KR100544627B1 - The manufacturing method for a wipe blade for the vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a vehicle wiper blade, comprising: inserting and combining a vivera 20 having an inherent curvature into grooves 15 and 15 'formed at both sides of the cleaning rubber 14 in a longitudinal direction. Caulking the bracket 12 to the middle portion of the vivela 20, the middle caps 18 and 18 'at positions adjacent to the portions where the bracket 12 is coupled to the vivera 20, respectively. Combining step Ⅲ, the washing rubber 14 is coupled to the coupling groove 40 provided in the lower spoiler 10 is coupled to the integrated vivera 20, step IV to engage the spoiler 10, the spoiler 10 Step V is inserted into the middle caps 18 and 18 'to fix the end caps 16 and 16' to both ends of the vivera 20.

According to the present invention, a wiper blade which can be easily assembled by a simple assembly method and has excellent performance as follows at a relatively low cost can be manufactured. The wiper blade manufactured according to the present invention can be coupled or mounted to be compatible with all conventional types of wiper arms by a center clip fitted to the coupling shaft of the bracket. It is possible to prevent injuries from the front part in advance, so that the cleaning rubber of the wiper blade is stably adhered to the glass front part of the vehicle to completely remove rainwater or other foreign substances flowing down. In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to solve the phenomenon (vibration phenomenon) caused by the wiper blade is shaken by the air resistance, and unlike the conventional wash liquid supply method, wash liquid through the hole for the nozzle provided in the spoiler By supplying to the vehicle glass front part, the wash liquid blowing phenomenon can be solved at the source.

Wiper, Blade, Vivera, Rubber, Spoiler

Description

Vehicle wiper blade manufacturing method {THE MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR A WIPE BLADE FOR THE VEHICLE}

1 is a perspective view of a wiper blade according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a vivera and a washing rubber are coupled according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of a spoiler which is one component of a wiper blade according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view seen in the direction of the arrow in the line I-I of FIG.

5 is a flow chart showing a process for manufacturing a wiper blade according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1: wiper blade 10: spoiler

12: Bracket 13: Coupling shaft

14: washing rubber 15, 15 ': groove

16, 16 ': End cap 18, 18': Middle cap

20: Vivera 30: hole for the nozzle

40: coupling groove 42: coupling hole

The present invention relates to a wiper blade for a vehicle, and more particularly, to form the outer circumferential surface of the spoiler so as to be inclined in the direction in which the driving wind blows, thereby preventing the wiper blade from rising from the windshield due to air resistance generated during high speed driving of the vehicle. On the other hand, the present invention relates to a vehicle wiper blade configured to supply a wash liquid to a vehicle windshield by forming a hole for a nozzle that can replace the nozzle inside the spoiler.

In general, a wiper device for washing down rainwater flowing on the windshield of a vehicle or removing other foreign matter transmits the driving force of the wiper motor installed in the vehicle to the wiper arm via a link mechanism, and the wiper arm is at a predetermined angle. It is configured to reciprocate. In particular, the wiper blade is detachably installed at the tip of the wiper arm to remove rainwater or other foreign matter that flows to the front glass of the vehicle while reciprocating left and right while the cleaning rubber is in close contact with the front glass of the vehicle. It is.

However, when a general vehicle having the above configuration is traveling at a high speed, the wiper blade is lifted (or lifted up) from the vehicle windshield due to air resistance, and as a result, the wiper blade causes noise due to the shaking of the wiper blade. Of course, there is a problem that can not completely remove rain water or other foreign matter flowing to the front of the vehicle by reducing the adhesion of the wiper blade and the windshield of the vehicle.

In addition, since the conventional vehicle adopts a method of supplying the wash liquid through the wash liquid supply unit separately installed at the upper front outer portion of the vehicle, the wash liquid is blown out especially when the wash liquid is used during driving, so that it is smoothly applied to the front windshield of the vehicle. There was a problem that can not supply the wash liquid.

On the other hand, in general, the wiper arm has a different structure according to the vehicle model, and when the driver wants to replace the wiper blade in his own vehicle, there is a limitation that only the wiper blade is compatible with the vehicle model. I had.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, by preventing the wiper blade from rising from the glass front of the vehicle due to air resistance during high-speed driving, the cleaning rubber of the wiper blade is stable on the glass front of the vehicle Its purpose is to be able to completely remove rainwater and other foreign matter flowing in close contact with.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to solve the phenomenon (vibration phenomenon) caused by the wiper blade shaking by the air resistance by minimizing the air resistance received by the wiper blade at high speed.

On the other hand, the present invention by adopting a method for supplying the wash liquid to the front surface of the vehicle glass through the nozzle hole provided in the spoiler in the original solution of the wash liquid blowing caused by supplying the wash liquid from the separate wash liquid supply unit It is for that purpose.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a wiper blade which can be mounted to be compatible with an integrated wiper arm mounted on various vehicles.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a vivera having a unique curvature, is coupled to the groove formed in the longitudinal direction on both sides of the cleaning rubber, the bracket in the middle of the vivera combined with the cleaning rubber The middle cap is coupled to a position where the brackets are coupled to the vivela and adjacent to each other, and the washing rubber is combined to couple the integrated vivera to the coupling groove provided at the lower side of the spoiler. One side of the spoiler is inserted into the cap to be fixed, and both ends of the vivera provides a vehicle wiper blade, characterized in that the end cap is coupled to each other to secure the inserted spoiler.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the present invention preferably forms a hole for the nozzle inside the spoiler.

Further, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is configured such that one outer peripheral surface of the spoiler is inclined in the direction in which the driving wind blows when the vehicle is mounted.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable that the bracket forms a coupling shaft to which a center clip designed to be compatible with various conventional wiper arms is coupled.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the inner end of the end cap is formed in the projections, both end portions of the vivera to form a recessed portion, the fitting portion of the end cap in fitting the end cap to the vivera It is preferable to be fastened to the recessed part of the vivera.

On the other hand, according to another embodiment of the present invention, in the method of manufacturing a vehicle wiper blade, the step I, the vivera having the intrinsic curvature inserted into the grooves formed in the longitudinal direction on both sides of the cleaning rubber, the vivera Step Ⅱ of coupling the bracket to the middle portion of the step, the step of coupling the middle cap to the position adjacent to each of the bracket is coupled to the vivela Ⅲ, the coupling is provided on the lower side of the spoiler in the integrated rubber vivera And inserting and engaging the grooves to engage with each other, inserting and fixing one side of the spoiler into the middle cap, and inserting and fitting the end caps at both ends of the vivela. All.

Preferably, the step VI fits the end cap to both end portions of the vivera so that the protrusions formed on the inner side of the end cap can be interlocked with the groove portions provided at both end portions of the vivela.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the wiper blade according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the vivera and the cleaning rubber is coupled according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is an embodiment of the present invention Fig. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of a spoiler which is one component of a wiper blade according to Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view seen in the direction of an arrow from line I-I of Fig. 1.

The present invention is coupled to the grooves (15, 15 ') formed on both sides of the washing rubber 14, the vivera (20) having an inherent curvature, the washing rubber (14) is combined to integrate the vivera ( 20 is inserted into and coupled to the coupling groove 40 provided below the spoiler 10, and the spoiler 10 is fixed by fixing means such as middle caps 18 and 18 'or end caps 16 and 16'. It is characterized by being fixed to the vivera 20.

