WO2000005111A1 - Windscreen wiper blade - Google Patents

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WO2000005111A1
WO2000005111A1 PCT/IB1999/001305 IB9901305W WO0005111A1 WO 2000005111 A1 WO2000005111 A1 WO 2000005111A1 IB 9901305 W IB9901305 W IB 9901305W WO 0005111 A1 WO0005111 A1 WO 0005111A1
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blade
backing strip
hinge
windscreen wiper
web
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PCT/IB1999/001305
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Adriaan Retief Swanepoel
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Trico Products Corporation
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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
    • B60S1/38—Wiper blades
    • 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
    • B60S1/38—Wiper blades
    • B60S2001/3827—Wiper blades characterised by the squeegee or blade rubber or wiping element
    • B60S2001/3836—Wiper blades characterised by the squeegee or blade rubber or wiping element characterised by cross-sectional shape

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  • This invention relates to a windscreen wiper, which is also
  • the invention also relates to a blade for
  • a wiping portion which has at least one wiping edge which, in
  • first hinge web being adjacent the backing strip and a second hinge
  • each hinge web having an axis and with each hinge web
  • the said acute angle may be less than 30°, and preferably
  • the angle is less than 27 ° .
  • the blade may have two discrete hinge webs.
  • each hinge web may be centrally located and may be a hinge axis.
  • the blade may have an intermediate portion which is
  • hinge web being between the backing strip and the intermediate portion
  • the intermediate portion may have a pair of laterally
  • portion may be substantially planar and may extend substantially
  • the backing strip may also have a pair of lower surfaces
  • the lower surfaces of the backing strip may be
  • the wiping portion may extend on both sides from the
  • hinge web which face the intermediate portion.
  • the wiping portion may also be planar and may also be substantially
  • first hinge web will have a
  • the second hinge web will also have a
  • the upper surfaces of the wiping portion will have a suitable breadth
  • the beam may have a varying width and thickness.
  • 80 beam may be curved in a plane or may have compound curvature.
  • backing strip is secured to a bottom surface of the beam by means of
  • the hinge axis of the first hinge web may be situated between the
  • a blade for a windscreen wiper which includes
  • a wiping portion which has at least one wiping edge which, in
  • first hinge web being adjacent the backing strip and a second hinge
  • each hinge web having an axis and with each hinge web
  • the said acute angle may be less than 30°, preferably less
  • the blade may have two discrete hinge webs.
  • the intermediate portion may have a pair of laterally
  • the upper and the lower surfaces of the intermediate portion may be
  • the hinge axis of the first hinge web may be situated between the
  • the blade may, conveniently, be of rubber which may be
  • the blade may also be manufactured in an extrusion
  • Figure 1 shows a three-dimensional view of one end of a blade for windscreen wiper in accordance with the invention.
  • Figure 2 shows an end view of the wiper of Figure 1 , in use.
  • the wiper 10 includes an elongate beam 1 2 and a rubber blade
  • the rubber blade 1 4 includes a backing strip 1 6 having a planar
  • blade 14 further has a wiping portion 20 which tapers toward wiping
  • edges 22 which, in use, contact a surface 24 to be wiped at a point of
  • centrally located first hinge axis 30 is defined between the backing
  • intermediate portion 1 8 is pivotal relative to the backing strip 1 6 about
  • axis 34 is defined between the intermediate portion 1 8 and the wiping
  • backing strip 1 6 about nominal limit positions on either side.
  • the wiping portion 20 is displaced to one side by friction

Abstract

A windscreen wiper (10) includes an elongate beam (12) and a blade having a backing strip (16) which is attached to the beam (12), the backing strip (16) having a substantially planar upper surface (17) and a wiping portion (20) which has at least one wiping edge (22) which, in use, contacts a work surface to be wiped (24). The blade (14) further includes a plurality of hinges each defined by a suitably flexible web (28, 32) with a first hinge web (28) being adjacent the backing strip (16) and a second hinge web (32) being adjacent the wiping portion (20), with each hinge web (28, 32) having an axis (30, 34) and with each hinge web (28, 32) being able to flex between nominal limit positions on either side of its axis, whereby the wiping portion (20) is displaceable between nominal limit positions on either side of the backing strip (16), such that, at substantially any point along the length of the blade (14), if the blade is displaced to pivot the wiping portion (20) to one side, to its nominal limit position, the acute angle between a line between the edge (22), or the edge which would contact the work surface (24) with the blade (14) so displaced, and the axis of the first hinge web (28) and a line which extends substantially perpendicularly to the upper surface of the backing strip (16) is less than 33°.

