Wiper device and wiper arm for cleaning a vehicle window

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9796360-B2
Application number	US-201314419073-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 5, 2013
Priority date	Aug 7, 2012
Publication date	Oct 24, 2017
Grant date	Oct 24, 2017

Abstract

A wiper device for cleaning a vehicle window is disclosed. The wiper device has a wiper arm fastened in a torque-proof manner to a wiper shaft via an articulation piece, the wiper arm being arranged pivotably on the articulation piece in a pivot axis, a wiper blade arranged on the wiper arm, and a washing device for the wiper blade, which contains a feed for a washing fluid, wherein the feed runs in the longitudinal axis of the wiper shaft and leads to the wiper blade in a direction running substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A wiper device for cleaning a vehicle window, comprising
a wiper arm fastened in a torque-proof manner to a wiper shaft via an articulation piece, wherein the wiper arm is arranged pivotably on the articulation piece in a pivot axis;
a wiper blade arranged on the wiper arm; and
a washing device for the wiper blade, which contains a feed for a washing fluid, wherein the feed runs in the longitudinal axis of the wiper shaft and leads to the wiper blade in a direction running substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, wherein
the feed comprises an outlet connecting piece arranged on the articulation piece or on the wiper arm, oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis of the wiper shaft,
the outlet connecting piece in the operating position of the wiper blade engages in a mount constructed on the wiper arm or on the articulation piece, and
the wiper arm is pivotably arranged in the articulation piece perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the wiper shaft at least between two positions, a first position, in which the outlet connecting piece engages into the mount, and a second position, in which the outlet connecting piece is out of engagement with the mount.

2. The wiper device according to claim 1 , wherein the mount is constructed together with the washing fluid ducts in a wiper arm carrier element of the wiper arm, and the wiper arm carrier element is constructed at least partially as an injection moulded part.

3. The wiper device according to claim 1 , wherein the pivoting angle between the articulation piece and the wiper arm is delimited by stop elements.

4. The wiper device according to claim 1 , wherein a sealing element in the form of an O-ring is arranged between the outlet connecting piece and the mount.

5. The wiper device according to claim 1 , wherein the region between the articulation element and the wiper arm in the region of the mount is arranged by a sealing element in the form of a sealing washer.

6. The wiper device according to claim 1 , wherein the wiper arm is arrested in the first position by means of a detent connection, and that the detent connection has at least one manually actuatable element for clearing the detent connection.

7. The wiper device according to claim 1 , wherein the wiper arm is acted upon by force in the direction of the second position by means of a spring element formed in one piece on the wiper arm or on the articulation piece.

8. The wiper device according to claim 1 , wherein the wiper arm is fixed on the wiper shaft by a clamping connection having a clamping screw, and that the wiper shaft has a toothing region for fixing the wiper arm in various longitudinal positions of the wiper arm on the wiper shaft.

9. The wiper device according to claim 8 , wherein the clamping screw is overlapped by the wiper arm in the first position of the wiper arm, and is freely accessible in the second position.

10. A wiper arm comprising:
a wiper arm carrier element,
wherein the wiper arm is fastened in a torque-proof manner to a wiper shaft via an articulation piece, the wiper arm being arranged pivotably on the articulation piece in a pivot axis,
wherein a wiper blade is arranged on the wiper arm,
wherein a washing device for the wiper blade contains a feed for a washing fluid,
wherein the feed runs in the longitudinal axis of the wiper shaft and leads to the wiper blade in a direction running substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis
wherein the feed comprises an outlet connecting piece arranged on the articulation piece or on the wiper arm, oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis of the wiper shaft,
wherein the outlet connecting piece in the operating position of the wiper blade engages in a mount constructed on the wiper arm or on the articulation piece, and
wherein the wiper arm is pivotably arranged in the articulation piece perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the wiper shaft at least between two positions, a first position, in which the outlet connecting piece engages into the mount, and a second position, in which the outlet connecting piece is out of engagement with the mount.

Assignees

• Valeo Systemes Dessuyage

Inventors

• Schaeuble Michael

Classifications

• B60S2001/3825

  the squeegee mounted directly to or in wiper blade arm · CPC title

• B60S1/524

  arranged in wiper blades · CPC title

• B60S1/52

  Arrangement of nozzles; {Liquid spreading means}(nozzles per se B05B) · CPC title

• B60S1/3459

  the element being a mounting head and a shaft · CPC title

• B60S1/3454

  the joint being at end of mounting head furthest away from blade · CPC title