Wiper blade adapter, in particular for a motor vehicle windshield wiper device
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsKoen Bex, Dirk Herinckx, Helmut Depondt
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Abstract
The invention relates to a wiper blade adapter, in particular for a motor vehicle windshield wiper device, comprising a main body (12). According to the invention, the wiper blade adapter comprises a spraying unit (10), which is arranged on the main body (12) and designed to spray a liquid onto a motor vehicle windshield (64).
Claims17
A wiper blade adapter, comprising a basic body (12), characterized by a spraying unit (10) which is arranged on the basic body (12) and is provided for spraying a liquid onto a motor vehicle windshield (64), wherein at least one latching means (16) is disposed on the basic body (12) for coupling the basic body (12) to the spraying unit (10), the at least one latching means (16) having a barb-like shape configured to be elastically deflected by the spraying unit (10) while the spraying unit (10) is being coupled to the basic body (12), wherein the basic body (12) extends along a longitudinal direction (22), wherein the spraying unit (10) includes a latching body (66) having a wedge shape, wherein the latching body (66) is configured to engage the at least one latching means (16) and press the at least one latching means (16) inwardly toward the basic body (12) by sliding the spraying unit (10) along the longitudinal direction (22), wherein the basic body (12) includes a guide rail (24) that has a varying width along a longitudinal direction (22) of the basic body (12), wherein the spraying unit (10) includes a receiving region (38) configured to slide over the guide rail (24) along the longitudinal direction (22), and wherein both the guide rail (24) and the receiving region (38) are t-shaped.
A wiper blade adapter comprising a basic body (12) and a spraying unit (10) which is arranged on the basic body (12) and is configured to spray a liquid onto a motor vehicle windshield (64), wherein the basic body (12) includes a guide rail (24) that has a varying width along a longitudinal direction (22) of the basic body (12), wherein the spraying unit (10) includes a receiving region (38) configured to slide over the guide rail (24) along the longitudinal direction (22), wherein both the guide rail (24) and the receiving region (38) are t-shaped, wherein the receiving region (38) is defined by two flanks (40, 42) and a guide surface (44), wherein the two flanks extend toward one another, and wherein the spraying unit (10) includes a latching body 66 having a wedge shape, the latching body (66) extending from the guide surface (44) and disposed between the guide surface and the two flanks (40, 42).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.