WIPER DEVICE FOR CLEANING A VEHICLE WINDOW AND SPRAY APPARATUS

Abstract

The invention relates to a wiper device (100) for clearing a vehicle window, with a spray apparatus (30) arranged preferably on an end region (18) of a wiper arm (5), whereby the spray apparatus (30) has at least one spray nozzle (31, 32) for applying a spray liquid to the vehicle window, and whereby the spray apparatus (30) has a connection (33). According to the invention, it is provided that the spray apparatus (30) is arranged slidingly movable between at least two positions.

Claims

1. A wiper device (100) for cleaning a vehicle window, with a spray apparatus (30) arranged preferably on an end region (18) of a wiper arm (5), whereby the spray apparatus (30) has at least one spray nozzle (31, 32) for applying a spray liquid to the vehicle window, and whereby the spray apparatus (30) has a fluid connection (33), characterised in that the spray apparatus (30) is arranged slidingly movable between at least two positions.

2. The wiper device according to claim 1, characterised in that the spray apparatus (30) is arranged in the region of an outer wall (21) of the wiper arm (5), and in that the fluid connection (33) protrudes through an opening (35) of the outer wall (21).

3. The wiper device according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that a fastening apparatus (10) for a wiper blade (1) is arranged on the wiper arm (5), wherein the fastening apparatus (10) can be moved between an arresting position and a release position for the wiper blade (1).

4. The wiper device according to claim 3, characterised in that the fastening apparatus (10) and the spray apparatus (30) are constructed as separate components, and in that a connection is constructed between the spray apparatus (30) and the opening (35) in the outer wall (21) of the wiper arm (5), which connection fixes the spray apparatus (30) on the wiper arm (5) in a direction on the wiper arm (5) running perpendicularly to the outer wail (21).

5. The wiper device according to claim 4, characterised in that the connection between the opening (35) of the wiper arm (5) and the spray apparatus (30) is constructed as a latching connection.

6. The wiper device according to one of claims 3 to 5, characterised in that the fastening apparatus (10) and the spray apparatus (30) are constructed as a one-piece component.

7. The wiper device according to one of claims 3 to 5, characterised in that the fastening apparatus (10) and the spray apparatus (30) are constructed as two separate mutually connected components.

8. The wiper device according to one of claims 2 to 7, characterised in that the opening (35) is constructed on the wiper arm (5) in the form of a slot (34).

9. The wiper device according to one of claims 3 to 8, characterised in that the fastening apparatus (10) and the spray apparatus (30) are arranged on an end region (18) of the wiper arm (5) one behind the other observed in the longitudinal direction of the wiper arm (5), and in that the end region (18) has an accommodating area with an essentially U-shaped cross section for accommodating the wiper blade (1).

10. The wiper device according to claim 9, characterised in that the spray apparatus (30) is arranged on the side facing a wiper axis.

11. The wiper device according to one of claims 3 to 10, characterised in that the fastening apparatus (10) has an essentially U-shaped cross section and overlaps the wiper arm (5) on the upper side thereof and also two side walls (21).

12. A spray apparatus (30), constructed for use in the case of a wiper device (100), which is constructed according to one of claims 1 to 11.

Description

IN THE DRAWING:

[0017] FIG. 1 and

[0018] FIG. 2 each show, in a partially sectioned perspective view, a wiper device according to the invention from different perspectives,

[0019] FIG. 3 shows, in a partially sectioned side view, the wiper arm and the wiper blade as per FIGS. 1 and 2 in a mutually separated state,

[0020] FIG. 4 and

[0021] FIG. 5 show the wiper device as per FIGS. 1 and 2 in a partially sectioned illustration during a disassembly position and also in an operating position, and

[0022] FIG. 6 and

[0023] FIG. 7 show a fastening apparatus and a spray apparatus, as is provided in the case of the wiper device, in a two-piece or one-piece construction in a perspective illustration in each case.

[0024] Identical elements or elements having an identical function are provided with the same reference signs in the figures.

[0025] The figures show a wiper device 100 for cleaning a vehicle window (not shown). The wiper device 100 comprises a wiper blade 1, which is fastened replaceably on a wiper arm 5 via a wiper blade adapter 2. To this end, the wiper blade adapter 2 has a first element 3, which is assigned to the wiper blade 1, is connected to the wiper blade 1 and is connected to a second element 4 assigned to the wiper arm 5 such that it can pivot in an axis of rotation 6. The connection between the second element 4 of the wiper blade adapter 2 and the wiper blade 1 is effected by way of a fastening apparatus 10 arranged on the wiper arm 5.

[0026] The fastening apparatus 10, which in particular is constructed as a plastics injection moulded part, has, as can be seen in particular with reference to the illustration in FIGS. 6 and 7, an essentially U-shaped cross section, with an upper side 11 and two side walls 12, 13 arranged in parallel and spaced apart from one another. On that side of the two side walls 12, 13 which is remote from the upper side 11, there are formed, by way of example, inwardly projecting protrusions 14, 15, which encompass the cross section of the wiper arm 5 present at the end region 18 of the wiper arm 5, said cross section at least essentially likewise having a U-shaped construction, in the region of its two parallel side walls 21. In addition, the fastening apparatus 10 surrounds the end region 18 of the wiper arm 5 on the outer side thereof. In particular, it is provided that the fastening apparatus 10, in a state mounted on the wiper arm 5, can be moved linearly in the direction of the wiper arm longitudinal axis in the region of the end region 18 between the disassembly position shown in FIG. 4, in which the wiper blade 1 on the wiper arm 5 can be replaced, in the direction of the arrow 22 into the locking position shown in FIG. 5, in which the wiper blade 1 is held secured on the wiper arm 5.

