Connector linking a wiper arm to a wiper blade
US7316047B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60S2001/409
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention concerns a connector (36) for linking one end of a wiper arm (32a, 32b, 32c) to a first transverse hinge pin (54) belonging to a structural element (38) of a wiper blade (30), the connector (36), comprising: a first housing (70) wherein the first transverse hinge pin (54) can be inserted; a second housing (84) for receiving a second transverse hinge pin (62), belonging to a second category of arm (32b), said second housing (84) being partly delimited by a first elastically deformable lower tab (86) which extends globally longitudinally, whereof one first longitudinal end (86a) is fixed to the connector and is adapted to be retractable to enable the second pin (62) to be inserted, and to transversely lock the second pin (62) in mounted position in the second housing (84).
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