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Wiper arm made of composite material

US7793383B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 14, 2006
Grant dateSep 14, 2010
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Expiry dateMay 4, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60S1/344
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A windshield wiper arm including a rear end segment fixed to a shaft driving the windshield wiper arm in an alternating wiping movement about the global and vertical axis, a free front segment for supporting a wiper blade, and an intermediate segment with a longitudinal orientation which is at least partly elastically deformable and which links the rear end segment to the free front segment, wherein the intermediate segment includes a longitudinal central web which is covered with an outer sleeve, wherein at least one portion of the longitudinal central web includes a multilayer plate made of globally horizontal superimposed layers of different materials and thickness, and wherein the multilayer plate comprises at least one layer made of a composite material.

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