JPH1024805A - Fixing tool disposed at both ends of ribbon holder attached to ribbon holder embracing claw of stay composing wiper blade - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fixing tool which can be easily and reliably mounted on both ends of a ribbon holder which is so designed as to hold a rubber ribbon in a rubber ribbon holding groove provided inside by providing at the upper stage symmetrically right and left embracing grooves in which a ribbon holder embracing claw of a stay composing a wiper blade is fit, and, at the lower stage, sliding grooves for a sliding piece the outside of which is formed on both side walls of a clip. SOLUTION: At the upper stage, embracing grooves in which a ribbon holder embracing claw of a stay composing a wiper blade is fit is provided symmetrically right and left, at the lower stage, sliding grooves for a sliding piece the outside of which is formed on both side walls of a clip, a stopper 20 in which the upper side of an abutment plate is an engaging piece and its lower side is a branch bill piece and a sliding piece which is provided at the lower stage of the ribbon holder 1 and in which the sliding groove is slidably inserted are provided on facing side walls at both end of the ribbon holder 1 which is so designed as to hold a rubber ribbon in a rubber ribbon holding groove, and in a top plate is inserted and fit a clip provided with a downward claw provided with a projection piece which elastically presses and engages with an engaging piece of said stopper 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wiper blade.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are various types of ribbon holders for attaching a rubber ribbon to a wiper blade. For example, as for a rubber ribbon, a type in which a lip portion is formed on a guard via a neck, a ribbon holder holding groove on both sides below an upper head plate, and a ribbon holding member arranged on a stay constituting a wiper blade in a middle stage. There is a type in which a lip portion is formed on the guard through a neck using the lower portion of the groove as a guard.

A ribbon holder attached to a rubber ribbon of the former type is provided with an elongated groove having substantially the same length as the ribbon holder at the center of an elongated plate slightly longer than the ribbon holder. The ribbon holder attached to the ribbon is an elongated plate of approximately the same length as the rubber ribbon,
It is to be fitted into the holding grooves on both sides of the ribbon holder. The present invention relates to a fixing device arranged at both ends of a ribbon holder used for a rubber ribbon of the former type.

A ribbon holder of the type used to carry out the present invention is a type of rubber ribbon which is generated by wind pressure due to a head wind received during traveling of a vehicle and a resistance generated between a glass surface and a moving rubber ribbon when a wiper blade is driven. A special type with a function that can prevent the ribbon holder from falling off from the ribbon holder or the ribbon holder holding the stay that constitutes the wiper blade.The rubber ribbon is inserted into this type of ribbon holder. After inserting the ribbon holder with the rubber ribbon inserted into the rubber ribbon holding claws arranged on the stay that constitutes the wiper blade, insert it into this ribbon holder so that the rubber ribbon is not pulled out of this ribbon holder. Various fixtures have been developed and put to practical use in order to achieve this. It is complicated, and also was not easy the mounting person.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned disadvantages by providing a simple structure and a simple mounting method. When a rubber ribbon inserted into a ribbon holder is mounted on a wiper blade, the wiper blade is used. An object of the present invention is to provide a fixing device that can reliably maintain an inserted state so as not to fall off from a ribbon holder inserted into a ribbon holder holding claw of a stay constituting a blade.

[0006]

According to the present invention, the upper section is provided with a cross section L along the both sides of the head plate slightly inside the back surface of the head plate.
The two leg plates bent in the shape of a letter are positioned so that the bent horizontal plates of each leg plate are positioned symmetrically to the outside in parallel with both sides of the head plate toward the outside, and a wiper blade is formed between the head plate and the horizontal plate. The stay ribbon holder has a retaining groove to hold the claws, and the lower part is a horizontal plate on the back side of the horizontal plate with each leg plate bent above and a left and right object through a vertical plate with an E-shaped cross section. The upper and lower sides of each vertical plate are arranged in parallel with each other, and the outside of each vertical plate is a sliding groove of a sliding piece formed on both side walls of the clip, and the inside of each vertical plate is a rubber ribbon guard and neck. A ribbon groove for inserting and clamping the rubber ribbon by inserting the rubber ribbon into the ribbon groove. In a wiper blade having fittings attached to both ends of the ribbon holder by being fitted into holding grooves into which dowel-holding claws are fitted, a ribbon holder-holding claw holding groove formed on an upper stage of the ribbon holder with the fixing tool. The end plate has a contact plate, the head plate surface has a front fall locking piece formed on the upper side of the plate, and the ribbon holder holding claw holding groove has a front plate formed on the lower side of the plate. The opposite side wall is provided with a stopper, which is positioned by gripping two leg plates forming a holding groove for the falling bifurcated piece, and a sliding piece for slidingly inserting a sliding groove formed in a lower stage of the ribbon holder. The plate is formed by punching a downward claw provided with a protruding piece which engages by elastically pressing the tip of the front falling locking piece of the stopper, and holding the stopper together with the end of the ribbon holder. A wiper blade consisting of Configured as a fixture which is disposed at both ends of the ribbon holder arranged rubber ribbon attached to the ribbon holder had claws of the stay to be.

