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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2002
Applicant:
Harry Charles Buchanan, Jr., Dayton, OH (US);
Inventor:
Harry Charles Buchanan, Jr., Dayton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/18 (2006.01); B60S 1/24 (2006.01); F16C 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention relates to windshield wiper system and method which utilizes a flexible member to account for compression loads in excess of a predetermined load, such as 30 percent, greater than a maximum load for the flexible member. The system utilizes a flexible pultruded composite material having a relatively low modulus of elasticity, yet relatively high elongation characteristics. The flexible arm bends to facilitate preventing damage to components in the wiper system when a compressive load applied to the flexible member is in excess of the predetermined load.