Windscreen wiper device
US11077831B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60S2001/4054
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A windscreen wiper device comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element (4), as well as an elongated wiper blade o(2) f a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade is of the flat blade type and includes at least one longitudinal groove (3), in which groove a longitudinal strip (4) of the carrier element is disposed, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device (5) for an oscillating arm (6), wherein the oscillating arm is pivotally connected to the connecting device about a pivot axis near a free end thereof, with the interposition of a joint part (7), wherein the oscillating arm has an at least substantially U-shaped cross-section at the location of its connection to the joint part, and wherein the joint part is positioned at least substantially within the U-shaped cross-section of the oscillating arm, with the special feature that the oscillating arm and the joint part are interconnected by introduction of the joint part between legs of the U-shaped cross-section of the oscillating arm in longitudinal direction of the wiper blade, wherein an end side of the joint part facing towards the free end of the os…
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