Adapter for motor vehicle wiper blade mount

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11820336-B2
Application number	US-201917311594-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 13, 2019
Priority date	Dec 27, 2018
Publication date	Nov 21, 2023
Grant date	Nov 21, 2023

Abstract

The invention relates to an adapter for a wiper blade mount, the adapter comprising a cover configured to accommodate, inside a central opening, a removable attachment system which allows subsequent temporary fastening of said adapter to an articulated wiper blade arm, when said adapter is implemented on a wiper blade. To this end, the removable attachment system comprises one or more mounting members which take the form of U-clips configured to be removably inserted in the central opening and held in this configuration by means of temporary fastening means. The invention also relates to a wiper blade comprising such an adapter mounted on a wiper blade mount.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A wiper blade for a motor vehicle comprising:
a wiper blade mount comprising a main cross-bar and two secondary cross-bars, said secondary cross-bars being fastened to the main cross-bar and supporting a wiper rubber,
the main cross-bar comprising a central recess delimited laterally by two lateral edges, the central recess in the main cross-bar being located in line with the central opening in the cover, and
a platform which extends transversely through the central recess and between the two lateral edges; and

an adapter for fastening a wiper blade mount on an articulated wiper blade arm, the adapter being removably fastened to the main cross-bar and comprising:
a cover configured to be removably fastened to the main cross-bar of the wiper blade mount, the cover comprising a central opening delimited laterally by two lateral sides;
a removable attachment system for removably attaching the articulated wiper blade arm to the adapter, the platform being located in line with said removable attachment system such that the removable attachment system bears against the platform, the removable attachment system comprising at least one mounting member comprising a pivot connection rod extending transversely through the central opening between the two lateral sides of the cover, the pivot connection rod being delimited laterally by two lateral flanks;
the removable attachment system comprising temporary fastening means for temporarily fastening said removable attachment system to the cover, each mounting member comprising the temporary fastening means for temporary fastening to the cover;
wherein at least one of the lateral sides of the cover comprises a groove formed on one face of the lateral side or sides located on the side of the central opening, the groove or grooves extending from a lower edge toward an upper edge;
the groove or grooves being formed on the lateral side or sides of the cover extending from the lower edge of the corresponding lateral face of the cover and toward the upper edge, and blocked at an upper end by a rim.

2. The wiper blade as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the two lateral flanks each extend at a lateral end of the pivot connection rod.

3. The wiper blade as claimed in claim 2 , wherein in a plane perpendicular to the pivot connection rod of each mounting member, the lateral flanks extend beyond a cylindrical surface of the pivot connection rod, such that a terminal end of the lateral flank or flanks is at a non-zero distance from the pivot connection rod.

4. The wiper blade as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the temporary fastening means of each mounting member are configured to allow assembly by engagement of complementary shapes between at least one of the lateral flanks of the mounting member and the lateral sides of the cover.

5. The wiper blade as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the lateral sides of the cover comprises, on a lower edge intended to bear against the main cross-bar, a notch intended to allow the insertion of a support platform of the main cross-bar.

6. The wiper blade as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the mounting members includes a device for securing to the main cross-bar of the wiper blade mount.

7. The wiper blade as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the cover comprises a first longitudinal locking member for locking the cover on the main cross-bar of the wiper blade mount, the first longitudinal locking member being configured to place the cover in longitudinal abutment against the main cross-bar.

8. The wiper blade as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the cover comprises a second longitudinal locking member for locking the cover on the main cross-bar of the wiper blade mount.

9. The wiper blade as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the cover comprises a lateral centering member for centering said cover relative to the main cross-bar of the wiper blade mount, the lateral centering member being configured to laterally center the cover on the main cross-bar.

10. The wiper blade as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the lateral sides of the cover comprises, on a lower edge intended to bear against the main cross-bar, a notch intended to allow the insertion of a support platform of the main cross-bar, the platform of the main cross-bar being configured to engage in the notch formed in the lateral sides of the cover.

11. The wiper blade as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cover comprises a first longitudinal locking member for locking the cover on the main cross-bar of the wiper blade mount, the first longitudinal locking member being configured to place the cover in longitudinal abutment against the main cross-bar, the main cross-bar further comprising, at a first longitudinal end of the central recess, a first housing configured to interact with the first longitudinal locking member of the cover.

12. The wiper blade as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cover comprises:
a first longitudinal locking member for locking the cover on the main cross-bar of the wiper blade mount, the first longitudinal locking member being configured to place the cover in longitudinal abutment against the main cross-bar, and
a second longitudinal locking member for locking the cover on the main cross-bar of the wiper blade mount,
the main cross-bar further comprising, at a second longitudinal end of the central recess opposite the first end, a second housing configured to interact with the second longitudinal locking member of the cover.

Assignees

• Valeo Systemes Dessuyage

Inventors

• Poton Eric
• Gaucher Vincent
• Houssat Stephane

Classifications

• B60S1/3801 Primary

  characterised by a blade support harness consisting of several articulated elements (B60S1/3803, B60S1/3806 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60S1/40

  Connections between blades and arms · CPC title

• B60S1/3851

  Mounting of connector to blade assembly · CPC title

• B60S1/3858

  with protrusions cooperating with holes · CPC title

• B60S1/3867

  pin formed on the interior of side walls · CPC title