Device for connecting a wiper blade to a driving arm

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11858476-B2
Application number	US-202217874662-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 27, 2022
Priority date	Jul 30, 2021
Publication date	Jan 2, 2024
Grant date	Jan 2, 2024

Abstract

A connection device (1) for connecting a wiper blade to a driving arm for a vehicle is disclosed. At least one connector is configured to be secured to the wiper blade. The connection device (1) comprises a base adapter (25) and at least one complementing adapter (26, 27), this base adapter (25) being equipped with at least one pivot member (50) connecting it to the connector (24), the base adapter (25) being configured to connect this connector (24) to a first type of driving arm, the base adapter (25) bearing at least one reference, the complementing adapter (26, 27) bearing at least one marking, a combination of the base adapter (25) and the complementing adapter (26, 27) generating a code visually associated with another type of driving arm, different from the first type of driving arm, from a combination of the reference and the marking.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A connection device for connecting a wiper blade to a driving arm for a vehicle, comprising:
at least one connector configured to be secured to the wiper blade;
a base adapter configured to connect the connector to a first type of driving arm, the base adapter comprising:
at least one pivot member connecting the base adapter to the connector; and
at least one reference configured to associate the base adapter with the first type of driving arm; and

at least one complementing adapter comprising a first adapter having at least one cavity, the cavity comprising a bottom wall, at least one marking of the first adapter being positioned on the bottom wall, a combination of the at least one marking of the first adapter with the at least one reference of the base adapter forming a code visually associated with a second type of driving arm;
wherein the at least one marking of the first adapter and the at least one reference of the base adapter are disposed such that they are visible to a user of the connection device while the complementing adapter is connected to the base adapter; and
wherein the at least one marking of the first adapter and the at least one reference of the base adapter are at least one of letters and numbers.

2. The connection device according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one stop and one locking member that are configured to secure at least one of the adapters relative to the type of driving arm with which it is intended to be associated.

3. The connection device according to claim 2 , wherein the locking member is positioned on an upper wall of the base adapter or an upper wall of the complementing adapter.

4. The connection device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one complementing adapter comprises a second adapter which has at least one protrusion, a marking of the second adapter being positioned on this protrusion, the combination of the marking of the second adapter with the reference of the base adapter forming a code visually associated with a third type of driving arm.

5. The connection device according to claim 4 , wherein the protrusion of the second adapter comes housed in the cavity in the first adapter, the marking of the second adapter being at least partially superposed on the marking of the first adapter, the combination of the marking of the first adapter, the marking of the second adapter and the reference of the base adapter forming a code visually associated with a fourth type of driving arm.

6. The connection device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one complementing adapter comprises a third adapter, this third adapter having at least one marking, the combination of the marking of the third adapter with the reference of the base adapter forming a code being configured to visually associate this third adapter with a fifth type of driving arm.

7. The connection device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the adapters fits inside the base adapter or at least one complementing adapter.

8. A wiper blade comprising a connection device according to claim 1 .

9. A wiper system comprising: a driving arm bearing a wiper blade according to claim 8 , the wiper blade being connected to the driving arm by the connection device.

Assignees

• Valeo Systemes Dessuyage

Inventors

• Gaucher Vincent
• Poton Eric
• HOUSSAT Stéphane

Classifications

• B60S1/4003 Primary

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

• B60S1/40

  Connections between blades and arms · CPC title

• B60S1/4038

  for arms provided with a channel-shaped end · CPC title

• B60S1/4067

  for arms provided with a side pin · CPC title

• B60S1/4045

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