Adapter for a wiper blade mounting of a motor vehicle
AssigneeValeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
InventorsEric Poton, Stephane Houssat, Vincent Gaucher
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Abstract
The invention relates to an adapter for a wiper blade mounting, the adapter comprising a cover which can be releasably attached to a main bar of the mounting by a single rotational movement that allows form-closure engagement between the cover and the main bar. According to the invention, the cover comprises an angular indexing system for defining an axis of rotation of the cover, the angular indexing system cooperating with an opening in the main bar. The opening and the angular indexing system have an asymmetrical form in order to allow angular indexing of the cover relative to the main bar and, subsequently, mechanical coupling of the cover on the main bar. The invention is applicable to motor vehicles.
Claims12
An adapter for fastening a wiper blade mounting on an articulated wiper blade arm, the adapter comprising:
- a cover configured so that it can be removably fastened to a main cross-bar of the wiper blade mounting;
- a device for assembling the cover on the main cross-bar of the wiper blade mounting;
- and an assembly device comprising an angular indexing system configured to allow the assembly of the cover on the main cross-bar by rotating said cover relative to said main cross-bar, the angular indexing system comprising:
- a shaft that extends protruding relative to a bearing face of the cover, and
- a vertical locking member situated at a free end of the shaft of the angular indexing system, the vertical locking member being configured to adopt:
- a first angular configuration in which the vertical locking member allows the insertion of the cover into the main cross-bar;
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- a second angular configuration in which the vertical locking member allows the rigid connection of the cover to the main cross-bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.