1 to 4, the vivera 20 is designed to have an inherent curvature that can be stably adhered to the front glass of the vehicle. As a result, the concentrated load by the tension transmitted from the wiper arm is reinforced by the end caps 16 and 16 'provided at both end portions to uniformly distribute the vehicle front glass portion. Accordingly, the wiper blade 1 uniformly distributes the force transmitted from the wiper arm through the bracket 12 to the vehicle front surface by the Vivera 20 designed to have an inherent curvature suitable for the front glass portion of the vehicle. In addition to increasing the adhesion of the wiper blade 1, the wiper blade 1 also prevents injuries even at high speeds. In particular, the end caps (16, 16 ') is also a good wiping so that the load concentrated on the central portion of the blade by the tension of the wiper arm can be uniformly distributed throughout the blade through the Vivera 20 ) To function.

As shown in Fig. 2, grooves 15 and 15 'are formed in both sides of the cleaning rubber 14 in the longitudinal direction. The vivera 20 is configured to be coupled to the grooves 15 and 15 'formed in the cleaning rubber 14. In assembling the wiper blade 1 according to the present invention, the grooves 15 and 15 'of the cleaning rubber 14 and the vivera 20 are coupled to each other. After bonding, the rubber 14 for washing and the vivera 20 are firmly fixed by a thermal bonding method.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the bracket 12 is caulking coupled to the middle portion of the vivera 20. The bracket 12 has a coupling shaft 13 formed therein, which can be fitted with various types of center clips (not shown) which can be interchangeably coupled with all types of wiper arms. Can be. Therefore, the wiper blade 1 according to the present invention can be easily mounted on all kinds of vehicles through the center clip fitted to the coupling shaft 13.

A coupling groove 40 is provided below the spoiler 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The washing rubber 14 is firmly fixed and inserted into the coupling groove 40 provided at the lower side of the spoiler 10. In this case, the spoiler 10 is inserted into the middle caps 18 and 18 'where the bracket 12 is coupled to a position adjacent to the portion where the bracket 12 is coupled to the vivela 20 so that one end of the spoiler 10 is the middle cap. It is fixed by (18, 18 '). In addition, by fitting the end caps (16, 16 ') to both end portions of the vivera 20, the other end of the spoiler 10 is fixed by the end caps (16, 16'). Although not shown, protrusions are formed on the inner surfaces of the end caps 16 and 16 ', and the inner protrusions of the end caps are attached to the vivelas 20 by fitting the end caps 16 and 16' to the vivelas 20. By interlocking with the grooves provided at both ends of the 20, the end caps 16, 16 'can be fitted to the vertebra 20 by a simple operation.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 4, a nozzle hole 30 is formed in the spoiler 10. In this way, the nozzle hole 30 is integrated into the spoiler 10 so that the wash liquid filled in the vehicle is discharged to the front glass part of the vehicle through the nozzle hole 30. Therefore, the conventional wash liquid blowing phenomenon can be prevented in advance, and the wash liquid can be smoothly supplied to the front glass of the vehicle without a separate nozzle device.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 4, one side outer circumferential surface of the spoiler 10 is configured to be inclined in the direction in which the driving wind blowing when the vehicle is mounted. When the wiper blade 1 having the spoiler 10 having the above configuration is mounted on the vehicle and then driven, the driving wind blown from the front of the vehicle is formed on one side of the wiper blade 1. The inclined surface of the vehicle flows to the rear portion of the vehicle. At this time, the driving wind flowing along the inclined surface of the spoiler 10 serves to press the wiper blade 1 toward the front surface of the vehicle glass. As a result, the wiper blade is kept in close contact with the front windshield of the vehicle, thereby preventing the wiper blade 1 from swinging or floating during high-speed driving, and at the same time, rainwater or other water flowing down the front windshield of the vehicle. The foreign matter can be effectively removed.

Hereinafter, a method of manufacturing a wiper blade according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5, which shows a process of manufacturing the wiper blade according to the present invention.

First, the Vivera 20 having an inherent curvature is inserted into and coupled to the grooves 15 and 15 'formed in the longitudinal direction on both sides of the washing rubber 14 (S10). As such, after coupling the washing rubber 14 to the vivela 20, the washing rubber 14 may be firmly fixed to the vivela 20 by a thermal bonding method or the like.

