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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2004
Applicant:
Harry C. Buchanan, Jr., Dayton, OH (US);
Inventor:
Harry C. Buchanan, Jr., Dayton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention relates to windshield wiper system which utilizes a flexible drive arm for withstanding bending loads applied to a wiper. The drive arm may be made of a pull-molded composite material having a relatively low modulus of elasticity and a relatively high elongation factor. The flexible arm twists in the presence a bending load and undergoes rapidly progressing elastic buckling when the bending load exceeds a predetermined amount.