Wiper composite beam blade with internal wash tube
AssigneeRosemount Aerospace Inc.
InventorsNouduri Phani Srinivas, Murugan Kuppuswamy
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Abstract
An aircraft windshield wiper system includes a wiper blade with a composite support member and a blade element that interfaces with the windshield of the aircraft to clear the windshield of rain and other debris. The composite support member includes a wash tube integral with the composite support member, such that the wash tube receives windshield washing fluid from a fluid reservoir and dispenses the fluid onto the windshield of the aircraft. A plurality of clips can be used to couple the composite support member to the blade element.
Claims16
A wiper blade for use on a windshield of an aircraft, the wiper blade comprising:
- a support member coupled to a blade element, wherein the support member is constructed from a composite material;
- a wash tube extending through a central portion of the support member;
- a plurality of nozzles spaced along a length of the support member, wherein the wash tube is fluidly coupled to the plurality of nozzles;
- a plurality of clips, wherein each of the plurality of clips are coupled to and surround at least a portion of the support member and at least a portion of the blade element;
- a fastener extending through each of the plurality of clips, wherein each fastener is configured to extend only through each of the plurality of clips and a rectangular top portion of the blade element to secure each of the plurality of clips to the blade element together in compression;
- a fluid input extending into the support member and fluidly connecting to the wash tube within the support member, wherein the fluid input is an aperture that is positioned at approximately a center of the support member with respect to a length of the support member;
- an input port axially aligned with and coupled to the fluid input of the support member, wherein the input port fluidly couples the fluid input of the support member to a fluid source;
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- a coupler coupled to and surrounding at least a portion of the support member and at least a portion of the blade element, wherein the input port extends through and is coupled to the coupler.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.