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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2002
Bruce Allen Bryson, Arcanum, OH (US);
Harry Charles Buchanan, Dayton, OH (US);
Yaomin Dong, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
James Preston Penrod, Ft. Thomas, KY (US);
Bruce Allen Bryson, Arcanum, OH (US);
Harry Charles Buchanan, Dayton, OH (US);
Yaomin Dong, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
James Preston Penrod, Ft. Thomas, KY (US);
Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
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 reaches a predetermined load as a result of a fatigue condition, such as snow or ice build up on the windshield. In one embodiment, the predetermined load is defined as:P=KE=1.3P;where: