FR2642027A1 - Rear windscreen wiper device - Google Patents

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FR2642027A1
FR2642027A1 FR8901095A FR8901095A FR2642027A1 FR 2642027 A1 FR2642027 A1 FR 2642027A1 FR 8901095 A FR8901095 A FR 8901095A FR 8901095 A FR8901095 A FR 8901095A FR 2642027 A1 FR2642027 A1 FR 2642027A1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60SSERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60S1/00Cleaning of vehicles
    • B60S1/02Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices
    • B60S1/04Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers
    • B60S1/06Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers characterised by the drive
    • B60S1/08Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers characterised by the drive electrically driven
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60SSERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60S1/00Cleaning of vehicles
    • B60S1/02Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices
    • B60S1/04Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers
    • B60S1/32Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers characterised by constructional features of wiper blade arms or blades
    • B60S1/38Wiper blades
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60SSERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60S1/00Cleaning of vehicles
    • B60S1/02Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices
    • B60S1/04Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers
    • B60S1/32Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers characterised by constructional features of wiper blade arms or blades
    • B60S1/38Wiper blades
    • B60S2001/3812Means of supporting or holding the squeegee or blade rubber
    • B60S2001/3825Means of supporting or holding the squeegee or blade rubber the squeegee mounted directly to or in wiper blade arm

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Abstract

Device for wiping the external face of the rear screen (window) of a vehicle, characterised in that it is composed of a blade moulded as a single piece from semirigid plastic and of a low-torque reciprocating drive system.

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La présente invention concerne un nouveau dispositif pour l'essuyage de la lunette arrière d'un véhicule automobile. The present invention relates to a new device for wiping the rear window of a motor vehicle.

Actuellement les essuie-glaces montés pour essuyer les lunettes arrières de véhicules constituent encore un accessoire destiné aux modèles relativement coûteux et sont conçus de la même manière que les essuie-glaces avant, alors que les contraintes qu'ils subissent et les services qu'ils doivent rendre sont très différents. Currently the wipers mounted to wipe the rear glasses of vehicles are still an accessory for relatively expensive models and are designed in the same way as the front wipers, while the constraints they undergo and the services they have to make are very different.

Ainsi, contrairement aux essuie-glaces avant, un essuie glace arrière n' a pas à se conformer à une surface très galbée en restant constamment plaqué contre cette surface, même sous l'action du violent courant d'air créé à grande vitesse ; il n'a pas à exercer un effet d'essuyage, mais seulement de balayage, encore ce dernier pouvant n'être seulement qu'intermittent et même à une cadence indifférente ; il n'exige donc pas une motorisation puissante et un montage mécanique complexe. Thus, unlike the front wipers, a rear wiper does not have to conform to a very curved surface by remaining constantly pressed against this surface, even under the action of the violent current of air created at high speed; it does not have to exert a wiping effect, but only a sweeping effect, again the latter possibly being only intermittent and even at an indifferent rate; it therefore does not require a powerful motorization and a complex mechanical assembly.

C'est le but recherché par la présente invention. A cet effet, l'invention vise une nouvelle structure d' essuie-glace arrière se composant
- d'une part d'un balai monté d'une seule pièce de matière plastique semi-souple, comportant de préférence deux branches sensiblement parallèles à une même surface bombée, et,
- d'autre part, d'un système d'entrainement alternatif à faible couple, la liaison entre ledit système et ledit balai étant assuré par simple clipsage d'un axe entrainé par le système dans la base du balai.
This is the aim sought by the present invention. To this end, the invention relates to a new structure of rear wiper consisting
on the one hand, a brush mounted in a single piece of semi-flexible plastic material, preferably comprising two branches substantially parallel to the same curved surface, and,
- On the other hand, an alternative low torque drive system, the connection between said system and said brush being provided by simple clipping of an axis driven by the system in the base of the brush.

