Washing fluid spray device for a wiper arm for a system for wiping a window of a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10518752-B2
Application number	US-201514962544-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 8, 2015
Priority date	Dec 9, 2014
Publication date	Dec 31, 2019
Grant date	Dec 31, 2019

Abstract

A washing fluid spray device for a wiper arm for a system for wiping a window of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The device includes a cowling intended to cover a support yoke of a wiper arm and also a washing fluid spray nozzle that is held in a removable manner by the cowling.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A wiper arm for a system for wiping a window of a motor vehicle, comprising:
a longitudinal free end of the wiper arm configured to connect to a wiper blade via a fastening arrangement, the longitudinal free end of the wiper arm comprising an external face and an internal face, the internal face being configured to receive the fastening arrangement; and
a washing fluid spray device comprising:
a cowling having an external face and an internal face, the cowling covering, in a removable manner, the external face of the longitudinal free end of the wiper arm, and
a washing fluid spray nozzle extending between the external face of the longitudinal free end and the internal face of the cowling and wherein the external face of the longitudinal free end is substantially parallel to the internal face of the cowling.

2. The wiper arm according to claim 1 , wherein the cowling comprises snap-fastening members which engage with the longitudinal free end of the wiper arm.

3. The wiper arm according to claim 1 , wherein the cowling comprises two external side walls and at least one internal wall, said at least one internal wall delimiting with one of the external side walls a housing that receives the spray nozzle.

4. The wiper arm according to claim 3 , wherein the cowling comprises two internal walls that delimit, with the two external side walls, two housings that each receive a spray nozzle so as to spray the washing fluid on either side of the wiper blade.

5. The wiper arm according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one internal wall comprises a portion that is parallel to at least one of the two external side walls, in a longitudinal direction of the wiper arm.

6. The wiper arm according to claim 1 , wherein the cowling comprises protuberances for holding the spray nozzle by shape cooperation.

7. The wiper arm according to claim 1 , wherein the spray nozzle is in the form of a spraying base and of a washing fluid dispensing cover, the base being fixed to the cover.

8. The wiper arm according to claim 1 , wherein the spray nozzle is in one piece.

9. The wiper arm according to claim 1 , wherein the spray nozzle has a plurality of nozzles for forming a washing fluid spray fan.

10. The wiper arm according to claim 1 , wherein the washing fluid spray device comprises a means for heating the spray nozzle.

11. The wiper arm according to claim 1 , wherein the cowling is sized to fit the longitudinal free end of the wiper arm.

12. The wiper arm according to claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal free end comprises a lateral protrusion extending from a side of the wiper arm.

13. The wiper arm of claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal free end of the wiper arm comprises a rectangular extension including an upper surface and four side walls.

14. The wiper arm according to claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal free end of the wiper arm has a U-shaped cross section comprising two sidewalls connected by a horizontal upper wall, the washing fluid spray nozzle is positioned longitudinally on one of the two sidewalls of the longitudinal free end of the wiper arm.

15. A wiping system for wiping a window of a motor vehicle, the wiping system comprising:
a wiper arm comprising:
a longitudinal free end having an external face and an internal face, and
a washing fluid spray device comprising:
a cowling having an external face and an internal face, the cowling covering in a removable manner, the external face of the longitudinal free end of the wiper arm, and
a washing fluid spray nozzle extending between the external face of the longitudinal free end and the internal face of the cowling;

a wiper blade; and
a fastening arrangement that pivotally attaches the wiper blade to the wiper arm at the longitudinal free end of the wiper arm,
wherein the internal face of the longitudinal free end is configured to receive the fastening arrangement and wherein the external face of the longitudinal free end is substantially parallel to the internal face of the cowling.

16. The wiping system of claim 15 ,
wherein the longitudinal free end of the wiper arm mechanically engages with the fastening arrangement, and
wherein the cowling covers the longitudinal free end of the wiper arm engaged with the fastening arrangement.

17. The wiping system of claim 16 , wherein the cowling is sized to fit the longitudinal free end of the wiper arm.

18. The wiping system according to claim 15 ,
wherein the cowling comprises two external side walls and at least one internal wall, said at least one internal wall delimiting with one of the external side walls a housing that receives the spray nozzle, and
wherein the at least one internal wall comprises a portion that is parallel to at least one of the two external side walls, in a longitudinal direction of the wiper arm.

Assignees

• Valeo Systemes Dessuyage

Inventors

• Caillot Gérald
• Rollet Sébastien
• Picot Philippe

Classifications

• B60S1/46 Primary

  using liquid; Windscreen washers · CPC title

• B60S1/522

  moving liquid spreading means, e.g. arranged in wiper arms · CPC title

• B60S1/3429 Primary

  Arm pieces · CPC title