Windshield wiper connector
AssigneePylon Manufacturing Corp.
InventorHiroshi Kawashima
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Abstract
A windshield wiper connector is disclosed for connecting a variety of wiper arms with a wiper blade. The connector may include a rotating cap as well as an adapter. The adapter may be inserted into a trapezoidal groove, and the adapter may have a pin passage for receiving a pin from a wiper arm. The groove may receive a trapezoidal roller from a wiper arm. The connector may include a channel, and a bayonet style wiper arm may be secured in the channel as well as by the cap and by a pillar projecting from the channel. Other similar wiper arms may be connected with a wiper blade using the disclosed inventive concepts. A wiper blade assembly having a wiper strip, a force distribution structure, and a connector is also disclosed.
Claims36
A windshield wiper connector for connecting a plurality of types of wiper arms with a windshield wiper, the connector having a proximal end and a distal end longitudinally opposed to the proximal end, the connector comprising:
- opposing peripheral side walls defining a channel there between;
- a groove provided in the channel defined by aligned breaks in the opposing side walls;
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- an adapter having a groove insert with an outer surface having conforming dimensions with the groove and an inner surface defining a pin passage, the groove insert of the adapter securable within the groove;
- wherein a first wiper arm type is securable in the channel, a second wiper arm type is securable in the groove, and a third wiper arm type is securable in the pin passage;
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- wherein the adapter further includes a tail securable within the channel by a resilient tab laterally projecting into the channel.
A windshield wiper assembly comprising:
- a windshield wiper;
- and
- a windshield wiper connector for connecting a plurality of types of wiper arms with the windshield wiper, the connector having a proximal end and a distal end longitudinally opposed to the proximal end, the connector comprising:
- opposing peripheral side walls defining a channel there between;
- a groove provided in the channel defined by aligned breaks in the opposing side walls;
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- an adapter having a groove insert with an outer surface having conforming dimensions with the groove and an inner surface defining a pin passage, the groove insert of the adapter securable within the groove;
- wherein a first wiper arm type is securable in the channel, a second wiper arm type is securable in the groove, and a third wiper arm type is securable in the pin passage;
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- wherein the adapter further includes a tail securable within the channel by a resilient tab laterally projecting into the channel.
A windshield wiper connector for connecting a plurality of types of wiper arms with a windshield wiper, the connector having a proximal end and a distal end longitudinally opposed to the proximal end, the connector comprising:
- opposing peripheral side walls defining a channel there between, each opposing peripheral side wall includes a cap pivot hole and a cap connector securing hole;
- a cap provided on the proximal end of the connector and including a pair of internal cap pivot projections each engageable with a cap pivot hole and a pair of internal cap securing projections engageable with a cap connector securing hole;
- a groove provided in the channel defined by aligned breaks in the opposing side walls;
- an adapter having a groove insert with an outer surface having conforming dimensions with the groove and an inner surface defining a pin passage, the groove insert of the adapter securable within the groove;
- wherein the cap is pivotable about a cap pivot axis defined as extending between the cap pivot holes, and
- wherein a first wiper arm type is securable in the channel, a second wiper arm type is securable in the groove, and a third wiper arm type is securable in the pin passage.
A windshield wiper assembly comprising:
- a windshield wiper;
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- a windshield wiper connector for connecting a plurality of types of wiper arms with the windshield wiper, the connector having a proximal end and a distal end longitudinally opposed to the proximal end, the connector comprising:
- opposing peripheral side walls defining a channel there between, each opposing peripheral side wall includes a cap pivot hole and a cap connector securing hole;
- a cap provided on the proximal end of the connector and including a pair of internal cap pivot projections each engageable with a cap pivot hole and a pair of internal cap securing projections engageable with a cap connector securing hole;
- a groove provided in the channel defined by aligned breaks in the opposing side walls;
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- an adapter having a groove insert with an outer surface having conforming dimensions with the groove and an inner surface defining a pin passage, the groove insert of the adapter securable within the groove;
- wherein the cap is pivotable about a cap pivot axis defined as extending between the cap pivot holes, and
- wherein a first wiper arm type is securable in the channel, a second wiper arm type is securable in the groove, and a third wiper arm type is securable in the pin passage.
A windshield wiper connector for connecting a plurality of types of wiper arms with a windshield wiper, the connector having a proximal end and a distal end longitudinally opposed to the proximal end, the connector comprising:
- opposing peripheral side walls defining a channel there between;
- a groove provided in the channel defined by aligned breaks in the opposing side walls;
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- an adapter having a groove insert with an outer surface having conforming dimensions with the groove and an inner surface defining a pin passage, the groove insert of the adapter securable within the groove;
- wherein the adapter includes a platform connected to the groove insert by a platform bridge having a width that is narrower than the platform, the platform including a handle projecting laterally away form the platform beyond the side wall of the connector, and
- wherein a first wiper arm type is securable in the channel, a second wiper arm type is securable in the groove, and a third wiper arm type is securable in the pin passage.
A windshield wiper assembly comprising:
- a windshield wiper;
- and
- a windshield wiper connector for connecting a plurality of types of wiper arms with the windshield wiper, the connector having a proximal end and a distal end longitudinally opposed to the proximal end, the connector comprising:
- opposing peripheral side walls defining a channel there between;
- a groove provided in the channel defined by aligned breaks in the opposing side walls;
- and
- an adapter having a groove insert with an outer surface having conforming dimensions with the groove and an inner surface defining a pin passage, the groove insert of the adapter securable within the groove;
- wherein the adapter includes a platform connected to the groove insert by a platform bridge having a width that is narrower than the platform, the platform including a handle projecting laterally away form the platform beyond the side wall of the connector, and
- wherein a first wiper arm type is securable in the channel, a second wiper arm type is securable in the groove, and a third wiper arm type is securable in the pin passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.