The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2001
Thomas Kotlarski, Bad Neuenahr, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A packaging unit for a vehicle windscreen wiper blade ( ), which is at least partly located therein is disclosed. Said wiper blade comprises a long, elastic, rubber wiper strip with a wiper lip ( ), which may be applied to the windscreen ( ). Said wiper strip is mounted on a strip-like, sprung support element ( ), with the longitudinal axes held parallel, whereby the support element ( ), which has curved faces when unstressed, is arranged on the outer side, in relation to the correspondingly curved wiper lip ( ). A useful, space-saving packaging for the wiper blade is achieved, whereby the wiper blade ( ) has longitudinal supports arranged along both sides of a plane of symmetry ( ) and said supports are perpendicular to this plane. Furthermore, the packaging unit is an oblong, longitudinally stiff component, with a channel-shaped cross-section, which crosses the plane of symmetry of the wiper strip along the whole length thereof, with the bottom of the packaging channel maintaining a separation from the wiper lip and, in the region of the longitudinal edges thereof, said packaging has supports for the supporting surfaces of the wiper blade, which hold the wiper blade in an essentially straight position against the tension of the support element ( ).