[0027] In the region of the two side walls 12, 13, on the outer side remote from the wiper arm 5, the fastening apparatus 10 has in each case a recessed grip 23, by way of which the fastening apparatus 10 can be gripped or moved in a particularly simple manner by an operator.

[0028] In order to make it possible to position the wiper blade 1 in a specific longitudinal position on the wiper arm 5, the wiper blade adapter 2, in the region of the second element 4 on the upper side of the second element 4, has a protrusion 25, which projects in the direction of the wiper arm 5 and protrudes in a form-fitting manner into an opening 26 open on one side and constructed on the wiper arm 5.

[0029] Furthermore, the wiper device 100 has a spray apparatus 30 on that side which faces a wiper axis (not shown). The spray apparatus 30 has an essentially block-shaped construction and is produced as a plastics injection moulded part. The spray apparatus 30 is arranged on the outer side of the cross section of the wiper arm 5 on one of the two side walls 21. As can be seen in particular with reference to the illustration of FIGS. 1 and 2 and also 6 and 7, the spray apparatus 30 has, by way of example, two spray nozzles 31, 32 arranged one above the other for spraying a spray liquid onto the vehicle window. The spray nozzles 31, 32 are supplied with the spray liquid via a fluid connection 33. The fluid connection 33, which is constructed as a fluid connector piece, penetrates a through-opening 35, which is constructed as a slot 34 and is constructed on the side wall 21 of the wiper arm 5. The fluid connection 33 is connected to a storage vessel or a pump for the spray liquid via a hose connection (not shown), which is arranged within the cross section of the wiper arm 5.

[0030] The fastening apparatus 10 and the spray apparatus 30 are mutually connected. This can be achieved either by virtue of the fact that the fastening apparatus 10 and the spray apparatus 30 are constructed as a common component, or else by virtue of the fact that the fastening apparatus 10 and the spray apparatus 30 are constructed, according to the illustration of FIG. 6, as separate components, which are then combined, for example, by an adhesive bonding or welding operation to form a one-piece component, according to FIG. 7. Owing to the connection between the fastening apparatus 10 and the spray apparatus 30, the spray apparatus 30 together with the fastening apparatus 10 is also arranged slidingly movable longitudinally at least between the two positions shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, The connection between the fastening apparatus 10 and the spray apparatus 30 has in particular the advantage that the spray apparatus 30 is positioned or fastened on the wiper arm 5 at the position correct for the application of the spray liquid in the operating position of the wiper device 100, in which the wiper blade 1 is fastened on the wiper arm 5.

[0031] It can also be provided, however, that no (integral) connection between the fastening apparatus 10 and the spray apparatus 30 is provided in the case of a separate construction of the fastening apparatus 10 and spray apparatus 30. In this case, the spray apparatus 30 is constructed in particular in such a manner that a latching connection is formed between the spray apparatus 30 and the through-opening 35 on the side wall 21 of the wiper arm 5, this latching connection allowing for the spray apparatus 30 to be longitudinally slidingly movable in the longitudinal direction of the wiper arm 5, but positioning the spray apparatus 30 in a direction running perpendicularly to the wiper arm longitudinal axis. In the case of such an embodiment of the spray apparatus 30, it is necessary to move the spray apparatus 30 in the direction of the fastening apparatus 10 for operating the wiper device 100.

[0032] For replacing a wiper blade 1 on the wiper arm 5, it is provided, according to the illustration of FIGS. 3 and 4, to move the fastening apparatus 10 away from the wiper arm 5. In this position, it is possible, according to the illustration of FIG. 3, to move the wiper blade 1, by means of the wiper blade adapter 2, into the cross section of the wiper arm 5 or of the fastening apparatus 10 in the direction of the arrow 36 perpendicularly to the wiper arm longitudinal axis. FIG. 4 shows the state in which the wiper blade 1 or the wiper blade adapter 2 has already adopted its desired position within the cross section of the wiper arm 5, in which the protrusion 25 protrudes into the opening 26. Then, the fastening apparatus 10 (together with the spray apparatus 30) is moved in the direction of the arrow 22. As a result, the fastening apparatus 10 is operatively connected to protrusions 37, 38 arranged on the outer side of the second element 4 of the wiper blade adapter 2, in such a manner that the wiper blade adapter 2 or the wiper blade 1 is fixed on the wiper arm 5 in a direction running perpendicularly to the wiper arm axis, as is shown in FIG. 5, At the same time, the spray apparatus 30 moves into its operating position (in the case of a one-piece construction of the fastening apparatus 10 and spray apparatus 30 or in the case of a connection between said elements),

[0033] The wiper device 100 described in this respect can be altered or modified in a variety of ways without departing from the concept of the invention.

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

[0034] 1 Wiper blade [0035] 2 Wiper blade adapter [0036] 3 First element [0037] 4 Second element [0038] 5 Wiper arm [0039] 6 Axis of rotation [0040] 10 Fastening apparatus [0041] 11 Upper side [0042] 12 Side wail [0043] 13 Side wall [0044] 14 Protrusion [0045] 15 Protrusion [0046] 18 End region [0047] 21 Side wall [0048] 22 Arrow [0049] 23 Recessed grip [0050] 25 Protrusion [0051] 26 Opening [0052] 30 Spray apparatus [0053] 31 Spray nozzle [0054] 32 Spray nozzle [0055] 33 Fluid connection [0056] 34 Slot [0057] 35 Through-opening [0058] 36 Arrow [0059] 37 Protrusion [0060] 38 Protrusion [0061] 100 Wiper device