Adapter used in a wiping system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10377350-B2
Application number	US-201715428205-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 9, 2017
Priority date	Feb 12, 2016
Publication date	Aug 13, 2019
Grant date	Aug 13, 2019

Abstract

The invention relates to an adapter 9 designed to be interposed between a connector 8 and an end portion of a drive arm, the adapter 9 including a first attachment member 32 designed to cooperate with a second attachment member 72 of the connector 8 , the first attachment member 32 having at least one attachment wall arranged in a longitudinal plane of the adapter 9 and that bears a pivot shaft Ad of the connector 8 , characterized in that the attachment wall has at least one recess 38 c designed to receive a stiffening rib 70 of the connector 8.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An adapter interposed between a connector and an end portion of a drive arm, the adapter comprising:
a first attachment member configured to cooperate with a second attachment member of the connector, the first attachment member having at least one attachment wall arranged in a longitudinal plane of the adapter that bears a pivot shaft of the adapter,
wherein the at least one attachment wall has at least one recess for receiving a stiffening rib of the connector;
a body wall that is U-shaped in a cross-section, wherein the body wall comprises an upper body portion extending in a plane parallel to a longitudinal horizontal plane of the adapter, and two side body portions parallel to one another that extend in a respective plane parallel to a longitudinal vertical plane of the adapter,
wherein the first attachment member comprises a base carried by an internal face of the upper body portion, wherein the first attachment member is interposed between the two side body portions,
wherein the adapter has a foot that has at least one flexible tab provided with a pad, and
wherein the pad emerges above the upper body portion of the body wall.

2. The adapter according to claim 1 , wherein the attachment wall has two recesses arranged on either side of the pivot shaft.

3. The adapter according to claim 2 , wherein the recesses flank the pivot shaft.

4. The adapter according to claim 1 , wherein the pivot shaft is formed by at least two strands respectively arranged on two attachment walls.

5. The adapter according to claim 1 , wherein the adapter includes a head with a front wall provided with a front notch.

6. The adapter according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible tab is provided with at least one buttress extending between the flexible tab and the foot of the adapter.

7. The adapter according to claim 6 , wherein the longitudinal section of the buttress is triangular.

8. The adapter according to claim 1 , including at least one side tab that tilts about a tilting axis that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the adapter.

9. A wiper blade and adapter according to claim 1 .

10. An assembly formed by the connector and the adapter according to claim 1 , wherein the recess forms a stop seat for the stiffening rib of the connector.

11. The assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the recess and an upper end of the stiffening rib form means for determining a tilt angle of the connector in relation to the adapter.

12. A wiping system including the assembly according to claim 11 , including a wiper blade attached to the connector and the end portion of the drive arm to which the adapter is affixed.

Assignees

• Valeo Systemes Dessuyage

Inventors

• HOUSSAT Stéphane
• Gaucher Vincent
• Poton Eric

Classifications

• B60S2001/4054

  the intermediate element engaging the back part of the arm · CPC title

• B60S2001/4051

  the intermediate element engaging the side walls of the arm · CPC title

• B60S1/4048

  the element being provided with retention means co-operating with the channel-shaped end of the arm · CPC title

• B60S1/4003 Primary

  Multi-purpose connections for two or more kinds of arm ends · CPC title

• B60S1/4045

  comprising a detachable intermediate element mounted on the channel-shaped end · CPC title