Windshield wiper yoke

US4487053A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• ITT Industries · US

Inventors

• Kurt Bauer · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE
• Georg Hesch · Sachsenheim, DE
• Hans Huber · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE
• Helmut Markert · Nuremberg, DE
• Christian Roth · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 8, 1983
• Grant date: Dec 11, 1984
• Expiry date: Aug 8, 2003

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60S1/3806
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A windshield wiper yoke and a method for producing same is described. The wiper yoke is formed from a single strip of sheet metal which is bent to have a U-shaped cross-section. The web of the yoke includes a plurality of slots each of which extends in width to or beyond the imaginary bending lines. With slots provided in accordance with the invention, the wiper yoke exhibits relatively good aerodynamic behavior at high vehicle speeds.