Wiping device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9566951-B2
Application number	US-201214129845-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 22, 2012
Priority date	Jun 28, 2011
Publication date	Feb 14, 2017
Grant date	Feb 14, 2017

Abstract

The invention relates to a wiping device, in particular a wiping device for a motor vehicle pane, comprising a wiper blade adapter ( 12 a - 12 c ) that has at least one detent element ( 40 a - 40 c, 42 a - 42 c ), said element being designed, when mounted, to prevent a movement of the wiper blade adapter ( 12 a - 12 c ) relative to a retaining element ( 10 a - 10 c ) in a longitudinal direction ( 22 a - 22 c ). According to the invention, the wiping device has at least one securing means ( 30 a - 30 c, 32 a - 32 c ) that is provided in order to secure the at least one detent element ( 40 a - 40 c, 42 a - 42 c ) when mounted.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wiping device, having a wiper blade adapter ( 12 a - 12 c ) which has at least one catch element ( 40 a - 40 c , 42 a - 42 c ), which prevents a movement of the wiper blade adapter ( 12 a - 12 c ) relative to a retention element ( 10 a - 10 c ) in a longitudinal direction ( 22 a - 22 c ) in an assembled state, the retention element being configured to connect a wind deflection element, a resilient element and a wiper strip in a positive-locking manner, characterized by at least one securing means ( 30 a - 30 c , 32 a - 32 c ) which is provided to secure the at least one catch element ( 40 a - 40 c , 42 a - 42 c ) in the assembled state, wherein the retention element ( 10 a - 10 c ) includes walls that define at least one securing recess ( 26 a - 26 c , 28 a - 28 c ) along the retention element ( 10 a - 10 c ), and wherein the at least one securing means ( 30 a - 30 c , 32 a - 32 c ) is configured to flex and engage in a positive-locking manner into the at least one securing recess ( 26 a - 26 c , 28 a - 28 c ) and against the walls in the assembled state.

2. The wiping device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one catch element ( 40 a - 40 c , 42 a - 42 c ) is in lateral abutment with at least one resilient element ( 20 a - 20 c ) in the assembled state.

3. The wiping device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one catch element ( 40 a - 40 c , 42 a - 42 c ) is provided to be redirected at least substantially in a wiping direction ( 24 a - 24 c ) during an assembly operation.

4. The wiping device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one catch element ( 40 b , 42 b ) has at least two catch arms ( 88 b , 90 b ) which are connected to the wiper blade adapter ( 12 b ) and which are provided to be resiliently redirected.

5. The wiping device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one securing means ( 30 b , 32 b ) is barb shaped.

6. The wiping device as claimed in claim 1 and further comprising the retention element ( 10 a - 10 c ).

7. The wiping device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one securing recess ( 26 a - 26 c , 28 a - 28 c ) is disposed along at least one side wall ( 66 a - 66 c ) of the retention element ( 10 a - 10 c ).

8. A wiper blade comprising the wiper blade adapter and the retention element ( 10 a - 10 c ) as claimed in claim 1 , and also comprising the resilient element ( 20 a - 20 c ), the wind deflection element ( 14 a - 14 c ), the wiper blade adapter ( 12 a - 12 c ) and the wiper strip ( 16 a - 16 c ).

9. The wiping device as claimed in claim 1 and further comprising the retention element ( 10 a - 10 c ) which is configured to couple the wiper blade adapter ( 12 a - 12 c ) to the wiper strip ( 16 a - 16 c ).

10. The wiping device as claimed in claim 1 and further comprising the retention element ( 10 a - 10 c ) which is configured to couple the wiper blade adapter ( 12 a - 12 c ) to the resilient element ( 20 a - 20 c ).

11. The wiping device as claimed in claim 1 and further comprising the wiper strip ( 16 a - 16 c ) coupled to the wiper blade adapter.

12. The wiping device as claimed in claim 11 and further comprising the wind deflector coupled to the wiper blade adapter.

13. The wiping device as claimed in claim 12 and further comprising the retention element which couples the wiper strip ( 16 a - 16 c ) and the wind deflector to the wiper blade adapter.

14. The wiping device as claimed in claim 13 and further comprising the resilient element coupled to the wiper blade adapter.

15. The wiping device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one catch element ( 40 a - 40 c , 42 a - 42 c ) includes two catch elements ( 40 b , 42 b ) and the at least one securing recess ( 26 a - 26 c , 28 a - 28 c ) includes two securing recesses ( 26 b , 28 b ), wherein each of the catch elements ( 40 b , 42 b ) includes two catch arms ( 88 b , 90 b ) which are connected to the wiper blade adapter ( 12 b ) and which are provided to be resiliently redirected along a wiping direction ( 24 a - 24 c ) toward one of the two securing recesses ( 26 b , 28 b ).

16. The wiping device as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the two catch arms ( 88 b , 90 b ) of each catch element ( 40 b , 42 b ) each extend at an oblique angle relative to the longitudinal direction ( 22 a - 22 c ).

17. The wiping device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one catch element ( 40 a - 40 c , 42 a - 42 c ) includes a protrusion configured to extend into the at least one securing recess ( 26 a - 26 c , 28 a - 28 c ), and wherein the at least one securing means ( 30 a - 30 c , 32 a - 32 c ) includes two securing means ( 30 b , 32 b ), one on either side of the protrusion.

18. The wiping device as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the two securing means ( 30 b , 32 b ) are disposed between two catch arms ( 88 b , 90 b ), and wherein each of the two catch arms extend at an oblique angle relative to the longitudinal direction ( 22 a - 22 c ).

19. The wiping device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one securing means ( 30 a - 30 c , 32 a - 32 c ) is resiliently deflectable about a vertical axis that extends perpendicular to both the longitudinal direction ( 22 a - 22 c ) and the wiping direction ( 24 a - 24 c ).

20. The wiping device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one securing recess ( 26 a - 26 c , 28 a - 28 c ) is T-shaped.

21. The wiping device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one catch element ( 40 a - 40 c , 42 a - 42 c ) and the at least one securing means ( 30 a - 30 c , 32 a - 32 c ) includes a single catch element ( 40 a - 40 c , 42 a - 42 c ) and two securing means ( 30 a - 30 c , 32 a - 32 c ) that together are configured to extend into a single one of the at least one securing recess ( 26 a - 26 c , 28 a - 28 c ).

Assignees

• Bex Koen
• Depondt Helmut
• Herinckx Dirk
• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Bex Koen
• Depondt Helmut
• Herinckx Dirk

Classifications

• B60S1/3858 Primary

  with protrusions cooperating with holes · CPC title

• B60S1/4064 Primary

  the channel-shaped end being provided with protrusions on, or holes in, the side walls to create a pivot · CPC title

• B60S1/3853 Primary

  Snap-fit, e.g. elastic connection · CPC title

• B60S1/3881

  in additional element, e.g. spoiler · CPC title