Adapter for windscreen-wiper blade and wiping device
AssigneeValeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
InventorsVincent GAUCHER, Jerome JEANPIERRE
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Abstract
An adapter that is configured to be able to join together a windscreen-wiper blade and a windscreen-wiper arm. The adapter includes a locking device having a flexible tab supporting a locking lug configured to be inserted into a corresponding opening in the windscreen-wiper arm in order to lock the longitudinal movement of the arm. The flexible tab extends in a transverse direction, one end of the flexible tab being connected to the side wall and the other end supporting an unlocking button accessible from one side of the adapter opposite to the side wall, the flexible tab being pivotable about a longitudinal pivot axis in order to disengage the locking lug from the windscreen-wiper arm.
Claims13
An adapter configured to be able to join a windshield wiper to a wiper arm, the adapter comprising:
- a side wall and an upper surface that surmounts the side wall and extends as far as a flank of the adapter on the opposite side to the side wall,
- an arm housing that extends in a longitudinal direction at the back of the upper surface and is configured to receive one end of the wiper arm,
- a locking device that has a flexible tab bearing a locking lug configured to be inserted into a corresponding opening in the wiper arm in order to lock the longitudinal movement of said arm,
- wherein the flexible tab extends in a transverse direction, one end of the flexible tab being connected to the lateral wall and the other end bearing an unlocking button that is accessible from an opposite side of the adapter to the side wall, the flexible tab being able to pivot about a longitudinal pivot axis in order to disengage the locking lug from the wiper arm.
A wiper device comprising a wiper arm, a windshield wiper, and an adapter connecting the windshield wiper to the end of the wiper arm, with the adapter including a side wall and an upper surface that surmounts the side wall and extends as far as a flank of the adapter on the opposite side to the side wall, an arm housing that extends in a longitudinal direction at the back of the upper surface and is configured to receive one end of the wiper arm, a locking device that has a flexible tab bearing a locking lug configured to be inserted into a corresponding opening in the wiper arm in order to lock the longitudinal movement of said arm, wherein the flexible tab extends in a transverse direction, one end of the flexible tab being connected to the lateral wall and the other end bearing an unlocking button that is accessible from an opposite side of the adapter to the side wall, the flexible tab being able to pivot about a longitudinal pivot axis in order to disengage the locking lug from the wiper arm.
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