B60S2001/3812

Film hinge for a windshield wiper device

The present invention relates to a windscreen wiping device (100) for a vehicle, comprising a wiper blade (2) with an elongate upper part (10) and an elongate lower part (12), which are configured to be at least partially bendable. Furthermore, a plurality of connecting elements (18) for connecting the upper part (10) and the lower part (12) are provided, said connecting elements being spaced apart from one another along a longitudinal extent (8) of the wiper blade (2) and being designed to permit a movement of the upper part (10) and of the lower part relative to each other with a movement component along a longitudinal extent (8) of the wiper blade (2). Furthermore, a multiplicity of the plurality of connecting elements (18) are connected to the upper part (10) via a first film hinge in each case and to the lower part (12) via a second film hinge in each case. Furthermore, a film-hinge stop device is provided in order to limit a rotational movement of the connecting elements (18) relative to at least one part from the elongate upper part and the elongate lower part.

Safety coupling for fin ray wiper
10427649 · 2019-10-01 · ·

Disclosed is a windscreen wiper device for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, comprising a fastening element fastened to a drive shaft. The windscreen wiper device comprises a wiper blade having an elongated upper part which is designed at least partially flexibly, an elongated lower part which is designed at least partially flexibly, and a plurality of connecting elements for connecting the upper part and the lower part, wherein the connecting elements are spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal extension of the wiper blade, and wherein the connecting elements are configured to enable a movement of the upper part and lower part relative to each other with a movement component along a longitudinal extension of the wiper blade. The windscreen wiper device further comprises a fastening part on the wiper blade side, wherein the fastening part on the wiper blade side can be connected to the fastening element in a detachable manner, and a coupling device, wherein the fastening part on the wiper blade side and the fastening element can be connected for conjoint rotation via the coupling device until a defined torque value is exceeded.

Windscreen wiper device
10427647 · 2019-10-01 · ·

The present invention relates to a windscreen wiper device (100) for a vehicle, with a fastening element (52), in particular to a motor vehicle. The windscreen wiper device (100) comprises a mounting element (40) which is designed to be mounted on the fastening element (52), and a wiper blade (2) with an elongate upper part (10) and an elongate lower part (12), which are configured to be at least partially bendable. Furthermore, a plurality of connecting elements (18) for connecting the upper part (10) and the lower part (12) are provided, wherein the connecting elements (18) are spaced apart from one another along a longitudinal extent (8) of the wiper blade (2). The connecting elements (18) are designed to permit a movement of the upper part (10) and of the lower part (12) relative to one another with a movement component along a longitudinal extension (8) of the wiper blade (2). Furthermore, the wiper blade (2) comprises a wiper-blade-side fastening part (20). The wiper-blade-side fastening part (20) is configured in such a manner that, by means of a rotation of the wiper-blade-side fastening part (20) relative to the mounting element (40), an engagement can be formed in order to connect the wiper-blade-side fastening part (20) to the mounting element (40).

Frameless wiper blade
10427646 · 2019-10-01 ·

The wiper blade comprises flexible wiping elements, a wiping element holder, an element for attachment to the windshield wiper finger, and end caps. The wiping elements are installed into a single wiping element holder made from a resilient metal strip. The wiping element holder is configured with two longitudinal parallel slots. Rectangular notches are configured at the end of each slot for the flexible wiping element installation. The element for attachment to the windshield wiper arm is configured as a parallelepiped with conical outer side and a longitudinal bore. The projecting lips and fixation openings enable securing the wiping element holder with flexible wiping elements in the inner bore of the element for attachment to the wiper arm. Two openings and four recesses at the wiping element holder ends are provided for end cap fixing. Each end cap is shaped as a flat parallelepiped with rounded corners with an open front end and a closed rear end.

WINDSCREEN WIPER BLADE
20240140363 · 2024-05-02 · ·

A windscreen wiper blade includes a blade body, a blade rubber, and a yoke. The blade body includes first and second locks. The yoke is made of a metal plate and includes a first extension and a blade rubber retainer. The first extension has a fitting bead which the first lock engages. The blade rubber retainer extends from the first extension and retains the blade rubber. The yoke also includes second and third extensions. The second extension extends away from the blade rubber from an end of the first extension located away from the fitting bead. The third extension has a locking hole in which the second lock is fit and extends toward the blade rubber from an end of the second extension located away from the first extension. The yoke includes a burned portion defining a boundary between the second and third extension. The second and third extensions overlap.

