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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2000
Giovanni Perin, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Peter John Schuster, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, L.L.C., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A crushable windshield wiper pivot is provided. The crushable wiper pivot includes a pivot base, a hollow sleeve, and a cap. The pivot base is driven by a windshield wiper motor and adaptable to reciprocate the windshield wiper arm and its components across the windshield. The pivot base is disposed partially in a vehicle cowl. The hollow sleeve includes a first end mounted on the pivot base, a middle section adaptable to crush outwardly and vertically, and a second end. The cap of the present invention is mounted on the second end of the hollow sleeve. The cap has a surface adaptable to mate with a base of a wiper arm whereby the cap is vertically displaced and the hollow sleeve crushes outwardly and vertically at the middle section when subjected to a pedestrian impact.