Wiper device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12084003-B2
Application number	US-202217572031-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 10, 2022
Priority date	Jan 13, 2021
Publication date	Sep 10, 2024
Grant date	Sep 10, 2024

Abstract

A wiper device (10) having a wiper arm rod (14), a wiper blade adapter (20) which has a fluidic connecting element (30), a fluidic coupling element (34) for producing a fluidic connection to the fluidic connecting element (30), a fluid line (62), which is connected to the fluidic coupling element (34) and is provided for transporting wiping liquid along the wiper arm rod (14) to the fluidic coupling element (34), and a wiper arm adapter (16) which comprises a bearing unit (24) which is provided for mounting the wiper blade adapter (20) on the wiper arm adapter (16) so as to be pivotable about a wiper blade adapter pivot axis (22). The fluidic coupling element (34) is mounted movably on the wiper arm adapter (16).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wiper device ( 10 ) comprising:
a wiper arm rod ( 14 ),
a wiper blade adapter ( 20 ), which has a fluidic connecting element ( 30 ),
a fluidic coupling element ( 34 ) for producing a fluidic connection to the fluidic connecting element ( 30 ),
a first fluid line ( 62 ), which is connected to the fluidic coupling element ( 34 ) and is provided for transporting wiping liquid along the wiper arm rod ( 14 ) to the fluidic coupling element ( 34 ), and
a wiper arm adapter ( 16 ), which comprises a bearing unit ( 24 ) which is provided for mounting the wiper blade adapter ( 20 ) on the wiper arm adapter ( 16 ) so as to be pivotable about a wiper blade adapter pivot axis ( 22 ), wherein the fluidic coupling element ( 34 ) is mounted movably on the wiper arm adapter ( 16 ), wherein the fluidic coupling element ( 34 ) is mounted pivotably about the wiper blade adapter pivot axis ( 22 ) with respect to the wiper arm adapter ( 16 ), and wherein the wiper arm adapter ( 16 ) includes at least one bearing recess ( 40 , 42 ) having a profile ( 46 ) which forms a circular arc segment, the circular arc segment including a center point of which lies on the wiper blade adapter pivot axis ( 22 ).

2. The wiper device ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the fluidic coupling element ( 34 ) has at least one bearing extension ( 48 ), wherein the bearing extension ( 48 ) is guided in the at least one bearing recess ( 40 , 42 ).

3. The wiper device ( 10 ) according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one bearing recess ( 40 , 42 ) comprises an installation opening ( 50 ), by means of which the at least one bearing extension ( 48 ) is insertable into the bearing recess ( 40 , 42 ).

4. The wiper device ( 10 ) according to claim 3 , wherein the installation opening ( 50 ) runs in a plane perpendicular to the wiper blade adapter pivot axis ( 22 ) and at least substantially perpendicular to the profile ( 46 ) of the bearing recess ( 40 , 42 ).

5. The wiper device ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , further comprising a latching unit ( 52 ) which is formed integrally with the fluidic coupling element ( 34 ) and is provided to be coupled to at least one corresponding latching element ( 54 , 56 ) of the wiper blade adapter ( 20 ).

6. The wiper device ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , further comprising a second fluidic coupling element ( 38 ), a second fluid line ( 64 ), and a heating element ( 66 ) which is arranged in the first fluid line ( 62 ) and in the second fluid line ( 64 ) and extends through the first fluid line ( 62 ) and the second fluid line ( 64 ), wherein the heating element ( 66 ) is guided in a region of the fluidic coupling element ( 34 ) and of the second fluidic coupling element ( 38 ) from the first fluid line ( 62 ) into the second fluid line ( 64 ).

7. The wiper device ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , further comprising an electrical connecting element ( 70 ) which is mounted on the wiper arm adapter ( 16 ) so as to be pivotable about the wiper blade adapter pivot axis ( 22 ).

8. The wiper device ( 10 ) according to claim 7 , further comprising an electrical coupling element ( 74 ) for the electrical connection to the electrical connecting element ( 70 ), wherein the electrical coupling element ( 74 ) is provided to be coupled fixedly to the wiper blade adapter ( 20 ) by means of a latching connection.

9. The wiper device ( 10 ) according to claim 8 , further comprising a retaining element ( 82 ) which is fixedly connected to the wiper arm adapter ( 16 ) by means of a latching connection and is provided to fix at least one electrical line ( 84 ), which is fixedly connected to the electrical connecting element ( 70 ), to the wiper arm adapter ( 16 ).