Les avantages d'un tel dispositif sont à la fois sa simplicité, sa fiabilité, son faible encombrement et son bas prix de revient qui en permettent l'adaptation sur des véhicules bon marché. The advantages of such a device are at the same time its simplicity, its reliability, its small size and its low cost price which allow its adaptation on inexpensive vehicles.

On va décrire plus en détail l'invention en se référant au dessin annexé sur lequel
- la figure 1 est une vue latérale d'un balai d'essuie-glace arrière selon l'invention,
- la figure 2 est une vue de face du même balai, et,
- la figure 3 est un exemple de mode d'entrainement d'un tel balai,
Sur ce dessin, on a représenté un balai de balayage de la vitre arrière d'un véhicule sous forme d'une pièce unique 1, injectée en matière plastique semi-rigide d'un profil légèrement galbé correspondant- à la concavité légère et constante de la lunette arrière, schématisée en 2.
The invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawing in which
FIG. 1 is a side view of a rear wiper blade according to the invention,
FIG. 2 is a front view of the same brush, and,
FIG. 3 is an example of a drive mode for such a brush,
In this drawing, there is shown a sweeping broom of the rear window of a vehicle in the form of a single part 1, injected in semi-rigid plastic material with a slightly curved profile corresponding to the light and constant concavity of the rear window, shown diagrammatically in 2.

Il convient de noter ici que le profil initial du balai à l'état libre présente un galbe différent de celui de la vitre, de manière que, en service, la pression de contact exercée à chaque pointe du balai sur la vitre soit sensiblement constante. Ce galbe est prédéterminé par les calculs classiques de résistance des matériaux, réalisés par exemple par la méthode dite des éléments finis", et il est différent selon chaque cas particulier (hauteur et largeur de la lunette, angle du balai par rapport à son axe, et facteurs analogues). It should be noted here that the initial profile of the brush in the free state has a curve different from that of the glass, so that, in service, the contact pressure exerted at each tip of the brush on the glass is substantially constant. This curve is predetermined by conventional calculations of resistance of materials, carried out for example by the so-called finite element method ", and it is different according to each particular case (height and width of the telescope, angle of the brush relative to its axis, and similar factors).

Cette pièce comme on l'a illustré à la figure 2, comporte deux branches 3 et 4 réunies pour former un triangle qui, dans son ensemble, est sensiblement parallèle à la surface convexe ou bombée de la lunette 2 ; cette construction à deux branches vise essentiellement la stabilité du balai : les efforts supportés par le balai au droit de sa liaison avec l'axe sont ainsi réduits ; à la base de ce triangle, la pièce 1 comporte un fût 5, dans lequel est logée, par exemple par clipsage, l'extrémité 6 d'une tige d'entrainement, actionné par une motorisation dont un exemple est illustré par la figure 3. This part, as illustrated in FIG. 2, comprises two branches 3 and 4 joined together to form a triangle which, as a whole, is substantially parallel to the convex or curved surface of the telescope 2; this construction with two branches essentially aims at the stability of the brush: the forces supported by the brush at the right of its connection with the axis are thus reduced; at the base of this triangle, the part 1 comprises a barrel 5, in which is housed, for example by clipping, the end 6 of a drive rod, actuated by a motorization, an example of which is illustrated in FIG. 3 .

La forme de la tige d'entrainement 6 est très sensiblement différente de celle habituellement connue pour l'entrainement d'un bras dJessuie-glace avant. En effet, elle doit permettre à la fois la fixation et l'entrainement du balai unitaire 1, sans concentration de contraintes à son point de liaison, que ces contraintes résultent du couple d'entrainement ou de la pression de serrage du système de fixation comme c'est habituellement le cas. The shape of the drive rod 6 is very significantly different from that usually known for driving a front windscreen wiper arm. Indeed, it must allow both the fixing and the drive of the unitary brush 1, without concentration of stresses at its connection point, that these stresses result from the drive torque or from the clamping pressure of the fastening system as this is usually the case.

Du fait du faible effort nécessaire pour assurer l'action de glissement du balai 3-4 sur la vitre 2, la motorisation peut consister comme représenté, en un simple électroaimant 7 amorti par un bain visqueux 8, dans lequel va et vient un disque 9 solidaire de l'extrémité 10 opposée au doigt 6, et soumis par ailleurs à un ressort de rappel 11. Due to the low effort required to ensure the sliding action of the brush 3-4 on the window 2, the motorization can consist, as shown, in a simple electromagnet 7 damped by a viscous bath 8, in which a disc 9 comes and goes. secured to the end 10 opposite the finger 6, and also subjected to a return spring 11.

Un tel mode de motorisation est, par rapport aux systèmes connus, considérablement allégé, et n'exige qu'une énergie électrique minime, ce qui conduit à un faible dégagement de chaleur, ce qui permet l'utilisation de matériaux meilleur marché même s' ils sont peu résistants. Compared to known systems, such a motorization mode is considerably lighter, and requires only minimal electrical energy, which leads to low heat generation, which allows the use of cheaper materials even if they are not very resistant.

Les avantages d'un tel système ressortent donc clairement de cette description : compte tenu de la réduction des efforts de motricité, le balai 2-3, injecté en matière plastique est d'un poids très réduit, de sorte que le gain en encombrement, en simplification et en prix de revient font que ce nouvel accessoire, aisément intégré dans les garnitures usuelles d'un hayon de véhicule, pourra être, à peu de frais, proposé pour des véhicules même très bon marché. The advantages of such a system therefore emerge clearly from this description: taking into account the reduction in traction efforts, the brush 2-3, injected in plastic material is of a very reduced weight, so that the gain in bulk, in simplification and in cost price, this new accessory, easily integrated into the usual trim of a vehicle tailgate, can be, at low cost, offered for vehicles even very inexpensive.

Enfin, il convient de noter que le domaine d'application de l'invention n'est pas limité à l'essuyage des vitres arrière de véhicule. En fait, elle s'étend à tous les cas où l'on ne recherche qu'un nettoyage simple, sans chercher nécessairement un parfait effacement ; ainsi elle s'applique aussi à l'essuyage des blocs optiques des phares d'un véhicule, le galbe du balai étant adapté à celui desdits blocs. Finally, it should be noted that the field of application of the invention is not limited to wiping the rear windows of the vehicle. In fact, it extends to all cases where one seeks only a simple cleaning, without necessarily seeking a perfect erasure; thus it also applies to the wiping of the optical units of the headlights of a vehicle, the curve of the brush being adapted to that of said units.

Dans tous les cas, un avantage essentiel de l'invention est la simplification de l'entrainement, par motorisation consistant en un système à électro-aimant, comme représenté, ou en un dispositif à vanne à air.  In all cases, an essential advantage of the invention is the simplification of the drive, by motorization consisting of an electromagnet system, as shown, or of an air valve device.

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REVENDICATIONS 1. Dispositif de balayage de la face extérieure de la lunette arrière d'un véhicule, caractérisé en ce qu'il se compose d'un balai 1 moulé en une seule pièce de matière plastique semi-rigide et d'un système d'entrainement alternatif à faible couple.1. A device for scanning the external face of the rear window of a vehicle, characterized in that it consists of a brush 1 molded in a single piece of semi-rigid plastic material and of a drive system low torque alternative. 2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le balai 1 est formé de deux branches (3-4) sensiblement parallèles à la surface convexe de la lunette à balayer et réunies à un fut 5 dans lequel est logée, notamment par clipsage, la tige d'entrainement (6).2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the brush 1 is formed of two branches (3-4) substantially parallel to the convex surface of the scope to be scanned and joined to a barrel 5 in which is housed, in particular by clipping , the drive rod (6). 3. Dispositif selon les revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé en ce que le système d'entrainement est du type à électro-aimant. à amortissement par bain visqueux. 3. Device according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the drive system is of the electromagnet type. with viscous bath damping.
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EP1493641A2 (en) * 2003-07-02 2005-01-05 C.R.F. Società Consortile per Azioni Vehicle with glass wiper device comprising shape memory actuator means
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