Fin ray-type wiper comprising a flexible structure optimized for demolding
10421438 · 2019-09-24 · ·

The invention relates to a windshield wiper device for a vehicle, for wiping a window (4), comprising a wiper blade (2) that has an elongate upper part (10) and an elongate lower part (12) which are at least partly flexible. Also provided is a plurality of connecting elements (18) for connecting the upper part (10) and the lower part (12), the connecting elements (18) being spaced apart along a longitudinal direction (8) of the wiper blade (2) and being attached to the upper part (10) and/or the lower part (12) by a rotary joint (20), and the connecting elements (18) being designed to allow a motion of the upper part (10) and the lower part relative to each other with a motion component along the longitudinal direction (8) of the wiper blade (2). Each connecting element (18) extends along a longitudinal axis (24) of the connecting element (18) and along a transverse axis (25) running perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (24), which runs from the upper part (10) to the lower part (12). The transverse axes (25) of at least two connecting elements (18) adjoining each other along the longitudinal direction (8) define a demolding angle () of at least 0.5 relative to one another.

WIPER BLADE AND WIPER ARM

A wiper arm for use with a wiper blade, which is mechanically and detachably connectable to the wiper arm and to a wiper arm adapter by joining in an assembly direction using a wiper blade adapter, includes an electrical connecting element, disposed on a wiper arm side of the wiper blade adapter, configured to reversibly establish a connection to a second electrical connecting element on a wiper blade side of the wiper blade adapter. The connection between the electrical connecting element and the second electrical connecting element is formed along the assembly direction. The electrical connecting element and the second electrical connecting element are mounted floating. The electrical connecting element and the second electrical connecting element are mounted deflectable in a spatial plane oriented crossways to the assembly direction.

Pretensioning device for a windscreen wiping device

The present invention relates to a windscreen wiping device (100) for a vehicle, comprising a wiper blade (2) with an elongate upper part (10) and an elongate lower part (12), which are configured to be at least partially bendable. Furthermore, a plurality of connecting elements (18) for connecting the upper part (10) and the lower part (12) are provided, said connecting elements being spaced apart from one another along a longitudinal extent (8) of the windscreen wiping device and being designed to permit a movement of the upper part (10) and of the lower part relative to each other with a movement component along a longitudinal extent (8) of the windscreen wiping device. Furthermore, the windscreen wiping device has a pretensioning device (50), wherein the pretensioning device has a force-absorbing element (32) which is connected to a force transmission element (33) such that, in the event of a dynamic effect on the force-absorbing element (32) in the direction of the elongate lower part (12), a rotational movement of the force transmission element (33) is brought about, thus resulting in a movement of the elongate upper part (10) relative to the elongate lower part with a movement component along a longitudinal extent (8) of the windscreen wiping device.

Fastening device for a windscreen wiping device
10322701 · 2019-06-18 · ·

The invention relates to a windshield wiper device (100) for a vehicle, comprising a wiper blade (2) having an elongated upper part (10) and an elongated lower part (12), which are configured to be flexible, at least in part. Furthermore, the device comprises a plurality of connecting elements (18) for connecting the upper part (10) and the lower part (12), which are spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal extension (8) of the wiper blade (2), and which are configured to allow a movement of the upper part (10) and the lower part relative to one another with a motion component along a longitudinal extension (8) of the wiper blade (2). The windshield wiper device (100) further comprises a fastening device. The fastening device comprises a wiper-blade-side fastening part (20) and a fastening element (50). The wiper-blade-side fastening part (20) and the fastening element (50) are configured in such a manner that, by means of rotation of the wiper-blade-side fastening part relative to the fastening element, an engagement can be formed in order to fix a position of the wiper-blade-side fastening part relative to the fastening element.

Wiper lip for a windshield wiper device

The invention relates to a wiper lip (20) adapted to a windshield wiper device (20). The windshield wiper device (20) has an elongated, at least partially bendable upper part (10), an elongated, at least partially bendable lower part (12), and a plurality of connection elements (18) for connecting the upper part (10) and the lower part (12). The connection elements (18) are configured to allow a movement of the upper part (10) and of the lower part relative to one another with a movement component along a longitudinal extension (8) of the wiper blade (2). The wiper lip is configured such that the rigidity of the wiper lip in the wiper direction (1) is greater than the rigidity of the wiper lip vertical to the wiping direction.