Heating hydraulic interface for a motor-vehicle windscreen washer liquid supply and/or distribution system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9834179-B2
Application number	US-201414548663-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2014
Priority date	Nov 21, 2013
Publication date	Dec 5, 2017
Grant date	Dec 5, 2017

Abstract

A hydraulic interface configured to be installed between a windscreen washer liquid feed tube and a connector of a device for wiping a window of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The interface includes a body that defines at least one passage channel for the windscreen washer liquid, and at least one electric heating conductor that is disposed so as to heat said windscreen washer liquid, said body being configured to secure said conductor to said body by fitting together different parts of said body and/or by fitting to shapes made in one piece with said body.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A hydraulic interface belonging to a windscreen washer liquid feed system of a device for wiping a window of a motor vehicle, said interface comprising:
a body that includes at least one passage channel for the windscreen washer liquid;
at least one electric heating conductor that is disposed to heat said windscreen washer liquid; and
a first passage channel and a second passage channel for windscreen washer liquid, said at least one electric heating conductor forming at least one loop disposed along the first and the second channels,
wherein said body is configured to secure said at least one electric heating conductor to said body by fitting together different parts of said body and/or by fitting to shapes made in one piece with said body, and
wherein said body comprises at least one cavity configured to be deformed at its opening to form a bead that traps said at least one electric heating conductor.

2. The interface according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one electric heating conductor is inserted into the at least one cavity in said body, said cavity being configured to keep said at least one electric heating conductor in position.

3. The interface according to claim 2 , wherein said cavity is formed with a wall in contact with the channel by way of one face of the wall and with said at least one electric heating conductor by way of an opposite face.

4. The interface according to claim 3 , wherein said wall is planar, defining a flat section on the one face of the wall next to the channel.

5. The interface according to claim 2 , wherein said at least one electric heating conductor is superposed in said cavity.

6. The interface according to claim 2 , wherein said cavity is a groove.

7. The interface according to claim 6 , wherein said groove is configured to keep said at least one electric heating conductor inside said groove.

8. The interface according to claim 1 , wherein said body comprises a base and a cover, said cover being fixed to said base, retaining said at least one electric heating conductor between said base and said cover.

9. The interface according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second channels are connected by a bridge belonging to the body of the interface, said at least one electric heating conductor extending along said bridge.

10. The interface according to claim 1 , wherein said interface is installed between a windscreen washer liquid feed tube and a connector of a wiper device, said interface comprising a first end intended to form a joint with the connector and a second end intended to form a joint with the feed tube.

11. A windscreen washer liquid supply and/or distribution system of a wiper installation for a motor vehicle, comprising:
at least one windscreen washer liquid feed tube;
at least one cable that forms a heat source; and
an interface according to claim 1 .

12. A hydraulic interface belonging to a windscreen washer liquid feed system of a device for wiping a window of a motor vehicle, said interface comprising:
a body that includes at least one passage channel for the windscreen washer liquid;
at least one electric heating conductor that is disposed to heat said windscreen washer liquid; and
a first passage channel and a second passage channel for windscreen washer liquid, said at least one electric heating conductor forming at least one loop disposed along the first and the second channels,
wherein said body is configured to secure said at least one electric heating conductor to said body by fitting together different parts of said body and/or by fitting to shapes made in one piece with said body, and
wherein said body comprises a base and a cover, said cover being fixed to said base,
retaining said electric heating conductor between said base and said cover.

Assignees

• Valeo Systemes Dessuyage
• Valeo Systemes Dessuyage

Inventors

• Caillot Gérald
• Izabel Vincent
• Jarasson Jean-Michel

Classifications

• B60S1/488 Primary

  electrically · CPC title

• B60S1/524

  arranged in wiper blades · CPC title