Streamlined flat windscreen wiper
AssigneeValeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
InventorsVincent Gaucher, Stéphane Houssat, Eric Poton
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Abstract
A streamlined flat windscreen wiper for a vehicle is disclosed. The flat wiper includes a longitudinal wiper blade, at least one longitudinal stiffening member, a longitudinal member for retaining the wiper blade and the stiffening member, a longitudinal streamlined portion comprising two terminal caps and a central mounting extending between the terminal caps and being connected thereto. The mounting includes means for fixing to the stiffening member or to the member for retaining the stiffening member, and each cap includes means for guiding in translation terminal parts of the member.
Claims10
A terminal cap for a streamlined flat windscreen wiper for a vehicle, comprising:
- a slidable guide configured to cooperate with a longitudinal member for retaining a wiper blade of the wiper,
- wherein said slidable guide comprises two substantially L-shaped lateral hooks, which are configured to extend on each side of said member, each hook comprising a substantially vertical part, the lower end thereof being connected to a substantially horizontal part extending on the side of the other of the two hooks, and the vertical part of each hook comprising a lug against said member, a free end of the lug being configured to cooperate with said member,
- wherein upper ends of the vertical parts of the hooks are connected together by an upper wall comprising the lug having a generally rounded shape.
A terminal cap for a streamlined flat windscreen wiper for a vehicle, comprising:
- a slidable guide configured to cooperate with a longitudinal member for retaining a wiper blade of the wiper,
- wherein said slidable guide comprises two substantially L-shaped lateral hooks, configured to extend on each side of said member, each hook comprising a substantially vertical part, the lower end thereof being connected to a substantially horizontal part extending on the side of the other of the two hooks, and the vertical part of each hook comprising a lug against said member, a free end of the lug being configured to cooperate with said member,
- wherein upper ends of the vertical parts of the hooks are connected together by an upper wall comprising the lug located substantially in the centre of the upper wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.