10. The wiper device ( 10 ) according to claim 7 , further comprising a retaining element ( 82 ) which is fixedly connected to the wiper arm adapter ( 16 ) by means of a latching connection and is provided to fix at least one electrical line ( 84 ), which is fixedly connected to the electrical connecting element ( 70 ), to the wiper arm adapter ( 16 ).

11. The wiper device ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the wiper arm adapter ( 16 ) has at least one bearing recess ( 40 , 42 ), and the fluidic coupling element ( 34 ) has at least one bearing extension ( 48 ), wherein the bearing extension ( 48 ) is guided in the at least one bearing recess ( 40 , 42 ).

12. The wiper device ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one bearing recess ( 40 , 42 ) comprises an installation opening ( 50 ), by means of which at least one bearing extension ( 48 ) is insertable into the bearing recess ( 40 , 42 ).

13. A wiper device ( 10 ) comprising:
a wiper arm rod ( 14 ),
a wiper blade adapter ( 20 ), which has a fluidic connecting element ( 30 ),
a fluidic coupling element ( 34 ) for producing a fluidic connection to the fluidic connecting element ( 30 ),
a first fluid line ( 62 ), which is connected to the fluidic coupling element ( 34 ) and is provided for transporting wiping liquid along the wiper arm rod ( 14 ) to the fluidic coupling element ( 34 ),
a wiper arm adapter ( 16 ), which comprises a bearing unit ( 24 ) which is provided for mounting the wiper blade adapter ( 20 ) on the wiper arm adapter ( 16 ) so as to be pivotable about a wiper blade adapter pivot axis ( 22 ), wherein the fluidic coupling element ( 34 ) is mounted movably on the wiper arm adapter ( 16 ),
an electrical connecting element ( 70 ) which is mounted on the wiper arm adapter ( 16 ) so as to be pivotable about the wiper blade adapter pivot axis ( 22 ), and
an electrical coupling element ( 74 ) for the electrical connection to the electrical connecting element ( 70 ), wherein the electrical coupling element ( 74 ) is provided to be coupled fixedly to the wiper blade adapter ( 20 ) by means of a latching connection.

14. The wiper device ( 10 ) according to claim 13 , further comprising a retaining element ( 82 ) which is fixedly connected to the wiper arm adapter ( 16 ) by means of a latching connection and is provided to fix at least one electrical line ( 84 ), which is fixedly connected to the electrical connecting element ( 70 ), to the wiper arm adapter ( 16 ).

15. A wiper device ( 10 ) comprising:
a wiper arm rod ( 14 ),
a wiper blade adapter ( 20 ), which has a fluidic connecting element ( 30 ),
a fluidic coupling element ( 34 ) for producing a fluidic connection to the fluidic connecting element ( 30 ),
a first fluid line ( 62 ), which is connected to the fluidic coupling element ( 34 ) and is provided for transporting wiping liquid along the wiper arm rod ( 14 ) to the fluidic coupling element ( 34 ),
a wiper arm adapter ( 16 ), which comprises a bearing unit ( 24 ) which is provided for mounting the wiper blade adapter ( 20 ) on the wiper arm adapter ( 16 ) so as to be pivotable about a wiper blade adapter pivot axis ( 22 ), wherein the fluidic coupling element ( 34 ) is mounted movably on the wiper arm adapter ( 16 ),
an electrical connecting element ( 70 ) which is mounted on the wiper arm adapter ( 16 ) so as to be pivotable about the wiper blade adapter pivot axis ( 22 ), and
a retaining element ( 82 ) which is fixedly connected to the wiper arm adapter ( 16 ) by means of a latching connection and is provided to fix at least one electrical line ( 84 ), which is fixedly connected to the electrical connecting element ( 70 ), to the wiper arm adapter ( 16 ).

Assignees

• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Rapp Harald
• Ugron Adam
• Terentic Andrija
• Parenta Denis
• Mikulic Matea
• Jocic Najdan
• Dilparic Nikola
• Greunlinx Raf
• Geissler Sascha
• Truyens Stijn
• Bosnic Tanja

Classifications

• B60S1/3862

  Transport of liquid there through · CPC title

• B60S1/487

  the liquid being heated (nozzles provided with heating means B60S1/52) · CPC title

• B60S1/524

  arranged in wiper blades · CPC title

• B60S1/4074

  with means provided on the blade for locking the side pin · CPC title

• B60S1/407

  with means provided on the arm for locking the side pin · CPC title