Windshield wiper blade adapter and wiping system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2026008436-A1
Application number	US-202318876733-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 19, 2023
Priority date	Jun 23, 2022
Publication date	Jan 8, 2026
Grant date	—

Abstract

Disclosed is an adapter for a windshield wiper blade, configured to allow a wiper blade to be mounted on a wiper arm, the adapter including an arm through-housing configured to receive one end of the wiper arm such that the wiper arm can slide in a longitudinal direction, and a locking button configured to prevent the wiper arm in a rest position from being retracted in the longitudinal direction. The adapter also includes at least one longitudinal stop that protrudes in the arm housing and is configured to cooperate with a mating surface formed in a section of the wiper arm in order to prevent the wiper arm from being longitudinally inserted into the arm housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An adapter for a wiper blade, configured to be able to assemble a wiper blade to a wiper arm, the adapter comprising:
an arm through-housing configured to receive an end of the wiper arm by sliding in a longitudinal direction and a locking button configured to block the withdrawal of the wiper arm in the longitudinal direction in a rest position, wherein the adapter also has at least one longitudinal stop arranged projecting into the housing of the arm and configured to cooperate with a complementary surface formed in an edge face of the wiper arm so as to block the longitudinal insertion of the wiper arm into the housing of the arm.

2 . The adapter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal stop is arranged in a blocking volume of the housing of the arm, interposed between an entry cage and an end gutter of the housing of the arm, the blocking volume receiving a blocking member of the locking button in the rest position.

3 . The adapter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal stop is formed in a protuberance of the axis adapter, arranged on the back of a wall of a connector housing configured to connect the adapter to a connector of the wiper blade.

4 . The adapter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal stop is formed by a transverse flat wall.

5 . The adapter as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the transverse flat wall is provided in a right-angled corner of a protuberance of the adapter.

6 . The adapter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal stop is formed by a first plane that is inclined with respect to a transverse plane.

7 . The adapter as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the first inclined plane is provided in an obtuse-angled corner of a protuberance of the housing of the arm.

8 . The adapter as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the first inclined plane is provided in an acute-angled corner of a protuberance of the adapter.

9 . The adapter as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the corner is formed on the one hand by the longitudinal stop and on the other hand by a second plane that is inclined with respect to a vertical plane.

10 . A wiping device comprising a wiper arm, the wiper arm being a rod-arm, and a wiper blade, wherein the wiper blade includes an adapter for connecting the wiper blade to the end of the wiper arm, with the adapter including an arm through-housing configured to receive an end of the wiper arm by sliding in a longitudinal direction and a locking button configured to block the withdrawal of the wiper arm in the longitudinal direction in a rest position, wherein the adapter also has at least one longitudinal stop arranged projecting into the housing of the arm and configured to cooperate with a complementary surface formed in an edge face of the wiper arm so as to block the longitudinal insertion of the wiper arm into the housing of the arm.

Assignees

• Valeo Systemes Dessuyage

Inventors

• Gaucher Vincent
• Houssat Stephane
• Jomard Olivier

Classifications

• B60S1/3849

  Connectors therefor; Connection to wiper arm; Attached to blade · CPC title

• B60S1/4087 Primary

  the end being provided with protrusions or holes · CPC title

• B60S1/0408

  Means for influencing the aerodynamic quality of wipers, e.g. clip-on wind deflectors (B60S1/32 takes precedence) · CPC title