A wiper blade (10), in particular for a motor vehicle. Said wiper blade comprises a wiper strip (12) and a heating element (32). The heating element (32) is designed to be self-regulating.

A windshield wiper system (100) includes a pivoting wiper arm (110); a wiper blade (120) for wiping a surface (102); and a connector assembly (128) coupling the pivoting wiper arm (110) to the wiper blade (120), the connector assembly (128) comprising a gear drive (130) including at least one drive gear (132) and at least one positioning cog (136), wherein the gear drive (130) rotates the wiper blade (120) based on an angular position of the pivoting wiper arm (110) such that an arc of a motion path (320) of the wiper blade (120) is reduced.

A wiper system is disclosed for a motor vehicle, and includes a longitudinally extended multi-part support having first and second longitudinally extended support arms. The second support arm is oriented in an imaginary extension to the first support arm and connected to the first support arm. A fastening element for fastening the support to a body of the motor vehicle is in each case arranged on the longitudinal ends, which face away from one another, of first and second support arm. A first wiper bearing is arranged on at least one of the longitudinal ends of first and second support arm.

A vehicle has a frame, at least one seat, an engine, a plurality of ground engaging members, a windshield, and a wiper assembly connected to the upper portion of the windshield. The wiper assembly has a wiper motor, a reservoir, a wiper arm pivotally connected to the upper portion of the windshield, a wiper blade connected to the wiper arm, and a sprayer connected to the wiper arm and fluidly connected to the reservoir. The wiper motor selectively pivots the wiper arm and the wiper blade between a stowed position and a pivoted position. The wiper blade has a first side and a second side. The first side is above the second side in the stowed position. The sprayer is configured for spraying a fluid only on the surface of the windshield away from the first side of the wiper blade. A method for wiping a windshield is also disclosed.

Element (24, 26) for a system for connecting a windscreen wiper blade holder to a drive arm, said element (24, 26) being designed to be rigidly connected to said blade holder or to said arm and including rotation means (80a, 80b; 60b, 60a) designed to cooperate with complementary means (60a, 60b; 80b, 80a) of another element (26, 24) of the connection system to form an axis of rotation between the element (24, 26) and the second element (26, 24), said axis of rotation being designed to be the axis of rotation between said blade holder and said arm, characterized in that said means of rotation (80a, 80b; 60b, 60a) include a protuberance (80a, 60b), which is arranged on one side of the longitudinal mid-plane (P) of said element (24, 26) and is able to cooperate with a cavity (60a, 80b) in the other element (26, 24), and a cavity (80b, 60a), which is arranged on the other side of said plane (P) and is able to cooperate with a protuberance (60b, 80a) on the other element (26, 24), the element (24, 26) being asymmetrical in relation to said plane (P).

The invention provides an apparatus to hold one or more windshield wipers stationary against a vehicle window. The apparatus comprises a window placement module comprising a vacuum cup that has a vacuum zone and an attachment means that is located at a point on the cup other than within the vacuum zone. The attachment means is linked to a first point of an arm that comprises a constraint feature to hold a windshield blade in place and further comprises a leverage feature to raise or lower the height of the constraint feature relative to the first point of the arm.

According to the invention, the device for recording images (1) of a road scene for a motor vehicle comprises at least one camera (2) defining an optical axis, a protective element (4) for protecting the camera and cleaning means (8) for cleaning this screen. The protective element surrounds the camera and is mounted movable in rotation about said camera, comprising at least two separate portions each capable of assuming an image capturing position (16; 116) opposite the camera under the effect of the rotation. At least one of the separate portions is a light-transparent screen (18; 118) for being disposed in the image capturing position when the camera is operating, and the cleaning means (8) are disposed on the passage of the movable protective element in order to clean the transparent screen.

According to the invention, the device for recording images (1) of a road scene for a motor vehicle comprises at least one camera (2) defining an optical axis, a protective element (4) for protecting the camera and cleaning means (8) for cleaning this screen. The protective element surrounds the camera and is mounted movable in rotation about said camera, comprising at least two separate portions each capable of assuming an image capturing position (16; 116) opposite the camera under the effect of the rotation. At least one of the separate portions is a light-transparent screen (18; 118) for being disposed in the image capturing position when the camera is operating, and the cleaning means (8) are disposed on the passage of the movable protective element in order to clean the transparent screen.

A wiper module assembly for a vehicle liftgate having an inner panel with a spoiler formed as a one-piece part of the inner panel. An outer panel of the liftgate is connected to the inner panel to form an exterior surface of the liftgate. A cavity is formed in part of the spoiler and receives a carrier forming a removable module connected to the cavity of the vehicle liftgate. The carrier includes a wiper, motor and drive assembly for operating a wiper for a window on the liftgate.

Apparatuses and methods for removing ice from a windshield. A windshield wiper includes a wiper assembly, a scrubber assembly, and an engaging assembly. The wiper assembly includes a wiper support structure and a wiper blade attached to the wiper support structure. The scrubber assembly includes a scrubber support structure, an elongated scrubber element and a motor. The scrubber element is movably attached to the scrubber support structure and extends between a first end and a spaced apart second end along a central longitudinal axis. The scrubber element can have a hardness value sufficient to remove ice from the windshield. The motor is mounted to the scrubber support structure and is engaged with the scrubber element to move the scrubber element to remove ice. An engaging assembly can be coupled with the wiper assembly and the scrubber assembly to raise and lower the scrubber assembly with respect to the wiper assembly.