[0007]

Since the present invention has the above structure, it can be very easily mounted on the ribbon holder with the rubber ribbon inserted therein, and after the rubber ribbon is mounted, it can be easily dropped from the ribbon holder. Absent.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIG. 1, a ribbon holder 1 according to the present invention comprises two leg plates 3 having an upper portion bent slightly inward of the back surface of the head plate 2 along both sides of the head plate 2 so as to have an L-shaped cross section. The bent horizontal plate 4 of each leg plate 3 is positioned symmetrically to the outside of both sides of the head plate 2, and the lower stage is the back surface of the horizontal plate 4 obtained by bending each leg plate 3 constituting the upper stage A bottom plate 7 is vertically arranged in parallel with the horizontal plate 4 via a vertical plate 6 so as to have a right and left symmetrical cross section. Then, the head plate 2 constituting the above-mentioned upper stage, and the leg plates 3 arranged on the back surface symmetrically to the left and right.
Between the horizontal plate 4 and the horizontal plate 4 is formed as a holding groove 5 for fitting a nail holding a ribbon holder disposed on a stay constituting a wiper blade, and a leg plate disposed symmetrically on the back surface of the head plate 2 constituting the lower stage. The inside of the vertical plate 6 of the bottom plate 7 is inserted through a vertical plate 6 arranged vertically in parallel with the horizontal plate 4 so as to have an E-shaped cross section on the back surface of the horizontal plate 4 obtained by bending 3 and a guard holding groove of a rubber ribbon. 8, between the horizontal plate 4 and the bottom plate 7 where the leg plate 3 outside the vertical plate 6 is bent is formed as a sliding groove 9 of a sliding piece formed on both side walls of the clip.

A rubber ribbon 14 (FIG. 2) having a lip 13 disposed on a guard 11 via a neck 12 is attached to the ribbon holder 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the neck 1 of the rubber ribbon 14 is attached to the gap between the bottom plate 7 and the bottom plate 7 that constitute the lower stage of the ribbon holder 1 as shown in FIG.
The rubber ribbon 14 is attached to the ribbon holder 1 by inserting the guard 11 of the rubber ribbon 14 into the inside of the vertical plate 6 interposed between the horizontal plate 4 and the bottom plate 7 obtained by bending the leg plate 3.

Next, after the above operation is completed, a stopper 20 is inserted into one end of the holding groove 8 formed in the upper stage of the ribbon holder 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the stopper 20 is formed by forming a forward fall locking piece 22 on an upper side of a contact plate 21 and a forward fall bifurcation piece 23 on a lower side of the contact plate 21.

FIG. 4 shows how the stopper 20 is inserted and inserted.
As shown in FIG. 5, the stopper shown in FIG.
The stopper plate 20 of the stopper 20 is brought into contact with the end surface of the ribbon holder 1 which is inserted and attached thereto, and the front fall locking piece 22 formed on the upper side of the stopper 20 is brought into contact with the surface of the head plate 2, and the lower side of the stopper 20 The two leg plates 3 forming the holding groove 5 in which the claws of the ribbon holder are to be fitted are added to the upper stage of the ribbon holder 1 by using the fork pieces 23 formed in the above.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6, a stopper 30 in which the clip 30 is arranged at the end of the ribbon holder 1 is fitted and inserted. As shown in FIG. 7, the clip 30 includes a horizontal plate 4 formed by bending a leg plate 3 formed at a lower stage of the ribbon holder 1 and a bottom plate 7, and sliding grooves formed on both outer sides of the vertical plate 6 via the vertical plate 6. 9 is provided with a sliding piece 31 to be slidably fitted on the opposing side wall 32, and a downward claw 34 provided with a protruding piece which is engaged with the front-falling locking piece 22 of the stopper 20 is punched on the top plate 33. It is formed.

As a result of the insertion, the sliding pieces 31 of the opposite side walls 32 of the clip 30 slide in the sliding grooves 9 of the ribbon holder 1, and the side walls 32 of the clip 30 hold the ribbon holder 1. The two leg plates 3 constituting the holding groove 8 are firmly held by the fork 23 of the stopper 20. In addition, the downward claw 34 of the top plate 33 slides the protruding piece on the surface of the front falling locking piece 22 of the stopper 20,
The stopper 20 engages with the tip of the front-fall locking piece 22. With this operation, the clip 30 is fixed to the end of the ribbon holder 1 as shown in FIG.

After the above operation, the holding groove 5 for inserting the ribbon holder holding claw 42 disposed on the stay 41 constituting the wiper blade 40 of the ribbon holder 1 is disposed on the stay 41 constituting the wiper blade 40. (See FIG. 9).

Then, the same operation as that described above is performed on the other end of the ribbon holder 1 on which this operation has been completed, and fixtures are attached to both ends.

[0016]

As described above, the fixture according to the present invention has a simple structure, a simple means for attaching to the ribbon holder, is firmly fixed to the rubber ribbon, and furthermore, a stay ribbon holder constituting a wiper blade. The ribbon holder inserted through the claws does not fall off the stay.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ribbon holder.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a rubber ribbon.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a ribbon holder to which a rubber ribbon is attached.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a stopper.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a procedure for disposing a stopper on a ribbon holder to which a rubber ribbon is attached.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a procedure for attaching a clip to a stopper arrangement portion of a ribbon holder to which a rubber ribbon is attached.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway sectional view showing a state in which a clip is attached to a stopper arrangement portion of a ribbon holder to which a rubber ribbon is attached.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state where a fixing tool is attached to a ribbon holder to which a rubber ribbon is attached.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state in which a ribbon holder having fixing members attached to both ends is attached to a ribbon holder holding claw of a stay constituting a wiper blade.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ribbon holder 2 Head plate 3 Leg plate 4 Horizontal plate 5 Holding groove 6 Vertical plate 7 Bottom plate 8 Holding groove 9 Sliding groove 10 Insertion gap 11 Card 12 Neck 13 Lip part 14 Rubber ribbon 20 Stopper 21 Stopper plate 22 Locking piece 23 Bifurcation piece 30 Clip 31 Sliding piece 32 Side wall 33 Top plate 34 Claw 40 Wiper blade 41 Stay 42 Ribbon holder holding claw

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A horizontal plate formed by bending two leg plates, each having an upper portion slightly bent inward on the back surface of the head plate along both sides of the head plate in an L-shaped cross section, on both sides of the head plate. Place them on the left and right target parallel to the outside,
There is no holding groove that fits the hook of the ribbon holder holding the stay of the stay that constitutes the wiper blade between the head plate and the horizontal plate,
On the back of the horizontal plate obtained by bending each leg plate above the lower stage, the bottom plate is arranged vertically vertically parallel to the horizontal plate via a vertical plate with a cross section of E shape in the left and right object, and each vertical plate arranged in the left and right object The outside of each of the clips is formed as a sliding groove of a sliding piece formed on both side walls of the clip, and the inside of each vertical plate is formed as a holding groove for inserting and holding the rubber ribbon by inserting a rubber ribbon guard and a neck. The ribbon holder with the rubber ribbon inserted and clamped in the groove is fitted with the ribbon holder holding claw of the stay constituting the wiper blade into the holding groove in which the above-mentioned ribbon holder holding claw is fitted. In the wiper blade that is attached,
The fixing tool is provided at the end of the ribbon holder holding claw holding groove formed at the upper stage of the ribbon holder, and at the head plate surface,
A two-legged leg plate that forms a groove for holding a front fall-down locking piece formed on the upper side of the plate, and a groove for holding the front fall bifurcated beak piece formed on the lower side of the plate in the ribbon holder holding claw holding groove. And a sliding piece for slidingly inserting a sliding groove formed in the lower stage of the ribbon holder is provided on the opposite side wall, and the top of the stopper is tilted forward on the top plate. A wiper blade comprising: a clip formed by punching a downward claw provided with a projection that engages by being elastically pressed; and a clip that embraces the stopper together with the end of the ribbon holder. Fixtures to be placed at both ends of the ribbon holder that has a rubber ribbon attached to the nail holder of the stay.