Streamlined flat windscreen wiper
AssigneeValeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
InventorsEric Poton, Stéphane Houssat, Vincent Gaucher
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Abstract
Streamlined flat windscreen wiper (1), in particular of a vehicle, characterized in that it comprises: a longitudinal wiper blade (8), at least one longitudinal stiffening spine (6), a longitudinal member (7) for holding said wiper blade and said stiffening spine, a longitudinal fairing (2, 3) comprising two end caps (3) and a central mount (2) extending between the end caps and being linked thereto, the mount comprising means for fixing to said stiffening spine or to said member for holding this spine.
Claims18
A streamlined flat windscreen wiper for a vehicle, comprising:
- a central mounting;
- at least two terminal caps, each of which is articulated to said central mounting at first and second lateral ends of said central mounting, the central mounting and the at least two terminal caps being arranged to extend over the entire length of the wiper, the at least two terminal caps comprising hooks;
- a stiffening spine curved to conform with a shape of a windscreen;
- and
- at least one end piece that has a substantially hollow parallelepipedal shape, comprising:
- at least one longitudinal stop,
- a first housing and a second housing oriented longitudinally, each of the first and second housing having one closed longitudinal end and one open longitudinal end to receive an end of the stiffening spine of the wiper and the wiper blade, and
- a third housing for introduction of the longitudinal end of a retaining member,
- longitudinal guiding and sliding means formed on an external face of the end piece and configured to cooperate with the at least two terminal caps,
- wherein the hooks are configured to cooperate with the at least one longitudinal stop, and
- wherein each of the first, second, and third housings are formed by walls inside the at least one end piece which reproduce, by extension of the at least one end piece, the shape of the stiffening spine and the wiper blade.
An assembly for a streamlined flat windscreen wiper, comprising:
- a central mounting having a streamlined shape;
- and
- first and second terminal caps that are articulated to the central mounting at first and second lateral ends of the central mounting,
- wherein the central mounting and the first and second terminal caps are arranged to extend over substantially an entire length of the flat windscreen wiper,
- wherein the central mounting is connected to the first terminal cap at a first lateral end and connected to the second terminal cap at a second lateral end such that the central mounting and the first and second terminal caps are articulated to each other, and
- wherein each of the first and second terminal caps comprises two substantially L-shaped lateral hooks, each of which is formed by a vertical wall and a horizontal portion protruding from the vertical wall,
- wherein the two horizontal hooks are configured to cooperate with an end piece that has a substantially hollow parallelepipedal shape, and
- wherein the end piece comprises:
- at least one longitudinal stop configured to prevent at least a stiffening spine from extending longitudinally,
- a first housing and a second housing oriented longitudinally, each of the first and second housing having one closed longitudinal end and one open longitudinal end to receive an end of the stiffening spine of the wiper and the wiper blade, and
- a third housing for introduction of the longitudinal end of a retaining member, and
- longitudinal guiding and sliding means formed on an external face of the end piece and configured to cooperate with the first and second terminal caps, and
- wherein each of the first, second, and third housings are formed by walls inside the end piece which reproduce, by extension of the end piece, the shape of the stiffening spine and the wiper blade.
A streamlined flat windscreen wiper for a vehicle, the wiper comprising:
- a central mounting having a streamlined shape;
- first and second terminal caps that are articulated to the central mounting at first and second lateral ends of the central mounting, wherein the central mounting and first and second caps are arranged to extend over the entire length of the wiper;
- a stiffening spine curved to conform with a shape of a windscreen;
- and
- an end piece that has a substantially hollow parallelepipedal shape comprising:
- at least one longitudinal stop configured to prevent at least the stiffening spine from extending longitudinally,
- a first housing and a second housing oriented longitudinally, each of the first and second housing having one closed longitudinal end and one open longitudinal end to receive an end of the stiffening spine of the wiper and the wiper blade, and
- a third housing for introduction of the longitudinal end of a retaining member,
- longitudinal guiding and sliding means formed on an external face of the end piece and configured to cooperate with the first and second terminal caps,
- wherein the central mounting is connected to the first terminal cap at a first lateral end and connected to the second terminal cap at a second lateral end such that the central mounting and two end caps are articulated to each other, and
- wherein each of the first, second, and third housings are formed by walls inside the at least one end piece which reproduce, by extension of the at least one end piece, the shape of the stiffening spine and the wiper blade.
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