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US 5,634,726 AGranted
Method of fixating a shaft in its bearing casing in wiper installations, as well as wiper installation, in particular for cleaning the windscreen of an automotive vehicle
AssigneeITT Automotive Europe GmbH
InventorsReinhard Edele, Oldrich Krizek
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Abstract
A system for fixating a shaft in its bearing casing as well as in a wiper installation the shaft is fixated in its bearing in that the annular gap between the shaft and the bearing is filled by the injection of a plastic material rendering optimum sealing and load bearing qualities.
Claims2
A wiper comprising:
- a drive mechanism with a linkage coupled to the drive mechanism, at least one of the drive mechanism and the linkage being provided with at least one rotating or swinging shaft supported in a casing, and with an annular gap provided between the shaft and said casing, wherein said annular gap between the shaft and its casing is at least sectionally filled by the injection of a plastic material or metal further wherein in cured or permanently hardened condition, the injected plastic material or metal, forms a bearing and a seal for the shaft.
A method of fixating a shaft in its bearing casing in wiper installations, said shaft of the type including an annular gap between the shaft and the bearing casing, comprising the steps of:
- inserting and aligning of the shaft in its bearing casing,
- injecting at least one of a plastic material and metal into the annular gap,
- wherein at least two different plastic materials or metals, are injected into the annular gap simultaneously or in succession.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.