Wiper blade apparatus for vehicle with improved assemblability

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9738260-B2
Application number	US-201514638462-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 4, 2015
Priority date	Mar 21, 2014
Publication date	Aug 22, 2017
Grant date	Aug 22, 2017

Abstract

A wiper blade apparatus for a vehicle includes: a vertebra that is a rod-like elongated member; a first connection member disposed at a central upper portion of the vertebra, provided with a rotational shaft fixed to the vertebra; and a center support including a plurality of elastic hook sections supporting a top surface of the vertebra so that the center support is fixed to the vertebra. The elastic hook sections forcibly pass through a space between the vertebra and a hook release prevention section extending downward from a sidewall of the first connection member and are elastically fixed to the top surface of the vertebra. The center support is assembled upward from a lower side of the vertebra after the first connection member is assembled with the vertebra.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wiper blade apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
a vertebra that is a rod shaped elongated member made of a metal plate;
a first connection member disposed at a central upper portion of the vertebra, provided with a rotational shaft to which a wiper arm is rotatably coupled, and fixed to the vertebra; and
a center support including a body disposed on an opposite side of the first connection member, with the vertebra being disposed therebetween, and a plurality of elastic hook sections that protrude and extend from the body, the elastic hook sections elastically supporting a top surface of the vertebra so that the center support is fixed to the vertebra,
wherein the center support comprises a wiper lip receiving section that supports a wiper lip,
the elastic hook sections forcibly pass through a space between the vertebra and a hook release prevention section extending downward from a sidewall of the first connection member and are elastically fixed to the top surface of the vertebra,
the hook release prevention section prevents the elastic hook sections from being released from the vertebra in a state of being elastically fixed to the vertebra,
the center support is disposed to protrude downward from the first connection member, and
the center support is assembled upward from a lower side of the vertebra after the first connection member is assembled with the vertebra.

2. The wiper blade apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the first connection member comprises a pair of rotation prevention protrusions penetrating between a top surface and a bottom surface of the vertebra,
the pair of the rotation prevention protrusions is spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction of the vertebra,
the vertebra comprises a pair of protrusion receiving holes that receives the rotation prevention protrusions, and
the first connection member and the vertebra are fixed at two positions by spot welding.

3. The wiper blade apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a second connection member rotatably coupled to the rotational shaft so as to connect a wiper arm to the wiper blade apparatus.

4. The wiper blade apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a cover member coupled to the first connection member such that the first connection member is not exposed to the outside.

5. The wiper blade apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a pair of spoiler members disposed on both sides of the first connection member such that the spoiler members are coupled to the vertebra along a longitudinal direction of the vertebra.

6. The wiper blade apparatus of claim 5 , further comprising end caps coupled to both ends of the vertebra so as to prevent a release of the wiper lip coupled to the spoiler members.

Assignees

• Dy Auto Corp

Inventors

• Park Wi Young
• Yoon Sung Jun

Classifications

• B60S1/3858

  with protrusions cooperating with holes · CPC title

• B60S1/3863

  Connectors having a spoiler · CPC title

• B60S1/3881

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

• B60S1/3851 Primary

  Mounting of connector to blade assembly · CPC title

• B60S1/3867

  pin formed on the interior of side walls · CPC title