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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventor:
Scott Koppen, Dexter, MI (US);
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/06 (2006.01); B60S 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/0604 (2013.01); B60S 1/24 (2013.01); F16C 11/0642 (2013.01); F16C 2326/09 (2013.01); Y10T 403/32565 (2015.01);
Abstract
A wiper actuating assembly configured to actuate a windshield wiper arm includes an actuator and a linkage that connects the actuator to the wiper arm. Links of the linkage are joined by ball joints. The ball joints each include a ball stud and a ball socket. The ball portion of the ball stud has an annular ball groove that receives a retaining portion that protrudes inward from the inner surface of the ball socket. The ball groove and retaining portion cooperate to prevent withdrawal of the ball stud from the socket housing.