Description

WINDSCREEN WIPER BLADE
This invention relates to a windscreen wiper, which is also
known as a windshield wiper. The invention also relates to a blade for
a windscreen wiper.
According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a
windscreen wiper, which includes
an elongate beam;
a blade having
a backing strip which is attached to the beam, the backing strip
having a substantially planar upper surface,
a wiping portion which has at least one wiping edge which, in
use, contacts a work surface to be wiped,
a plurality of hinges each defined by a suitably flexible web, with
a first hinge web being adjacent the backing strip and a second hinge
web being adjacent the wiping portion,
with each hinge web having an axis and with each hinge web
being able to flex between nominal limit positions on either side of its
axis, whereby the wiping portion is displaceable between nominal limit
positions on either side of the backing strip,
such that, at substantially any point along the length of the
blade, if the blade is displaced to pivot the wiping portion to one side,
CONFIRMATION COW to its nominal limit position, the acute angle between a line between
the edge, or the edge which would contact the work surface with the
blade so displaced, and the axis of the first hinge web and a line which
extends substantially perpendicularly to the upper surface of the
backing strip is
less than 33° .
The said acute angle may be less than 30°, and preferably
the angle is less than 27 ° .
The blade may have two discrete hinge webs. The axis
of each hinge web may be centrally located and may be a hinge axis.
The blade may have an intermediate portion which is
located between the backing strip and the wiping portion, with a first
hinge web being between the backing strip and the intermediate portion
and a second hinge web being between the intermediate portion and
the wiping portion.
The intermediate portion may have a pair of laterally
extending body parts, each having an upper surface, which faces the
backing strip, and a lower surface, which faces the wiping portion. The upper and the lower surfaces of the intermediate
portion may be substantially planar and may extend substantially
parallel to the upper surface of the backing strip when the blade is in
its unstressed form.
The backing strip may also have a pair of lower surfaces,
on each side of the first hinge web, which face the intermediate portion
and are spaced from the upper surfaces of the intermediate portion by
the first hinge web. The lower surfaces of the backing strip may be
planar and substantially parallel to the upper surface of the backing
strip.
The wiping portion may extend on both sides from the
second hinge web to have an upper surface on each side of the second
hinge web, which face the intermediate portion. The upper surfaces
of the wiping portion may also be planar and may also be substantially
parallel to the upper surface of the backing strip when the blade is in
its unstressed form.
It will be appreciated that the first hinge web will have a
suitable width (the distance from the backing strip to the intermediate
portion), the lower surfaces of the backing strip and the upper surfaces
of the intermediate portion will have a suitable breadth (the distance
from the first hinge web outwardly), to define the flexed nominal limit
positions of the intermediate portion relative to the backing strip. It will further be appreciated that the second hinge web will also have a
suitable width, and the lower surfaces of the intermediate portion and
75 the upper surfaces of the wiping portion will have a suitable breadth,
to define the flexed nominal limit positions of the wiping portion relative
to the intermediate portion.
The beam may have a varying width and thickness. The
80 beam may be curved in a plane or may have compound curvature. In
a preferred embodiment of the invention, an upper surface of the
backing strip is secured to a bottom surface of the beam by means of
an adhesive material.
85 It will further be appreciated that, in use, the friction force
between the wiping portion of the rubber blade and the contact surface
when the blade is displaced relative to the contact surface causes
pivotal movement of the wiping portion. When the direction of
displacement changes, it is desired that the blade pivots to the other
90 side or "flips over", at the stage in its displacement relative to the
contact surface in the instant before the rubber blade starts to "flip
over" .
