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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2012
Xavier Bousset, Mezel, FR;
Giuseppe Grasso, Le Breuil sur Couze, FR;
Xavier Bousset, Mezel, FR;
Giuseppe Grasso, Le Breuil sur Couze, FR;
Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage, Le Mesnil Saint Denis, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to an adapter () for connecting a windscreen wiper blade () to a drive arm () of a wiper system, said adapter () being configured to be connected to a connector () with a degree of freedom in pivoting about an axis of articulation, said connector () being fixed to the blade (), said adapter () comprising means for keeping in a nominal position of immobilization on the arm, said adapter () being configured to be immobilized, in a direction known as the direction of retraction, situated in a plane perpendicular to the axis of articulation, in a safety position, should said retaining means () fail. According to the invention, the adapter () is configured to be guided by the arm () in a translational movement, in said direction of retraction, from said nominal position to said safety position and/or to have a direction of deliberate disengagement from the arm starting from a position located between the two, nominal and safety positions. The invention also relates to an attachment device and to a wiper system comprising such an adapter.