WO1992006869A1 - Adaptator for windshield wiper arms - Google Patents
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- WO1992006869A1 WO1992006869A1 PCT/CA1991/000367 CA9100367W WO9206869A1 WO 1992006869 A1 WO1992006869 A1 WO 1992006869A1 CA 9100367 W CA9100367 W CA 9100367W WO 9206869 A1 WO9206869 A1 WO 9206869A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60S—SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60S1/00—Cleaning of vehicles
- B60S1/02—Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices
- B60S1/04—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers
- B60S1/32—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers characterised by constructional features of wiper blade arms or blades
- B60S1/40—Connections between blades and arms
- B60S1/4003—Multi-purpose connections for two or more kinds of arm ends
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60S—SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60S1/00—Cleaning of vehicles
- B60S1/02—Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices
- B60S1/04—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers
- B60S1/32—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers characterised by constructional features of wiper blade arms or blades
- B60S1/40—Connections between blades and arms
- B60S1/4067—Connections between blades and arms for arms provided with a side pin
- B60S1/4077—Connections between blades and arms for arms provided with a side pin characterised by the connecting part of, or an intermediate element mounted on, the wiper blade
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60S—SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60S1/00—Cleaning of vehicles
- B60S1/02—Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices
- B60S1/04—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers
- B60S1/32—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers characterised by constructional features of wiper blade arms or blades
- B60S1/40—Connections between blades and arms
- B60S1/4083—Connections between blades and arms for arms provided with a flat end
- B60S1/4087—Connections between blades and arms for arms provided with a flat end the end being provided with protrusions or holes
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60S—SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60S1/00—Cleaning of vehicles
- B60S1/02—Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices
- B60S1/04—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers
- B60S1/32—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers characterised by constructional features of wiper blade arms or blades
- B60S1/40—Connections between blades and arms
- B60S1/4006—Connections between blades and arms for arms provided with a hook-shaped end
- B60S1/4009—Connections between blades and arms for arms provided with a hook-shaped end comprising a detachable intermediate element mounted on the hook-shaped end
- B60S2001/4025—Connections between blades and arms for arms provided with a hook-shaped end comprising a detachable intermediate element mounted on the hook-shaped end the element being able to receive pivot pins of different diameters
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60S—SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60S1/00—Cleaning of vehicles
- B60S1/02—Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices
- B60S1/04—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers
- B60S1/32—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers characterised by constructional features of wiper blade arms or blades
- B60S1/40—Connections between blades and arms
- B60S2001/409—Connections between blades and arms characterised by the arm or connecting part mounted on the arm presenting a shaped opening for bearing the pivot axis
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- This invention relates to an adaptor used to couple a variety of wiper arm styles to the primary yoke of a windshield wiper superstructure.
- U.S. Patent No. 4,057,869 shows a connector adapted to cooperate with both the bayonet style arm and the shepherd's crook style arm.
- the connector body of the structure illustrated in said patent is coupled to the primary yoke of a windshield wiper by means of side panels which straddle the yoke and are secured by a through pin.
- side panels are apertured so as to straddle outwardly extending trunnions provided on the yoke and receive the pin of a side mounted wiper arm.
- the pin in this case, is retained in the yoke by a leaf spring assembled within the structure.
- An object of this invention is to simplify this structure so as to avoid the requirement to provide a leaf spring with which to engage and secure a side pin style of wiper arm and yet be able to continue to accommodate the aforementioned other arm styles.
- An important advantage which flows from the development of this invention is an easy assembly procedure readily adapted for mass production assembly lines.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a simpler structure for the adaptor requiring no special retention means to hold the shepherd's crook style of wiper arm in its operative position.
