End cap assembly structure of windshield wiper
AssigneeDanyang Upc Auto Parts Co., Ltd.
InventorsChe-Wei Chang, Cheng-Kai Yang, Chuan-Chih Chang
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
This disclosure is an end cap assembly structure. The elastic arms are inserted in the guiding shield. The wiper strip is inserted between the elastic arms. The end cap is adapted to sheathe the ends of the guiding shield and the elastic arms, and the wiper strip is exposed from the end cap. The end cap includes a shell, posts and blocks. The posts are disposed in the shell. The blocks are disposed on two sides of the shell. The elastic arms are combined with the guiding shield and the wiper strip, and inserted in the end cap. The posts clamp the clamping slots of the elastic arms, and the blocks snap the snapping holes of the elastic arms.
Claims7
An end cap assembly structure of a windshield wiper, the end cap assembly structure comprising:
- a guiding shield;
- a pair of elastic arms, inserted in the guiding shield, each elastic arm comprising a metal sheet, a snapping hole and a clamping slot, wherein the snapping hole is defined on the metal sheet, and the clamping slot is disposed on an end of the metal sheet;
- a wiper strip, inserted between the pair of elastic arms and extended along the pair of elastic arms;
- and
- an end cap, adapted to sheathe ends of the guiding shield and the pair of elastic arms, the wiper strip exposed from the end cap, the end cap comprising a shell, a pair of posts and a pair of blocks, wherein the pair of posts are disposed in the shell and located at one end of the shell, and the pair of blocks are respectively disposed on two sides of the shell and located on a rear side of the pair of posts;
- wherein the pair of elastic arms are combined with the guiding shield and the wiper strip, and are inserted in the end cap;
- the pair of posts and multiple clamping slots clamp with each other, and each of the blocks correspondingly snaps the snapping hole of each of the elastic arms;
- wherein the end cap comprises a pair of wing plates disposed on the shell, and the pair of blocks are correspondingly located on the pair of wing plates;
- wherein the end cap comprises a pair of elongated platforms disposed inside the shell and defining longitudinal extending inner edges, and a gap is defined between the pair of platforms and the pair of wing plates;
- each of the elastic arms is inserted in the gap, and the pair of blocks respectively protrude from ends of the pair of wing plates facing the pair of post;
- wherein the end cap comprises a supporting plate disposed and extending between the longitudinal inner edges of the pair of platforms, and the supporting plate is connected to the pair of platforms and supports the pair of posts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.