Connector for a wiper blade
AssigneeValeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
InventorsVincent Gaucher, Guillaume Mouleyre, Stephane Houssat
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Abstract
A connector for a wiper blade, comprising at least a main body and a rotating cap, comprising at least one cover wall, a reinforcing wall, a hinge and an attachment device for rigidly connecting the rotating cap relative to an end wall of the main body, the hinge being arranged at one of the longitudinal ends of the cover wall and ensuring a rotation of the rotating cap about an axis, the reinforcing wall extending from the cover wall towards the end wall of the main body, the rotating cap further comprising a device for supporting the rotating cap on the end wall of the main body.
Claims9
A connector for a wiper comprising:
- a main body and a rotary cover, where the main body includes a bottom wall and two lateral walls that contribute to delimiting an internal volume that is at least partially closed by the rotary cover;
- where the rotary cover includes a covering wall, a reinforcing wall, an articulation and an attachment device;
- the rotary cover configured to secure to the bottom wall of the main body;
- the covering wall extending longitudinally between two longitudinal ends of the covering wall and configured to be in contact with the lateral walls of the main body, where the articulation is formed at a longitudinal end of the covering wall and allows the rotary cover to rotate about an axis;
- the rotary cover includes a bearing device formed with a set of elongated tabs spaced apart, which each extend from the covering wall to free terminal ends thereof;
- the free terminal ends of said elongated tabs mutually engage in-contact with the bottom wall when the rotary cover bears fully against the bottom wall of the main body.
A wiper with at least one connector comprising:
- a main body and a rotary cover, where the main body includes a bottom wall and two lateral walls that contribute to delimiting an internal volume that is at least partially closed by the rotary cover;
- where the rotary cover includes a covering wall, a reinforcing wall, an articulation and an attachment device;
- the rotary cover configured to secure relative to the bottom wall of the main body;
- the covering wall extending longitudinally between two longitudinal ends of the covering wall and configured to be in contact with the lateral walls of the main body, where the articulation is formed at a longitudinal end of the covering wall and allows the rotary cover to rotate about an axis;
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- the rotary cover includes a bearing device that forms elongated tabs that are spaced apart, which all extend from the covering wall such that free terminal ends of each of the elongated tabs mutually engage in-contact with the bottom wall when the rotary cover bears fully against the bottom wall of the main body.
A connector for a wiper comprising:
- a main body and a rotary cover, the main body including a bottom wall of the main body and two lateral walls;
- the rotary cover including at least a covering wall, a reinforcing wall, an articulation and an attachment device for securing the rotary cover relative to the bottom wall;
- the covering wall extending longitudinally between two longitudinal ends;
- the articulation being formed at one of the longitudinal ends of the covering wall such that the rotary cover is configured to rotate about an axis;
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- the rotary cover including a support wall that forms a fixing lug and elongated tabs that all extend from the covering wall such that free terminal ends of each of the elongated tabs mutually engage in-contact with the bottom wall when the rotary cover fully bears against the bottom wall of the main body;
- each of the free terminal ends of the elongated tabs located along opposing sides of the bottom wall when with the rotary cover completes engagement with the main body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.