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US 6,786,671 B1Granted
Device for fixing the hub of an arm of a windscreen wiper
AssigneeSociete de Recherches, d'Etudes et de Valorisation
InventorJean-Pierre Eckendorff
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AssigneeSociete de Recherches, d'Etudes et de Valorisation
InventorJean-Pierre Eckendorff
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A device for fixing the hub of an arm of a wind-screen wiper (2) on a pivoting axis (1) with locking elements (6, 7) for the arm on the pivoting axis (1), a cavity (32) which is created in the hub (2) and is provided with adjusting and angular positioning elements for the arm in relation to the axis (1), whereby the hub (2) rests on the base of a stop (3) which nestles on a radius of operation (4) of the said axis (1); the locking elements (6, 7) are adapted in such a way that they can be engaged in a locking or unlocking position, the adjusting elements includes a connecting ring (10) which is rotationally fixed to the axis (1) and accommodated in the cavity (32) of the hub (2) with a certain amount of play allowing for limited relative angular displacement between the connecting ring (10) and the hub (2) when the locking elements (6, 7) are in an unlocked position, whereby all relative displacement is prohibited between the connecting ring (10) and the hub (2) when the locking elements (6, 7) are in a locked position.
A device for fixing a windshield wiper arm hub (2) to a spindle (1), the device comprising locking means (6, 7) for locking the arm to the spindle (1), a cavity (32) formed in the hub (2) containing means for adjusting the angular position of the arm relative to the spindle (1), said hub (2) bearing on an abutment base (3) nested over a bearing surface (4) of the spindle (1),
A device for attaching a windshield wiper arm hub to a spindle, the hub having a cavity and bearing on an abutment base that is nested over a bearing surface of the spindle, the device comprising:
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