A windscreen wiper device of the flat blade type
AssigneeFederal-Mogul Corporation
InventorELODIE STEINER
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AssigneeFederal-Mogul Corporation
InventorELODIE STEINER
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A windscreen wiper device of the flat blade type comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes at least one longitudinal groove, in which groove a longitudinal strip of the carrier element is disposed, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for an oscillating arm, wherein said wiper blade comprises an elongated upper holding part and an elongated lower wiping part of a flexible material, wherein said holding part holds said longitudinal strip, wherein said wiping part comprises a wiping lip, and wherein said holding part and said wiping part are interconnected by means of a tilting web, with the special feature that said wiper blade comprises noise dampening profiles forming stops for said wiping part at turning points of an oscillatory movement of said wiping part, wherein said noise dampening profiles are provided between said holding part and longitudinal sides of said wiping part facing towards said holding part, wherein said holding part comprises downwardly extending protrusions forming stops for said noise dampening profiles at said turning points of said oscillatory movement of said wiping part, and wherein said protrusions are located closer to a vertical median plane of said wiping part than stop locations for said wiping part on said noise dampening profiles.
A windscreen wiper device of the flat blade type comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes at least one longitudinal groove, in which groove a longitudinal strip of the carrier element is disposed, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for an oscillating arm, wherein said wiper blade comprises an elongated upper holding part and an elongated lower wiping part of a flexible material, wherein said holding part holds said longitudinal strip, wherein said wiping part comprises a wiping lip, and wherein said holding part and said wiping part are interconnected by a tilting web, wherein said wiper blade comprises noise dampening profiles forming stops for said wiping part at turning points of an oscillatory movement of said wiping part, wherein said noise dampening profiles are provided between said holding part and longitudinal sides of said wiping part facing towards said holding part, wherein said holding part comprises downwardly extending protrusions forming stops for said noise dampening profiles at said turning points of said oscillatory movement of said wiping part, and wherein said protrusions are located closer to a vertical median plane of said wiping part than stop locations for said wiping part on said noise dampening profiles.
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