Adapter for a wiper blade
AssigneeValeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
InventorsVincent Gaucher, Stéphane Houssat, Olivier Jomard
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Abstract
An adapter (2) intended to link a wiper blade (1) to a driving arm (3) of a vehicle wiping system, the adapter (2) comprising a head (11) and a body (12) held together by means of an attachment device (80), the head (11) having a U-shaped cross section formed from at least one top wall (11a) from which at least two side walls (11b) extend, the body (12) having a U-shaped cross section formed from at least one top panel (12a) from which at least two side walls extend (12b), the U-shaped cross section of the head (11) delimiting an inner space (38) configured to at least partially receive the body (12), characterized in that the adapter (2) comprises at least one guide member for guiding the head (11) relative to the body (12).
Claims14
An adapter linking a wiper blade to a driving arm of a vehicle wiping system, the adapter comprising:
- a head;
- and
- a body held together by an attachment device, the head having a U-shaped cross section formed from at least one top wall from which at least two side walls extend, the body having a U-shaped cross section formed from at least one top panel from which at least two side walls extend;
- and
- at least one guide which guides the head in linear translation relative to the body before collaboration of the attachment device,
- wherein at least one of the side walls comprises a cavity with a substantially rectangular opening therein and defining a blind hole that is embedded in the at least one side wall such that all but one face of the cavity is surrounded by the at least one side wall, and
- wherein the attachment device comprises a locking hole arranged in a side wall of the head that engages with a pin that projects from a surface of one of the at least one side wall of the body.
A connection device comprising:
- a connector;
- and
- an adapter connected to the connector, wherein
- the connector and adapter link a wiper blade to a driving arm of a vehicle wiping system, and
- the adapter comprises:
- a head;
- and
- a body held together by an attachment device, the head having a U-shaped cross section formed from at least one top wall from which at least two side walls extend, the body having a U-shaped cross section formed from at least one top panel from which at least two side walls extend, wherein
- the adapter comprises at least one guide which guides the head in linear translation relative to the body before collaboration of the attachment device,
- at least one of the side walls comprises a cavity with a substantially rectangular opening therein and defining a blind hole that is embedded in the at least one side wall such that all but one face of the cavity is surrounded by the at least one side wall, and
- the attachment device comprises a locking hole arranged in a side wall of the head that engages with a pin that projects from a surface of one of the at least one side wall of the body.
A wiper blade comprising:
- an adapter linking the wiper blade to a driving arm of a vehicle wiping system, wherein the adapter comprises:
- a head;
- and
- a body held together by an attachment device, the head having a U-shaped cross section formed from at least one top wall from which at least two side walls extend, the body having a U-shaped cross section formed from at least one top panel from which at least two side walls extend, wherein
- the adapter comprises at least one guide which guides the head in linear translation relative to the body before collaboration of the attachment device,
- at least one of the side walls comprises a cavity with a substantially rectangular opening therein and defining a blind hole that is embedded in the at least one side wall such that all but one face of the cavity is surrounded by the at least one side wall, and
- the attachment device comprises a locking hole arranged in a side wall of the head that engages with a pin that projects from a surface of one of the at least one side wall of the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.