- an adaptor for coupling a windshield wiper arm to the primary yoke of a windshield wiper superstructure, the primary yoke having a pair of spaced substantially parallel walls on a portion of its length supporting therebetween transversely extending support means adapted to slidably receive the adaptor, the adaptor having first coupling means adapted to receive and retain the free end of a wiper arm and second coupling means adapted to secure the adaptor to the primary yoke, said second coupling means comprising a pair of transversely spaced walls connected by a web extending therebetween, the spacing between the walls of the adaptor being selected to allow the adaptor to be inserted between said parallel walls of the yoke, and the walls of the adaptor each having a first downwardly extending slot whereby the adaptor is adapted to engage said support means upon downward relative movement of the adaptor into the yoke, the first slots each having first and second enlargements longitudinally spaced from each other on said slots, the first
- FIG. 1 is a perspective exploded view showing the adaptor according to the invention before assembly onto the primary yoke of a superstructure forming part of the invention and illustrating a first variant of a shepherd's crook and a bayonet style of wiper arm for connection to a primary yoke;
- Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the shepherd's crook style arm of Fig. 1 positioned for assembly on the adaptor;
- Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the adaptor of Fig. 1 in a pre-assembled position in the primary yoke with a second variant of the shepherd's crook style arm secured to the adaptor and a side pin style arm disposed for assembly into the primary yoke;
- Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the adaptor carrying the shepherd's crook style arm of Fig. 3 in the fully assembled position inside the primary yoke;
- Fig. 5 is a similar view to Fig. 4 with a bayonet style arm attached to the adaptor in its fully assembled position inside the primary yoke;
- Fig. 6 is a bottom view taken on line 6 of Fig. 2 showing a side pin style arm connected to the adaptor in its fully assembled position;
- Fig. 7 is a similar view to Fig. 6 showing an alternative embodiment of the adaptor connected to a larger diameter pin conprising a side pin style arm connection.
- FIG. 1 there is illustrated two styles of wiper arms 20, 22 known as the shepherd's crook and bayonet respectively.
- An adaptor generally indicated by numeral 24 is provided to couple one of the arms 20, 22 to the primary yoke 26 of a windshield wiper superstructure (not shown).
- the adaptor 24 will also permit the yoke 26 to be coupled to a side pin style of wiper arm (designated by numeral 28 in Fig. 3).
- the drawings are illustrative of three popular arm styles: shepherd's crook, bayonet, and side-pin.
- the shepherd's crook style arm terminates in a U-shaped portion.
- the legs 30, 31 remote from an arm socket 21 are substantially parallel and separated by a predetermined distance indicated by arrow 32 and nominally assigned the value x. It will be understood that the relative length of the operatively lower leg 31 may vary.
- the operatively lower leg 25 is longer.
- the first variant 20 also differs from the second variant 23 in that the legs 30, 31 are connected to a main portion of the arm in line with the arm socket 21 by a transverse portion 27 which meets the upper leg 30 at an obtuse angle so as to space the arm from a windshield.
- the bayonet style arm 22 comprises a plate of narrow width having an upwardly projecting nib 34 positioned adjacent the end of the arm 22.
- the side pin style arm 28 includes a pin 36 which is orthogonal to the arm and has a circumferential groove 38 between its ends.
- the primary yoke 26 shown in the drawings has a pair of spaced substantially parallel walls 40 on a portion of its length, usually between ends of the yoke which terminate in spaced flanges adapted for pivotally connecting the yoke to respective secondary yokes (not shown).
- a support means for the adaptor 24 in the form of axially aligned oppositely directed stubs 42 extend transversely between the walls 40.
- a pair of oppositely located apertures 44 downwardly and longitudinally spaced from the stubs 42 are formed in the walls 40 and are dimensioned to receive therethrough the pin 36.
- a pair of transversely extending generally horizontal webs 46 connect the walls 40 and are spaced longitudinally from each other to either side of the stubs 42 so as to accomodate the adaptor 24 therebetween.
- Downwardly extending webs 48 contiguous with the webs 46 are provided for added strength in this central area of the primary yoke 26.
- the adaptor 24 in use locates between the walls 40 of the primary yoke 26 and has first coupling means adapted to receive and retain the free end of a wiper arm and second coupling means to secure the adaptor to the primary yoke.
- the adaptor 24 is molded from synthetic plastic material and comprises a pair of transversely spaced walls 50, the spacing between the walls 50 of the adaptor being selected to allow the adaptor to be inserted between the walls 40 of the yoke.
- the walls 50 are connected by several webs extending between the walls some of which have other functions which will be described later.
- One such web 52 is positioned adjacent the operative bottom of the adaptor 24 (as drawn) .
- a first downwardly extending slot 54 is provided in each of the walls 50 to define coupling means for securing the adaptor to the primary yoke 26.
- the slots 54 are closed at the top and are open at the bottom of the adaptor 24 to allow the adaptor to engage the stubs 42 upon downward relative movement of the adaptor into the yoke 26.
- Each slot 54 also has a first enlargement 56 and a second enlargement 58 longitudinally spaced from each other on the slots, the first enlargement 56 being spaced a short distance from the bottom of the adaptor 24 and the second enlargement 56 being formed at the operatively upper end of the slot, corresponding to pre-assembled and fully assembled positions of the adaptor in the yoke.
