# US 10,118,595 B2 · Streamlined flat windscreen wiper

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- Number: US 10,118,595 B2
- Document ID: US10118595B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/800,239
- Filed: 2015-07-15
- Published: 2016-01-21
- Granted: 2018-11-06
- Earliest claimed: 2014-07-17
- Assignees: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
- Applicants: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
- Inventors: Vincent Gaucher; Stéphane Houssat; Eric Poton
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10118595B2

## CPC

- B60S 1/3887: {Mounting of end caps}
- B60S 1/381: {Spoilers mounted on the squeegee or on the vertebra}
- B60S 1/3863: {Connectors having a spoiler}
- B60S 1/3894: {having a particular shape}
- B60S 2001/3812: {Means of supporting or holding the squeegee or blade rubber}
- B60S 2001/3843: {equipped with removable cover or protective elements}
- B60S: SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The cap according to claim 1, wherein the lug has a generally rounded shape.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The cap according to claim 1, wherein the lug is substantially located in the centre of the vertical part of each hook.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The cap according to claim 1, wherein the hooks, and an upper wall, are defined by a transverse wall of the cap.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The cap according to claim 1, further comprising a substantially dihedral shape in section and comprises two longitudinal walls which are connected together and define relative to one another a housing for mounting said member.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The cap according to claim 5, wherein a transverse wall connects the two longitudinal walls of the cap.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The cap according to claim 6, wherein the transverse wall is a stiffening wall of the cap.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

An assembly comprising a cap according to claim 1 and the longitudinal member for retaining a wiper blade which is slidably mounted between the hooks of the cap.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

A streamlined flat windscreen wiper for a vehicle, comprising a cap according to claim 1.

### Claim 10

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.