Then, the caulking the bracket 12 to the middle portion of the vivera 20 (S20). The coupling shaft 13 is formed on the bracket 12 to be coupled at this time, so that the center clip excellent in compatibility with the conventional wiper arm can be fitted.

Next, the middle caps 18 and 18 'are coupled to the brackets 12 at positions adjacent to the portions to which the brackets 12 are coupled to the vivela 20 (S30). The middle caps 18 and 18 'support and fix one end of the spoiler 10.

Then, the cleaning rubber 14 is coupled to the coupling groove 40 provided in the lower side of the spoiler 10 to the integrated vivera 20 is coupled to engage (S40). As such, the washing rubber 14 and the spoiler 10 are integrally coupled to each other through the VETILA 20.

Next, one end of the spoiler 10 is inserted into and fixed to the middle caps 18 and 18 '(S50). One side of the spoiler 10 is inserted along the vivera 20 is inserted into the middle cap (18, 18 ') is fixed.

Then, the end caps 16 and 16 'are fitted to both ends of the vivela 20 (S60). The end caps 16 and 16 'are mounted on both sides of the vive 20 so that the protrusions formed on the inner surfaces of the end caps 16 and 16' can be mutually fastened with the recesses provided at both ends of the vive 20. Fit to the distal end.

Although the present invention has been illustrated and described with reference to specific preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention is not limited to the technical spirit of the present invention. Various changes and modifications will be possible to those skilled in the art. Thus, for example, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that the configuration of the wiper blade shown in the drawings may be modified or modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and the invention is limited only by the claims that follow.

According to the wiper blade manufacturing method according to the present invention, it is possible to easily assemble by a simple assembly method and to produce a wiper blade having the following excellent performance at a relatively low cost.

Firstly, the force transmitted from the wiper arm is uniformly distributed throughout the wiper blade by the action of the Vivera and the end caps mounted on both ends of the Vivela, so that the wiper blades are subjected to air resistance, etc. at high speeds. As a result, injuries from the front glass portion of the vehicle can be prevented in advance. As a result, the cleaning rubber of the wiper blades is stably adhered to the glass front of the vehicle to completely remove rainwater or other foreign matter that flows down.

Second, by minimizing the air resistance by forming one outer peripheral surface of the spoiler to be inclined in the direction in which the driving wind blows, the phenomenon that the wiper blades are shaken by the air resistance (induced noise) has been remarkably solved.

Third, unlike the conventional wash liquid supply method, the wash liquid blowing phenomenon is fundamentally solved by supplying the wash liquid to the front surface of the vehicle glass through a nozzle hole provided in the spoiler.

Fourth, the center clip fitted to the coupling shaft of the bracket can be combined or mounted to be compatible with all conventional types of wiper arms.

Claims (2)

Inserting and combining the vivera 20 having an inherent curvature into the grooves 15 and 15 'formed in the longitudinal direction on both sides of the washing rubber 14; Caulking the bracket 12 to an intermediate portion of the vivera 20; Engaging the middle caps (18, 18 ') at positions adjacent to each of the portions where the brackets (12) are coupled to the vivela (20); Inserting and coupling the washing rubber 14 so as to engage the coupling groove 40 provided on the lower side of the spoiler 10 to the integrated vivera 20. Inserting and fixing one side of the spoiler (10) to the middle cap (18, 18 '); And Fitting VI end caps 16, 16 'at both ends of the vivera 20; Vehicle wiper blade manufacturing method characterized in that configured to include. The end caps (16, 16) of claim 1, wherein the step (VI) is such that the protrusions formed on the inner surfaces of the end caps (16, 16 ') can be interlocked with the recesses provided at both ends of the vivera (20). Method of manufacturing a vehicle wiper blade, characterized in that the ') is fitted to both ends of the vivera (20).

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