Wiper system for cleaning a vehicle window with high curvature

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11738717-B2
Application number	US-202117466924-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 3, 2021
Priority date	Oct 5, 2020
Publication date	Aug 29, 2023
Grant date	Aug 29, 2023

Abstract

The present invention relates to a pantographic-type wiper system for cleaning a vehicle window that includes a drive attachment, a first arm, a second arm and a head configured to hold a wiper blade, where the first arm extends between the drive attachment and the head, where the second arm extends between a holding device attached to the drive attachment and the head, also characterized in that the wiper system includes a connecting body that links the first arm to the drive attachment and where the wiper system includes a pivot link (P) between the connecting body and the drive attachment and includes a rotational link (D) between the connecting body and the first arm; the wiper system also including at least a rotational device that allows motion around a first axis (A) that corresponds to a main elongation axis of the second arm between the head and the second arm or between the holding device and the second arm.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wiper system of a pantographic form for cleaning a vehicle window, comprising
a drive attachment, a first arm, a second arm and a head configured to hold a wiper blade, the first arm extending between the drive attachment and the head,
the second arm extending between a holding device attached to the drive attachment and the head
a connecting body that is linking the first arm to the drive attachment
a pivot link between the connecting body and the drive attachment;
a mechanical link between the drive attachment and the first arm enforcing a rotation of the pivot link; and
a rotational link between the connecting body and the first arm
a rotational device configured to allow a motion around a first axis corresponding to a main axis of elongation of the second arm located between the head and the second arm or between the holding device and the second arm.

2. The wiper system according to claim 1 , where the rotational device is located at least at one end of the second arm.

3. The wiper system according to claim 1 , including an articulation linking the second arm to the holding device.

4. The wiper system according to claim 3 , where the rotational device and the articulation are located at one end of the second arm and are formed by a ball joint.

5. The wiper system according to claim 4 , where the articulation that is configured to link the second arm to the holding device is a first articulation, and a second articulation linking is configured to link the second arm to the head.

6. The wiper system according to claim 5 , where the rotational device and the second articulation are located at one end of the second arm and are formed by a ball joint.

7. The wiper system according to claim 6 , where the ball joint, which is located at one end of the second arm, is configured to allow a rotational motion of the second arm around a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis.

8. The wiper system according to claim 7 , where the first articulation is configured to allow the motion of the second arm around the first axis and around the second axis, the second articulation configured to allow a motion of the second arm around a third axis, which is perpendicular to the first axis and to the second axis.

9. The wiper system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the rotational link has an axis that extends along a first direction, the pivot link having an axis that extends along a second direction, said first direction and said second direction being secant.

10. The wiper system according to claim 9 , where the mechanical link includes a lever piece and at least a ball articulation disposed at one end of the lever piece.

11. The wiper system according to claim 10 , where the drive attachment or the first arm includes at least an outgrowth on which the ball articulation is arranged.

12. The wiper system according to claim 9 , where the mechanical link includes a lever body with a gear meshing with a toothed sector provided on the drive attachment, the toothed sector and the gear presenting a curve profile.

13. The wiper system according to claim 1 , including a spring element attached to the connecting body and to the first arm.

14. A wiper system of a pantographic form for cleaning a vehicle window, comprising:
a drive attachment, a first arm, a second arm and a head configured to hold a wiper blade, the first arm extending between the drive attachment and the head, the second arm extending between a holding device attached to the drive attachment and the head;
a connecting body that is configured to link the first arm to the drive attachment;
a pivot link located between the connecting body and the drive attachment;
a rotational link located between the connecting body and the first arm;
a rotational device that is configured to allow a motion around a first axis corresponding to a main axis of elongation of the second arm located between the head and the second arm or between the holding device and the second arm; and
a mechanical link cooperating with the connecting body, the mechanical link including a lever body with a gear meshing with a toothed sector provided on the drive attachment, the toothed sector and the gear presenting a curve profile.

Assignees

• Valeo Systemes Dessuyage

Inventors

• Jablecki Sebastian
• Szymanek Przemyslaw
• Ostrogorski Tomasz

Classifications

• B60S1/3409 Primary

  the wiper arms consisting of two or more articulated elements · CPC title

• B60S1/345

  the elements being a link piece and a mounting head · CPC title

• B60S1/3406

  the wiper blades being rotated with respect to the wiper arms around an axis perpendicular to the wiped field (B60S1/3404 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60S1/3418

  with means for additionally adjusting the wiper arm working position with respect to the surface to be wiped · CPC title

• B60S1/3425

  Constructional aspects of the arm · CPC title