohamed Aznag

Peter Saevels

Dirk Herinckx

Harald Rapp

Godelieve Kraemer

Michel Baseotto

Wilfried Merkel

Hans Braun

Jan Dietrich

Wolfgang Leutsch

Matthias Weber

Juergen Mayer

Thomas Kotlarski

Stijn Truyens

Peter-Josef Bauer

Marcello Bubba

Hervé Bratec

Yves L Verburgh

Roger Daenen

Paul Wynen

Tom Vangeel

Dieter Holz

Wolfgang Thomar

Wim Buseyne

Klaus-Dieter Haefele

Gundolf Surkamp

Adam Angyal

Bart Fatan

Philippe Holsbeekx

Johnny Geling

Edwin Luypaerts

Rudi Crabbé

Stefan Mai

Wilhelm Fangmeier

Wim Verboven

Jochen Weidlich

Geert Jans

Jan Van Hoye

Jan Hermans

Johan Camps

Roger Van Den Eynde

Jos Feyaerts

Olivier Janssens

Dirk Wouters

Liesbet Van Vinckenroye

Wim Desmet

Geert Suffeleers

Ruddy Crabbé

Mario Dusart

Frank Ghys

Kevin Hendrickx

Christiaan Nivelles

Martin Kipfmueller

The invention is based on a wiper blade () with an elongate, spring-elastic carrying element () which is precurved in a concave fashion with respect to a vehicle window () and has two spring rails () which run parallel to one another in a plane, and having a wiper strip () which is held with a web () of its head strip () between the spring rails () via the carrier element (), said spring rails () being inserted in longitudinal grooves () on both sides of the web (), wherein the wiper strip () is secured in the longitudinal direction () relative to the carrier element () at least close to one of the ends of said wiper strip (). It is proposed that the spring rails () have, at the longitudinal sides facing one another in their end regions, clips () with cutters () which, in the mounted state, cut into adjoining walls of the longitudinal grooves ().

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 () in a flat bar construction, having a rubber-elastic wiper strip (), in the lateral longitudinal grooves () of which two band-shaped spring rails () which extend next to each other in a parallel manner and which are bent concavely toward a wiper lip () are inserted as support elements which protrude laterally out of the longitudinal grooves (), and which are held together and attached to each other at the ends thereof by end caps () which, on the longitudinal sides thereof, have guide profiles () having a u-shaped cross section, the side jaws () of which are guided on the portions of the associated spring rail (), which protrude out of the longitudinal grooves (), wherein the end caps () comprise spring tongues having engagement lugs () which engage in recesses () of the spring rails () and attach same in the assembly direction (). According to the invention, one of the side jaws () of each guide profile () is designed to be at least partially elastic and is used as spring tongue, and the engagement lug () is molded on the yielding portion of the side jaw (), wherein the height of said engagement lug decreases in the assembly direction () and thus forms a striking bevel (), while the engagement lug () drops off steeply in the opposite direction.

Wiper blade and end cap

The invention is based on a wiper blade () with an elongated, spring-elastic carrier element () which is pre-curved concavely with respect to a vehicle window () and has at least one spring rail, and with a wiper strip () which is held by the carrier element (), wherein the wiper blade () is secured relative to the carrier element () by an end cap () at least near to one end in the longitudinal direction (), which end cap () has, on one longitudinal side, an opening which can be closed off by a flap () which can pivot about a pivoting axis () running in the longitudinal direction () into an open position and into a closed position. It is proposed that securing means () be provided on the end cap () or the flap (), which securing means () can be moved by the activation of the flap () with the wiper blade () or with an element () connected thereto into an operative connection or out of an operative connection, wherein the securing means () are supported in the longitudinal direction () on the carrier element () or an element () which is permanently connected thereto, and said securing means () and/or become detached therefrom.

The invention is based on a wiper blade () with an elongate, spring-elastic carrying element () which is pre-curved in a concave fashion with respect to a vehicle window () and has two spring rails () which run parallel to one another in a plane, and having a wiper strip () which is held with a web () of its head strip () between the spring rails () via the carrier element (), said spring rails () being inserted in longitudinal grooves () on both sides of the web (), wherein the wiper strip () is secured in the longitudinal direction () relative to the carrier element () at least close to one of the ends of said wiper strip (). It is proposed that the spring rails () have, at the longitudinal sides facing one another in their end regions, clips () with cutters () which, in the mounted state, cut into adjoining walls of the longitudinal grooves ().

In a wiper blade () for a windshield wiper, having a wiping strip () on which there is arranged at least one supporting rail () which has a spring element () provided with a plastic sheath (), wherein the plastic sheath () is welded, at least in a predefined connecting region (), to a base connecting device () which comprises thermoplastic material having a predefined melting point, the plastic sheath () comprises at least a first and a second thermoplastic material.

Wiper blade for a windshield wiper

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 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.

The invention is based on a wiper blade () with a wiper strip () which has a wiper lip () and a head strip () which is integrally formed on said wiper lip and, in a first longitudinal channel (), has a supporting element in the form of a spring rail () with a flat cross section, and has a spoiler () on that side which faces away from the wiper lip (). It is proposed that the spoiler () surrounds the head strip () on its longitudinal sides by means of guide rails ().

A wiper blade () is proposed having a rubber elastic wiper strip (). The wiper strip () is secured by means of at least one spring rail () as supporting element. An end cap () is attached to at least one end of the longitudinal extension of the supporting element. According to the invention, the end cap () has at least one first, energy-absorbing region () and one second, in particular stabilizing region ().

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 a connection apparatus () for a wiper arm () and a wiper blade (). The connection apparatus comprises a first and a second connection part. According to the invention, provision is made for the first connection part to have a first identification means and for the second connection part to have a second identification means which corresponds to the first identification means. The invention also comprises a system with two flat-bar wiper blades, with at least one first identification means being provided on at least one flat-bar wiper blade in order to distinguish between the two wiper blades.

Connection apparatus for a wiping arm

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

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Halen, Belgium

Peter De Block