Adapter for a wiper blade of a vehicle
AssigneeValeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
InventorsStéphane Houssat, Vincent Gaucher, Eric Poton
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Abstract
The invention relates to an adapter (25) intended to connect a wiper blade to a driving arm for a vehicle via a connector (24), having a first lateral wall (251) and a second lateral wall (252) between which an upper wall (250) is positioned, at least one of these lateral walls (251) comprising a pivot member intended to allow the adapter (25) to rotate with respect to the connector (24), the pivot member comprising at least one hole (451) configured to receive a shaft of the driving arm. According to the invention, this hole (451) has at least one rib able to block pivoting between the shaft of the driving arm and the adapter (25).
Claims12
An adapter configured to connect a wiper blade to a driving arm for a vehicle via a connector, the adapter comprising:
- a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall between which an upper wall is positioned, at least one of these lateral walls comprising a pivot member that allows the adapter to rotate with respect to the connector,
- the pivot member comprising at least one hole configured to receive a shaft of the driving arm, wherein the pivot member comprises at least one immobilizing member that projects inward the hole and able to block pivoting between the shaft of the driving arm and the adapter within the hole,
- wherein the shaft is in contact with the at least one immobilizing member,
- wherein the shaft is immobilized in terms of both rotational and translational movement with respect to the adapter by the at least one immobilizing member.
An assembly comprising an adapter connecting a wiper blade to a driving arm for a vehicle via a connector, the adapter comprising:
- a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall between which an upper wall is positioned, at least one of these lateral walls comprising a pivot member that allows the adapter to rotate with respect to the connector,
- the pivot member comprising at least one hole configured to receive a shaft of the driving arm, wherein the pivot member comprises at least one immobilizing member able to block pivoting between the shaft of the driving arm and the adapter within the hole,
- the at least one immobilizing member projects inward the hole and comprises at least one rib, or a series of blocks or sectors, and
- wherein the shaft is in contact with the at least one immobilizing member,
- wherein the shaft is immobilized in terms of both rotational and translational movement with respect to the adapter by the at least one immobilizing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.