Wiper blade for cleaning panes in particular of motor vehicles

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9802577-B2
Application number	US-201214001546-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 16, 2012
Priority date	Feb 24, 2011
Publication date	Oct 31, 2017
Grant date	Oct 31, 2017

Abstract

The invention relates to a production method and to a wiper blade for wiping panes, in particular motor vehicle panes, comprising a retaining element ( 12 ) for receiving a wiper strip ( 14 ), said retaining element having two spring rails ( 28, 30 ) which are separated from each other by a gap ( 32 ) and to which a connecting device ( 20 ) is fixed. The connecting device has a wiper blade-side part ( 15 ) with claw-like receiving portions ( 34, 36 ) that engage around the retaining element ( 12 ) at least in some regions. Each of the receiving portions ( 34, 36 ) has an internal width ( 42 ) that expands in the direction of the gap ( 32 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wiper blade for wiping windows, comprising a supporting element ( 12 ) receiving a wiper strip ( 14 ), which supporting element has two spring rails ( 28 , 30 ) which are separated from one another via a gap ( 32 ) and to which a connection device ( 20 ) is fastened in a central section of the supporting element, the connection device ( 20 ) directly, pivotally coupled to a wiper arm ( 16 ), which connection device has a wiper blade-side part ( 15 ) with claw-like receptacles ( 34 , 36 ) which engage around the supporting element ( 12 ) at least in certain regions, characterized in that the receptacles ( 34 , 36 ) each have an inner width ( 42 ) which expands in a direction toward the gap ( 32 ), wherein each of the spring rails ( 28 , 30 ) includes a top surface and an oppositely-facing bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface extends entirely from a first vertical edge to a second vertical edge of the spring rail ( 28 , 30 ) and faces toward the wiper strip ( 14 ), wherein each of the receptacles ( 34 , 36 ) contacts a greater portion of the bottom surface than the top surface, wherein the receptacles ( 34 , 36 ) include lower portions that extend laterally inwardly toward one another, the lower portions each including an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the upper surfaces contact the bottom surfaces of the spring rails ( 28 , 30 ), and wherein the upper surfaces are spaced laterally apart from one another a distance that is smaller than a lateral distance between the lower surfaces, wherein the wiper blade extends along a longitudinal direction of elongation, and the spring rails ( 28 , 30 ) each extend out of opposite ends of the connection device ( 20 ) along the longitudinal direction of elongation, and wherein the lower surface is planar and extends from an outermost edge of the lower portion to an innermost edge of the lower portion, the innermost edge being inclined at an oblique angle relative to the planar lower surface.

2. The wiper blade as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the inner widths ( 42 ) of the receptacles ( 34 , 36 ) have at least on one side a bevel for producing the expansion.

3. The wiper blade as claimed in claim 2 , characterized in that the bevel is situated on a concave side of the spring rails ( 28 , 30 ), whereas mutually facing inner surfaces of the inner widths ( 42 ) are aligned with one another on a convex side of the spring rails ( 28 , 30 ).

4. The wiper blade as claimed in claim 3 , characterized in that the size of the inner widths ( 42 ) in groove bases opposite the gap ( 32 ) are the same size or somewhat smaller than a thickness of the spring rails ( 28 , 30 ), with the result that the inserted spring rails ( 28 , 30 ) are firmly clamped.

5. The wiper blade as claimed in claim 4 , characterized in that the receptacles ( 34 , 36 ) have run-on bevels.

6. The wiper blade as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the size of the inner widths ( 42 ) in groove bases opposite the gap ( 32 ) are the same size or somewhat smaller than a thickness of the spring rails ( 28 , 30 ), with the result that the inserted spring rails ( 28 , 30 ) are firmly clamped.

7. The wiper blade as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the receptacles ( 34 , 36 ) have run-on bevels.

8. The wiper blade as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a wiper arm ( 16 ) directly pivotally coupled to the connection device ( 20 ).

9. The wiper blade as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the central section has a length along the longitudinal direction of elongation that is less than half of an overall length of the wiper blade device along the longitudinal direction of elongation.

10. The wiper blade as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the outermost edge of the lower portion is a vertical, planar edge, wherein the innermost edge of the lower portion is a planar edge, and wherein the innermost edge extends at an oblique angle to the outermost edge.

11. A wiper blade for wiping windows, comprising a supporting element ( 12 ) receiving a wiper strip ( 14 ), which supporting element has two spring rails ( 28 , 30 ) which are separated from one another via a gap ( 32 ) and to which a connection device ( 20 ) is fastened in a central section of the supporting element, the connection device ( 20 ) directly, pivotally coupled to a wiper arm ( 16 ), which connection device has a wiper blade-side part ( 15 ) with claw-like receptacles ( 34 , 36 ) which engage around the supporting element ( 12 ) at least in certain regions, characterized in that the receptacles ( 34 , 36 ) each have an inner width ( 42 ) which expands in a direction toward the gap ( 32 ), wherein each of the spring rails ( 28 , 30 ) includes a top surface and an oppositely-facing bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface extends entirely from a first vertical edge to a second vertical edge of the spring rail ( 28 , 30 ) and faces toward the wiper strip ( 14 ), wherein each of the receptacles ( 34 , 36 ) contacts a greater portion of the bottom surface than the top surface, wherein the wiper blade extends along a longitudinal direction of elongation, and the spring rails ( 28 , 30 ) each extend out of opposite ends of the connection device ( 20 ) along the longitudinal direction of elongation, and wherein each of the receptacles ( 34 , 36 ) contacts a majority of the bottom surface of the spring rail ( 28 , 30 ), wherein the receptacles ( 34 , 36 ) include lower portions that extend laterally inwardly toward one another, the lower portions each including an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the upper surfaces contact the bottom surfaces of the spring rails ( 28 , 30 ).

12. The wiper blade as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the upper surfaces are spaced laterally apart from one another a distance that is smaller than a lateral distance between the lower surfaces.

Assignees

• Vanderheyden Gert
• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Vanderheyden Gert

Classifications

• B60S2001/3898

  method for manufacturing wiper blades · CPC title

• B60S1/3896

  with openings at the longitudinal extremities · CPC title

• Y10T29/49826

  Assembling or joining · CPC title

• B60S1/40 Primary

  Connections between blades and arms · CPC title

• B60S1/3879

  placed in side grooves in the squeegee · CPC title