The present invention concerns a deflector (2; 20) for a wiper blade (1; 10) for a motor vehicle, made from a flexible material characterised in that it is split longitudinally by a groove (11; 110) communicating with a longitudinal cavity (8; 80) of the deflector (2; 20) in such a way as to form two half-foil members (2a, 2b; 20a, 20b) that can assume a deformed position in which the deformed half-foil members (2a, 2b; 20a, 20b) increase the deflection surface area of the deflector (2; 20). The present invention also concerns a wiper blade (1; 10) comprising such a deflector (2; 20).

A windscreen wiper device (1) of the flat blade type, includes an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade (2) of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped. The wiper blade includes at least one longitudinal groove (3), in which groove at least one longitudinal strip of the carrier element is disposed. A connecting device is provided for an oscillating arm. An electrically conductive coating (12) is provided on at least a part of the flexible material of the wiper blade along at least a portion of its length in order to transfer electrically generated heat to the wiper blade upon applying a voltage to the electrically conductive coating.

A multiple windshield wiper assembly is disclosed. The multiple windshield wiper assembly may comprise a first wiper assembly having a squeegee blade; a second wiper assembly having a scraper blade, the second wiper assembly being coupled to the first wiper assembly by a windshield wiper assembly connector; wherein the scraper blade comprises an attachment surface for engaging a wiper assembly, a scraper surface for engaging a windshield, a channel for conducting wiper fluid, a plurality of apertures for disbursement of the wiper fluid onto a windshield, and a water connection fitting for connection of the scraper blade to a vehicle water supply hose. A number of embodiments of a windshield wiper assembly connector for use in connecting one or more windshield wiper assemblies to pin-type and hookslot-type wiper arms are also disclosed.

A wiper device includes a long wiper blade mounted on a wiper arm provided in a vehicle and configured to wipe a surface of a glass window. The wiper blade includes a drain passage extending in a longitudinal direction of the wiper blade and formed to be hollow, and a communication path having one end communicating with the drain passage and the other end communicating with a surface of the wiper blade. The communication path is formed to have a width that draws, from the other end through the one end into the drain passage, water wiped by the wiper blade by a capillarity phenomenon, and a width of the drain passage in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction is formed to be wider than the width of the communication path.

The present invention relates to a windshield wiper blade device primarily comprised of a body further comprised of at least one channel, a first blade insert, a second blade insert, a cleaning attachment that is received by the second blade insert and a wiper attachment mechanism. The first and second blade inserts are generally T-shaped and can each be placed into a T-shaped channel within the body. The first blade insert acts as a traditional windshield wiper blade and the second blade insert comprises a generally cylindrical cleaning attachment. The cleaning attachment is positioned in front of (i.e., closer to the windshield than) the first blade insert, such that the cleaning attachment dislodges any insects or heavy debris on the windshield before the first blade insert cleans precipitation off of a windshield.

A multiple windshield wiper assembly is disclosed. The multiple windshield wiper assembly may comprise a first wiper assembly having a squeegee blade; a second wiper assembly having a scraper blade, the second wiper assembly being coupled to the first wiper assembly by a windshield wiper assembly connector; wherein the scraper blade comprises an attachment surface for engaging a wiper assembly, a scraper surface for engaging a windshield, a channel for conducting wiper fluid, a plurality of apertures for disbursement of the wiper fluid onto a windshield, and a water connection fitting for connection of the scraper blade to a vehicle water supply hose. A number of embodiments of a windshield wiper assembly connector for use in connecting one or more windshield wiper assemblies to pin-type and hookslot-type wiper arms are also disclosed.

A heated wiper assembly has a frame for attachment to a windshield wiper arm of a vehicle and a resilient wiper body on the frame. A cover is mounted to the frame along opposing side edges and includes an apex which is raised relative to the side edges of the cover member to define at least one ramped and air deflecting surface and a hollow passage along the cover. A heating element received in the wiper body includes electrical leads extending through the hollow passage in the cover. A controller of the heating element is supported externally of the cover member. The conductive wires of the heating element are received within a common injection molded sheath. A wiring adapter is mounted in place of a fuse within a vehicle fuse box and includes circuits for ready connection of the heating element to a power source of the vehicle.

A wiping device for an optical device with a lens includes a surface, such as a curved or calotte-shaped surface, where the wiping device has a wiping element for wiping the surface of the lens free from water and dirt particles with at least one passage channel and at least one outlet channel which branches off from the passage channel in order to guide cleaning fluid onto the surface of the lens. In addition, a rear view device for a motor vehicle with an optical device includes such a wiping device.

A method for manufacturing an elongated windshield wiper blade includes providing a tandem wiper blade (1) made in one piece of an elastomeric material, which is composed of two wiper blades (2, 3) integrally joined together, and subsequently cutting the tandem wiper blade (1) so as to separate the two wiper blades (2, 3) each having a wiping head (4) facing away from a windshield to be wiped and a wiping lip (5) to be placed in abutment with a windshield to be wiped. The two wiper blades (2, 3) forming the tandem wiper blade (1) are integrally joined together at the location of their wiping heads (4) facing towards each other, wherein the tandem wiper blade (1) is cut into the two separate wiper blades (2, 3) along their wiping heads (4) facing towards each other.

A wiper device for a windshield, the device including a wiper arm, and a wiper blade mounted on the wiper arm, wherein the wiper blade includes a blade rubber and a blade stay which supports the blade rubber, the blade rubber includes: a base which is a part of the blade rubber to be mounted on the blade stay; a lip; and a neck which swingably connects the lip to the base, wherein at least a portion of the tip of the lip constitutes a contact part with a windshield, abuts the wiper arm to a glass flat plate and moves the glass flat plate, and in a stop state, the width of the contact part of the blade rubber and the glass flat plate is 1.0 20.0 m, and an angle between a specific position of the lip and the glass flat plate is 20 to 80.