Wiper blade for wiping a surface of a windshield
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorEduardo C. Villena
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a windshield and a wiper assembly. The windshield presents a surface. The wiper assembly includes an arm and a wiper blade. The arm is movably attached to the vehicle. The wiper blade is operatively attached to the arm. The wiper blade includes a wiping member. The wiping member defines a longitudinal axis and extends between a first end and a second end. The wiping member has a plurality of radially extending protrusions that circumferentially surround the longitudinal axis such that the wiping member has a generally polygonal shaped cross-section. At least one of the protrusions is configured to maintain wiping contact relationship with the surface of the windshield as the arm moves the wiper blade to wipe the surface of the windshield.
Claims20
A wiper blade for wiping a surface of a windshield of a vehicle, the wiper blade comprising:
- a wiping member defining a longitudinal axis and extending between a first end and a second end;
- wherein the wiping member includes a plurality of radially extending protrusions circumferentially surrounding the longitudinal axis such that the wiping member has a polygonal shaped cross-section;
- and
- wherein at least one of the protrusions is configured to maintain wiping contact relationship with the surface of the windshield as the wiper blade wipes the surface of the windshield.
A wiper assembly for wiping a surface of a windshield of a vehicle, the wiper assembly comprising:
- an arm configured to be movably attached to the vehicle;
- a wiper blade operatively attached to the arm, wherein the wiper blade includes:
- a wiping member defining a longitudinal axis and extending between a first end and a second end;
- wherein the wiping member has a plurality of radially extending protrusions circumferentially surrounding the longitudinal axis such that the wiping member has a polygonal shaped cross-section;
- and
- wherein at least one of the protrusions is configured to maintain wiping contact relationship with the surface of the windshield as the arm moves the wiper blade to wipe the surface of the windshield.
A vehicle comprising:
- a windshield presenting a surface;
- and
- a wiper assembly, wherein the wiper assembly includes:
- an arm movably attached to the vehicle;
- and
- a wiper blade operatively attached to the arm, wherein the wiper blade includes:
- a wiping member defining a longitudinal axis and extending between a first end and a second end;
- wherein the wiping member has a plurality of radially extending protrusions circumferentially surrounding the longitudinal axis such that the wiping member has a generally polygonal shaped cross-section;
- and
- wherein at least one of the protrusions is configured to maintain wiping contact relationship with the surface of the windshield as the arm moves the wiper blade to wipe the surface of the windshield.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.