- Coupling means for connection to the side pin style arm 28 are defined by second downwardly extending slots 60 provided in each side 50 and parallel to the first slots 54.
- the slots 60 are open at the bottom of the adaptor and terminate in a third enlargement 62 formed in the walls 50.
- the slots 60 are longitudinally spaced from the first slots 54 by a distance equalling the longitudinal separation between the stubs 42 and the apertures 44 formed in the walls 40 of the primary yoke 26.
- the third enlargements 62 are spaced from the bottom of the adaptor 24 so that the separation between the enlargements 62 and the apertures 44 in the pre-assembled position of the adaptor will correspond to the separation between the first and second enlargements 56, 58 provided on the first slots 54.
- the adaptor 24 is positioned in the pre-assembled position in which the adaptor is partially inserted in the yoke 26 by moving the adaptor downwardly as indicated by arrow 61 relative to the yoke until the stubs 42 locate in the first enlargement 56 of the slots 54 (Fig. 2).
- the bottom of the adaptor 24 clears the apertures 44 and thereby allows the side pin 36 to be inserted in the yoke as indicated by arrow 63 with the ends of the pin supported on the walls 40.
- the adaptor 24 is then brought to a fully assembled position by pushing downwardly as indicated by arrow 86 (Fig. 4) on the adaptor until the stubs 42 locate in the second enlargement 58 and the ends of the pin 36 locate in the third enlargements 62.
- Oppositely directed shoulders 64 (Fig. 6) provided on spaced parallel sides 66 extending transversely between the walls 50 of the adaptor and terminating adjacent the second slots 60 locate in the circumferential groove 38 of the pin and thereby restrain any relative transverse movement between the pin 36 and the yoke 26. It will be understood that the sides 66 must flex away from each other upon said downward movement of the adaptor 24 over the pin 36.
- an undercut 68 is formed in the wall 50 adjacent the second slot 60.
- FIG. 7 there is shown an alternative embodiment of the adaptor 69 in which the spacing and size of shoulders 70 corresponding to the shoulders 64 of the first embodiment illustrated in Figs. 1 - 5 are provided to locate in a side pin arm 72 of which the side pin 74 has a larger diameter and accordingly has a groove 76 which locates between the sides 50 of the adaptor whereas in the first embodiment shown in Fig. 6 the groove 38 locates adjacent one side 50 of the adaptor.
- the spacing and size of shoulders 70 corresponding to the shoulders 64 of the first embodiment illustrated in Figs. 1 - 5 are provided to locate in a side pin arm 72 of which the side pin 74 has a larger diameter and accordingly has a groove 76 which locates between the sides 50 of the adaptor whereas in the first embodiment shown in Fig. 6 the groove 38 locates adjacent one side 50 of the adaptor.
- the spacing and size of shoulders 70 corresponding to the shoulders 64 of the first embodiment illustrated in Figs. 1 - 5 are provided to locate in a side pin arm 72 of which the side pin
- the abutment surfaces 78, 80 curve towards each other at a forward end of the adaptor drawn to the left of the drawing (Fig. 1) and are joined to define a smoothly contoured surface which will nest in the crook of the arm 20 when the arm 20 is moved longitudinally between the walls 50 of the adaptor as indicated by arrow 82 in Fig. 3 and arrow 83 in Fig. 2.
- transverse portion 27 of the arm 20 is accomodated in the adaptor 24 by forming one of the walls 50 with a reduced height at the back of the adaptor (drawn to the right) and adjacent a tab 88 cantilevered from the upper abutment surface 78 and described in more detail below with reference to the bayonet style of arm 22.
- the wall portion of reduced height is generally indicated by reference numeral 51.
- the abutment surfaces 78, 80 are adapted to be received between the legs 30, 31 of the arm.
- a pair of shoulders 84 extending longitudinally on opposite sides on the upper abutment surface 78 adjacent the associated walls 50 of the adaptor is provided to increase the effective separation between the upper and lower abutment surfaces so that it corresponds to the distance x indicated by arrow 32, being the separation between the legs 30, 31.
- the separation between the walls 50 of the adaptor which extend upwardly a short distance above the upper abutment surface 78 is selected to correspond to the width of the legs 30 to constrain lateral relative movement between the arm 20 and the adaptor 24. It will be understood that the separation between the lower abutment surface 80 and the first enlargement 56 is sufficient to accomodate the lower leg 25, 31 and to permit installation of the arm 23, 20 on the adaptor 24 in the pre-assembled position illustrated in Fig. 3.
