Wiper arm for windshield-washing systems on motor vehicles
US5890257A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/60
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A windshield-washing system with a wiper rod manufactured from flat strip steel of defined width and thickness that supports, at its free end, a bearing device with a bearing bushing for an articulation pin and oriented perpendicular to the width. For an economical production of such wiper arms with flawless functionality, the bearing device, consisting of a bearing bushing with laterally projecting fastening sleeve, is produced as a plastic part, pushed onto the free end of the wiper rod and locked in place thereon.
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