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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2013
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas W. Jozwiak, Southgate, MI (US);
Jay H. Ovenshire, Rochester, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/04 (2006.01); B60S 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/0488 (2013.01); B60S 1/349 (2013.01); B60S 1/3443 (2013.01); B60S 1/3493 (2013.01); B60S 1/0433 (2013.01); B60S 1/342 (2013.01);
Abstract
A windshield wiper system for a vehicle includes a wiper arm pivot shaft having a pivot axis extending through the pivot shaft. An energy-absorbing feature is arranged to absorb energy of an external force applied to the wiper arm pivot shaft. The energy-absorbing feature enables the wiper arm pivot shaft to move away from the external force.