In use, at the stage of the windscreen wiper's
95 displacement relative to the contact surface, in the instant before the
rubber blade starts to "flip over", when the blade is displaced by means of a force which is substantially parallel to its upper surface;
with the force of friction vector F(μ) extending substantially parallel to
the upper surface of the backing strip from the edge which contacts
100 the working surface;
with the normal force vector representing the force being exerted by
the surface on the rubber blade, F(v), extending substantially
perpendicularly to the upper surface of the backing strip; and
the resultant force vector F(R) extending between F(μ) and F(v),
105 the hinge axis of the first hinge web may be situated between the
vectors F(v) and F(R).
According to a second aspect of the invention, there is
provided a blade for a windscreen wiper, which includes
110 a backing strip which is attachable to the beam and which has
a substantially planar upper surface,
a wiping portion which has at least one wiping edge which, in
use, contacts a work surface to be wiped,
a plurality of hinges each defined by a suitably flexible web, with
115 a first hinge web being adjacent the backing strip and a second hinge
web being adjacent the wiping portion,
with each hinge web having an axis and with each hinge web
being able to flex between nominal limit positions on either side of its
axis, whereby the wiping portion is displaceable between nominal limit
120 positions on either side of the backing strip, such that, at substantially any point along the length of the
blade, if the blade is displaced to pivot the wiping portion to one side,
to its nominal limit position, the acute angle between a line between
the edge, or the edge which would contact the work surface with the
125 blade so displaced, and the axis of the first hinge web and a line which
extends substantially perpendicular to the upper surface of the backing
strip is less than 33° .
The said acute angle may be less than 30°, preferably less
130 than 27° .
The blade may have two discrete hinge webs. The blade
may have an intermediate portion which is located between the backing
strip and the wiping portion, with a first hinge web being between the
135 backing strip and the intermediate portion and a second hinge web
being between the intermediate portion and the wiping portion.
The intermediate portion may have a pair of laterally
extending body parts, each having an upper surface, which faces the
140 backing strip, and a lower surface, which faces the wiping portion.
The upper and the lower surfaces of the intermediate portion may be
substantially planar and may extend substantially parallel to the upper
surface of the backing strip when the blade is in its unstressed form. 145
In use, when the blade is displaced by means of a force
which is substantially parallel to its upper surface;
with the force of friction vector F(μ) extending substantially parallel to
150 the upper surface of the backing strip from the edge which contacts
the working surface;
with the normal force vector representing the force being exerted by
the surface on the rubber blade, F(v), extending substantially
perpendicularly to the upper surface of the backing strip; and
155 the resultant force vector F(R) extending between F(μ) and F(v),
the hinge axis of the first hinge web may be situated between the
vectors F(v) and F(R) .
The blade may, conveniently, be of rubber which may be
160 synthetic or natural, or any other suitable material or combination of
materials. The blade may also be manufactured in an extrusion
process, in one piece.
The invention is now described, by way of example, with
165 reference to the accompanying drawings.
In the drawings,
Figure 1 shows a three-dimensional view of one end of a blade for windscreen wiper in accordance with the invention; and
170 Figure 2 shows an end view of the wiper of Figure 1 , in use.
Referring to the drawings, a windscreen wiper in accordance
with the invention, is generally designated by reference numeral 10.
The wiper 10 includes an elongate beam 1 2 and a rubber blade
175 generally indicated by reference numeral 14.
