Method for production of a windscreen wiper arm with a U-profile cross-section and the corresponding device
US6779244B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 8, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53065
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for producing a windshield wiper bracket (10) with a U-shaped cross section, with two through holes (12) disposed in the legs (11) of the bracket (10), through which a rivet (13) extends, wherein the method includes the following steps:production of through holes (12) in a flat bracket blank (14);insertion of a rivet slug (15) into one of the through holes (12);folding of the legs (11) to produce the U-shaped profile and to thereby position the rivet slug (15) in a position aligned with the other through hole (12);sliding of the rivet slug (15) into the position extending through both of the through holes (12), andriveting of the rivet slug (15).
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