Device for connecting a wiper arm and a wiper blade together including an area arranged to receive a plurality of spray openings
AssigneeValeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
InventorsDenis Thebault, Xavier Bousset
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Abstract
The invention relates to a connection device (7) suitable for connecting a wiper blade to a wiper arm, including at least one means (8) for rigid connection onto the wiper blade and a means (26) for linking to the wiper arm, said connection device (7) also including at least one duct (9) in which a washing liquid can circulate, and which extends in the longitudinal direction (OX) in which the wiper blade extends, characterized in that it includes at least one area (20) arranged along the duct (9) for distributing of a plurality of openings (21) for spraying the washing liquid. The invention can be used for motor vehicles.
Claims10
A connection device for connecting a wiper blade to a wiper arm, comprising:
- a base unit;
- at least one duct extending within the base unit from a first terminal longitudinal end of the base unit to a second terminal longitudinal end of the base unit, and having a plurality of spray openings formed therethrough, in which a fluid is able to circulate and which extends in a longitudinal extension direction of the wiper blade;
- a flank disposed on top of the base unit, including a means for linking to the wiper arm;
- at least one means for fixing to the wiper blade;
- and
- at least one zone formed on an outer face of the base unit,
- wherein the at least one zone comprises at least one groove, the groove comprising a rectilinear cavity formed in the base unit and arranged along the duct, such that the groove exposes the duct and the plurality of spray openings formed therethrough, and
- wherein the groove is delimited by a smooth base through which the plurality of spray openings is produced, and
- wherein the width of the flank is less than the width of the base unit at all portions of the flank.
A wiper system for a window of a vehicle, comprising:
- a wiper blade mechanically connected to a wiper arm at least by one connection device, the connection device comprising
- a base unit;
- at least one duct extending within the base unit from a first terminal longitudinal end of the base unit to a second terminal longitudinal end of the base unit, and having a plurality of spray openings formed therethrough, in which a fluid is able to circulate and which extends in a longitudinal extension direction of the wiper blade;
- a flank disposed on top of the base unit, including a means for linking to the wiper arm;
- at least one means for fixing to the wiper blade;
- and
- at least one zone formed on an outer face of the base unit,
- wherein the at least one zone comprises at least one groove, the groove comprising a rectilinear cavity formed in the base unit and arranged along the duct, such that the groove exposes the duct and the plurality of spray openings formed therethrough, and
- wherein the width of the flank is less than the width of the base unit at all portions of the flank, and
- wherein the wiper blade comprises at least one bar for spraying the fluid, which is supplied with the fluid via the connection device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.