The rubber blade 1 4 includes a backing strip 1 6 having a planar
upper surface 17 which is attached to the beam 12 by means of an
adhesive material. It also includes an intermediate portion 1 8 having
180 a pair of laterally extending body parts 1 8.1 and 1 8.2. The rubber
blade 14 further has a wiping portion 20 which tapers toward wiping
edges 22 which, in use, contact a surface 24 to be wiped at a point of
contact 26 (as shown In Figure 2) . A first hinge web 28 having a
centrally located first hinge axis 30 is defined between the backing
185 strip 1 6 and the intermediate portion 1 8 of the rubber blade 14. The
intermediate portion 1 8 is pivotal relative to the backing strip 1 6 about
the first hinge axis 30, between a first nominal limit position on one
side (as shown in Figure 2) where the body part 1 8.1 abuts the backing
strip 1 6 and a second nominal limit position on the other side. The
190 second limit position is not shown in Figure 2, but it will be appreciated
that the second limit position will be where the body part 1 8.2 abuts
the backing strip 1 6. A second hinge web 32 having a centrally located second hinge
axis 34 is defined between the intermediate portion 1 8 and the wiping
portion 20 of the rubber blade 14. The wiping portion 20 is in turn
pivotal relative to the intermediate portion about the second hinge axis
34 between a first nominal limit position on one side (as shown in
Figure 2) where the body part 1 8.1 and the wiping section 20 abut and
a second nominal limit position on the other side. It will thus be
appreciated that the wiping portion 20 will be pivotal relative to the
backing strip 1 6 about nominal limit positions on either side.
As shown in Figure 2, if the blade 14 is displaced to pivot the
intermediate portion 18 and the wiping portion 20 about the first and
second hinge axes 30 and 34 respectively, to one side in the direction
of the arrow 38, to their respective nominal limit positions, the line 40
between the point of contact 26 and the first hinge axis 30 will
subtend an acute angle of about 30° with a line 46 that is
perpendicular to the upper surface 1 7.
In use, the wiping portion 20 is displaced to one side by friction,
the wiping portion 20 experiencing a friction force F( /) which is
dependent on the magnitude of the downward force exerted via the
beam 1 2 and the coefficient of friction ( /) . Thus, if the blade 14 is
pressed downwardly onto the surface 24 so that contact is established
between the wiping portion 20 and the surface 24 at the point of contact 26, and displacement of the blade 14 relative to the surface is
changed from a first direction as indicated by the arrow 36 to the
opposite direction as indicated by the arrow 38, the point of contact
220 will experience a typical normal force F(v) represented by the vector 46
and a typical friction force F(μ) represented by the vector 44. The
resultant force, F(R), which is represented by vector 48 will subtend an
angle Θ with respect to the normal force F(v) which is then, typically,
about 30° . The angle between the lines 40 and 46 is 26,5 °, as
225 indicated in Figure 2. The applicant has found that the coefficient of
friction is usually greater than 0,6 although it can decrease to as low
as 0,5. Thus, if the angle a between the lines 40 and 46 is less than,
26,5 ° when the blade is deformed by the maximum expected down
force, then it can be expected to always "flip over" in use.
230

Claims

CLAIMS:
1 . A windscreen wiper, which includes
an elongate beam;
a blade having
a backing strip which is attached to the beam, the backing strip
having a substantially planar upper surface,
a wiping portion which has at least one wiping edge which, in
use, contacts a work surface to be wiped,
a plurality of hinges each defined by a suitably flexible web, with
a first hinge web being adjacent the backing strip and a second hinge
web being adjacent the wiping portion,
with each hinge web having an axis and with each hinge web
being able to flex between nominal limit positions on either side of its
axis, whereby the wiping portion is displaceable between nominal limit
positions on either side of the backing strip,
such that, at substantially any point along the length of the
blade, if the blade is displaced to pivot the wiping portion to one side,
to its nominal limit position, the acute angle between a line between
the edge, or the edge which would contact the work surface with the
blade so displaced, and the axis of the first hinge web and a line which
extends substantially perpendicularly to the upper surface of the
backing strip is
less than 33┬░ .
2. The windscreen wiper as claimed in Claim 1 , in which the said acute angle is less than 30┬░ .
3. The windscreen wiper as claimed in Claim 2, in which the
angle is less than 27┬░ .
4. The windscreen wiper as claimed in Claim 1 , in which the
blade has two discrete hinge webs.
