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US 9,669,802 B2Granted
Wiper assembly, a windshield wiper apparatus and a method of reusing the wiper assembly
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorCharles H. Heard
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Abstract
A wiper assembly includes a housing and a blade coupled to the housing. A windshield wiper apparatus includes a glass panel and the wiper assembly selectively movable relative to the glass panel. A method of reusing the wiper assembly includes the housing and the blade. The blade includes a first edge portion disposed along a first side of the blade and a second edge portion disposed along a second side of the blade. The first edge portion and the second edge portion are reversible relative to the housing such that one of the first and second edge portions is disposed in a use position and the other one of the first and second edge portions is disposed in a storage position.
Claims12
A wiper assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a blade coupled to the housing and including a first edge portion disposed along a first side of the blade and a second edge portion disposed along a second side of the blade;
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- wherein the first edge portion and the second edge portion are reversible relative to the housing such that one of the first and second edge portions is disposed in a use position and the other one of the first and second edge portions is disposed in a storage position;
- wherein the housing includes a first coupling feature and a second coupling feature spaced from the first coupling feature;
- wherein the blade includes a first coupling feature configured to cooperate with the first coupling feature of the housing when the first edge portion is in the use position and a second coupling feature configured to cooperate with the second coupling feature of the housing when the first edge portion is in the use position;
- wherein the blade includes a third coupling feature configured to cooperate with the second coupling feature of the housing when the second edge portion is in the use position and a fourth coupling feature configured to cooperate with the first coupling feature of the housing when the second edge portion is in the use position;
- wherein the first and third coupling features of the blade are separated by a first projection and the second and fourth coupling features of the blade are separated by a second projection;
- wherein the housing defines a cavity that receives one of the first and second edge portions when in the storage position;
- wherein the housing includes a holder that couples the blade to the housing;
- wherein the holder includes the first coupling feature and the second coupling feature;
- wherein the first coupling feature of the holder includes a first finger and the second coupling feature of the holder includes a second finger;
- wherein the first coupling feature of the blade includes a first groove and the second coupling feature of the blade includes a second groove;
- wherein the first finger of the holder is disposed in the first groove when the first edge portion is in the use position and the second finger of the holder is disposed in the second groove when the first edge portion is in the use position.
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A windshield wiper apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a glass panel;
- a wiper assembly selectively movable relative to the glass panel, the assembly including;
- a housing;
- a blade coupled to the housing and including a first edge portion disposed along a first side of the blade and a second edge portion disposed along a second side of the blade;
- and
- wherein the first edge portion and the second edge portion are reversible relative to the housing such that one of the first and second edge portions is disposed in a use position to engage the glass panel and the other one of the first and second edge portions is disposed in a storage position spaced from the glass panel;
- wherein the blade includes a first coupling feature, a second coupling feature, a third coupling feature and a fourth coupling feature;
- and
- wherein the first and third coupling features of the blade are separated by a first projection and the second and fourth coupling features of the blade are separated by a second projection;
- wherein the housing includes a body and a holder that is supported by the body, and the holder defines a cavity that receives one of the first and second edge portions when in the storage position;
- wherein the holder includes a first finger and a second finger;
- wherein the first coupling feature of the blade includes a first groove, the second coupling feature of the blade includes a second groove, the third coupling feature of the blade includes a third groove and the fourth coupling feature of the blade includes a fourth groove that are spaced from each other;
- wherein the first finger of the holder is disposed in the first groove when the first edge portion is in the use position and the second finger of the holder is disposed in the second groove when the first edge portion is in the use position;
- wherein the first finger of the holder is disposed in the fourth groove when the second edge portion is in the use position and the second finger of the holder is disposed in the third groove when the second edge portion is in the use position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.