US 2011/0247165 A1Published application

Wiper blade

AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH

InventorsInigo Op't Roodt, Peter De Block, Hans Beelen, Bart Fatan, Eric Windmolders

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Abstract

The invention relates to a wiper blade (10) having a support composed of a plurality of support components (12, 14, 16, 18, 20) that are joined to one another by welding, gluing, or the like and have at least one longitudinal channel (34) incorporating a pre-curved elastic support element (36) and two parallel retaining rails (28) separated by a longitudinal gap (32), for a wiper strip (38), wherein a connecting element (50) is arranged in the center region of the wiper blade (10) for the articulated connection to a wiper arm. It is proposed that at least two support elements in the form of spring bars (36) having a round cross-section are provided in corresponding separate longitudinal channels (34), between which the retaining rails (28) are arranged.

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Dependent claims

A wiper blade (10) with a support which is composed of a plurality of support parts (12, 14, 16, 18, 20) which have at least one longitudinal channel (34) with at least one pre-curved elastic supporting element (36, 64) and two parallel holding rails (28), which are separated by a longitudinal gap (32), for a wiper strip (38), wherein a connection element (50) for the articulated connection to a wiper arm is arranged in the central region of the wiper blade (10), characterized in that a longitudinal channel (34) is arranged on each of the outer longitudinal sides of the holding rails (28), said longitudinal channel having a common top wall (26) with the holding rails (28) and, with the associated holding rail (28), a common partition (33) running parallel to an outer side wall (30), the outer boundary of the holding rails (28) lying transversely with respect to the side wall (30) within the corresponding boundary of the longitudinal channels (34) in which a respective supporting element (36, 64) is mounted.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.