5. The windscreen wiper as claimed in Claim 4, in which the
blade has an intermediate portion which is located between the backing
strip and the wiping portion, with a first hinge web being between the
backing strip and the intermediate portion and a second hinge web
being between the intermediate portion and the wiping portion.
6. The windscreen wiper as claimed in Claim 5, in which the
intermediate portion has a pair of laterally extending body parts, each
having an upper surface, which faces the backing strip, and a lower
surface, which faces the wiping portion.
7. The windscreen wiper as claimed in Claim 6, in which the
upper and the lower surfaces of the intermediate portion are
substantially planar and extend substantially parallel to the upper
surface of the backing strip when the blade is in its unstressed form.
8. The windscreen wiper as claimed in Claim 1 , in which the
beam has a varying width and thickness and is curved in a plane.
9. The windscreen wiper as claimed in Claim 8, in which an
upper surface of the backing strip is secured to a bottom surface of the
beam by means of an adhesive material.
10. The windscreen wiper as claimed in Claim 1 , which, in
use, when the blade is displaced by means of a force which is
substantially parallel to its upper surface;
with the force of friction vector F(╬╝) extending substantially parallel to
the upper surface of the backing strip from the edge which contacts
the working surface;
with the normal force vector representing the force being exerted by
the surface on the rubber blade, F(v), extending substantially
perpendicularly to the upper surface of the backing strip; and
the resultant force vector F(R) extending between F(╬╝) and F(v),
the hinge axis of the first hinge web is situated between the vectors
F(v) and F(R) .
1 1 . A blade for a windscreen wiper, which includes
a backing strip which is attachable to the beam and which has
a substantially planar upper surface,
a wiping portion which has at least one wiping edge which, in use, contacts a work surface to be wiped,
a plurality of hinges each defined by a suitably flexible web, with
305 a first hinge web being adjacent the backing strip and a second hinge
web being adjacent the wiping portion,
with each hinge web having an axis and with each hinge web
being able to flex between nominal limit positions on either side of its
axis, whereby the wiping portion is displaceable between nominal limit
310 positions on either side of the backing strip,
such that, at substantially any point along the length of the
blade, if the blade is displaced to pivot the wiping portion to one side,
to its nominal limit position, the acute angle between a line between
the edge, or the edge which would contact the work surface with the
315 blade so displaced, and the axis of the first hinge web and a line which
extends substantially perpendicular to the upper surface of the backing
strip is less than 33┬░ .
1 2. The blade as claimed in Claim 1 1 , in which the said acute
320 angle is less than 30┬░ .
1 3. The blade as claimed in Claim 1 2, in which the angle is
less than 27┬░ .
325 14. The blade as claimed in Claim 1 1 , which has two discrete hinge webs.
1 5. The blade as claimed in Claim 14, which has an
intermediate portion which is located between the backing strip and the
wiping portion, with a first hinge web being between the backing strip
and the intermediate portion and a second hinge web being between
the intermediate portion and the wiping portion.
1 6. The blade as claimed in Claim 1 5, in which the
intermediate portion has a pair of laterally extending body parts, each
having an upper surface, which faces the backing strip, and a lower
surface, which faces the wiping portion.
1 7. The blade as claimed in Claim 1 6, in which the upper and
the lower surfaces of the intermediate portion are substantially planar
and extend substantially parallel to the upper surface of the backing
strip when the blade is in its unstressed form.
18. The blade as claimed in Claim 1 1 , which, in use, when it
is is displaced by means of a force which is substantially parallel to its
upper surface;
with the force of friction vector F(╬╝) extending substantially parallel to
the upper surface of the backing strip from the edge which contacts
the working surface;
with the normal force vector representing the force being exerted by
the surface on the rubber blade, F(v), extending substantially perpendicularly to the upper surface of the backing strip; and
the resultant force vector F(R) extending between F(╬╝) and F(v),
the hinge axis of the first hinge web is situated between the vectors
F(v) and F(R).
19. A windscreen wiper, substantially as herein described with
reference to the accompanying drawings.
20. A blade for a windscreen wiper, substantially as herein
described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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