- the lower abutment surface 80 and the web 52 also define a passage which receives the lower leg 25, 31.
- the thickness of the stubs 42 is selected to at most equal the thickness of the walls 50 so that the separation between the stubs 42 is sufficient to accomodate the width of the lower leg 25 without any interference therebetween when the adaptor 24 is pushed downwardly into the yoke 26 as indicated by arrow 86 in Fig. 4 into the fully assembled position.
- a third component of the first coupling means adapted to couple the bayonet style arm 22 to the yoke 26 comprises a tab 88 cantilevered from the upper abutment 78 at the back end of the adaptor 24 (drawn to the right in Fig. 1).
- the tab 88 has an aperture 90 whereby the tab is adapted to snap into engagement with the nib 34 upon forward relative movement of the arm 22 toward the adaptor as indicated by arrow 92.
- the operatively lower surface of the tab 88 has a ramp 94 for guiding the nib 34 towards engagement in the aperture 90.
- a socket 96 is formed in the adaptor 24 which is defined at the upper end by the tab 88, at the sides by the walls 50, and at the bottom by a transversely extending web portion 98 orthogonal to the walls 50 and adjacent the undercut 68.
- the assembly is completed by first positioning the adaptor 24 in the pre-assembled position of Fig. 3 where it is ready to receive the arm 22 and thereafter pushing downwardly on the adaptor so that it can assume the fully assembled position as illustrated in Fig. 5.
- the adaptor 24 is provided with a pair of notches 100 extending downwardly from the web 52 and through the walls 50 of the adaptor.
- the notches 100 open at the bottom of the adaptor are separated by a longitudinally extending web 102.
- These notches 100 are adapted to engage on a conveyor carrying the adaptors in mass production assembly operations and may be provided on an optional basis for sorting operations to separate adaptors 24 dimensioned to accomodate small diameter pins from adaptors 69 dimensioned to accomodate large diameter pins.
- the pre-assembled (Fig. 2) and fully assembled (Fig. 3) positions of the adaptor are very advantageous to the original equipment manufacturer assembling arms to wiper superstructures on a mass production basis, since the adaptors can all be pre-assembled on the yokes before attachment to the wiper arms which will normally have already been installed on the motor vehicle for which the wiper is destined.
- the attachment of the wiper arm to the adaptor and yoke assembly is very simple and requires no complex manipulation of clips or springs to engage in the groove 38 in the case of a side pin style arm 28 or complex manoeuvring of the wiper arm into the yoke in the case of a shepherd's crook style arm 20. Once the arm is positioned into the adaptor and yoke assembly, only a simple downward push on the adaptor is required to bring it to the fully assembled position.
- the adaptor according to the invention does not require any separate tab portion or projection for engaging an aperture 104 (see Fig. 3) normally provided in shepherd's crook style arms in order to secure this style arm into the assembly for this purpose.
- an aperture 104 normally provided in shepherd's crook style arms in order to secure this style arm into the assembly for this purpose.
- no such aperture 104 is required and therefore the expense associated with punching the aperture and also the problems associated with centering and positioning the aperture relative to the operatively lower leg 31 are avoided.
- the length of the operatively lower leg 31 on a shepherd's crook style arm 20 may also be shorter such that it will not traverse the slot 54 of the the adaptor when it is assembled with same.
- the associated primary yoke 26 could have transversely extending support means in the form of a pin or rod replacing the stubs 42.
- the side pin style arm 28 is firmly locked in position by the adaptor 24 in the yoke 26 and will not rotate relative to the yoke because the adaptor is fixed to the yoke in two spaced locations, namely at the stubs 42 and at the pin 36.
- the invention thus provides an adaptor which is a simple expedient for connecting a windshield wiper yoke to a variety of styles of wiper arms and also sinplifies mass assembly operations.
- an adaptor which is a simple expedient for connecting a windshield wiper yoke to a variety of styles of wiper arms and also sinplifies mass assembly operations.
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DE69103019T DE69103019T2 (en) | 1990-10-19 | 1991-10-16 | ADAPTER FOR WIPER ARMS. |
JP51632791A JP3308269B2 (en) | 1990-10-19 | 1991-10-16 | Windshield wiper arm adapter |
EP91919302A EP0553226B1 (en) | 1990-10-19 | 1991-10-16 | Adaptator for windshield wiper arms |
AU86621/91A AU649274B2 (en) | 1990-10-19 | 1991-10-16 | Adaptator for windshield wiper arms |
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