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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2023
Valeo Systemes D'essuyage, La Verriere, FR;
Sajeev Nair, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Jagadeeswaran Vasudevan, Chennai, IN;
Eduardo Ribeiro, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE, La Verriere, FR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a pivot assembly for a vehicle wiper system. The assembly includes a pivot shaft rotatably supported in central passage of a pivot housing, a lever coupled to the pivot shaft, and a cover. The cover includes a tubular portion, cylindrical step and a transition portion integrally formed between the tubular portion and the cylindrical step. The cover further includes a cantilever snap extending from inner surface of the transition portion, in longitudinal direction of the cover. A protrusion is formed in the cylindrical step at a location adjacent to the snap. The tubular portion of the cover is received over pivot shaft and a locking profile formed at free end of the snap is received in a recess formed in top end of the pivot housing, thereby restricting longitudinal and rotational movements of the cover with respect to the pivot housing.