WO2004039645A3 - Windshield wiper system, drive arm, tubular member and method of making a flexible windshield wiper system - Google Patents

Windshield wiper system, drive arm, tubular member and method of making a flexible windshield wiper system Download PDF

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WO2004039645A3
WO2004039645A3 PCT/US2003/032486 US0332486W WO2004039645A3 WO 2004039645 A3 WO2004039645 A3 WO 2004039645A3 US 0332486 W US0332486 W US 0332486W WO 2004039645 A3 WO2004039645 A3 WO 2004039645A3
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windshield wiper
wiper system
drive arm
flexible
making
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PCT/US2003/032486
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Harry Charles Buchanan Jr
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Valeo Electrical Sys Inc
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Priority claimed from US10/281,820 external-priority patent/US7272867B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/281,488 external-priority patent/US6833682B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/281,698 external-priority patent/US7222387B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/281,704 external-priority patent/US7165287B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/281,489 external-priority patent/US7225498B2/en
Application filed by Valeo Electrical Sys Inc filed Critical Valeo Electrical Sys Inc
Priority to EP03770753A priority Critical patent/EP1556261A2/en
Priority to JP2004548376A priority patent/JP2006503754A/en
Publication of WO2004039645A2 publication Critical patent/WO2004039645A2/en
Publication of WO2004039645A3 publication Critical patent/WO2004039645A3/en

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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
    • B60S1/34—Wiper arms; Mountings therefor
    • B60S1/3425—Constructional aspects of the arm
    • B60S1/3427—Arm piece, link piece and mounting head formed as one element
    • 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
    • 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
    • B60S1/3848—Flat-type wiper blade, i.e. without harness

Abstract

This invention relates to windshield wiper system which utilizes a flexible drive arm (12) for withstanding bending loads applied to a wiper. The drive arm (12) may be made of a pull-molded composite material having a relatively low modulus of elasticity and a relatively high elongation factor. The flexible arm (12) twists in the presence a bending load and undergoes rapidly progressing elastic buckling when the bending load exceeds a predetermined amount.
PCT/US2003/032486 2002-10-28 2003-10-14 Windshield wiper system, drive arm, tubular member and method of making a flexible windshield wiper system WO2004039645A2 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

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EP03770753A EP1556261A2 (en) 2002-10-28 2003-10-14 Windshield wiper system, drive arm, tubular member and method
JP2004548376A JP2006503754A (en) 2002-10-28 2003-10-14 Windshield wiper system, drive arm, tubular member and method

Applications Claiming Priority (10)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US10/281,820 US7272867B2 (en) 2002-10-28 2002-10-28 Windshield wiper system with drive arm
US10/281,698 2002-10-28
US10/281,488 2002-10-28
US10/281,489 2002-10-28
US10/281,488 US6833682B2 (en) 2002-10-28 2002-10-28 Windshield wiper system with tubular drive arm and cavity
US10/281,704 2002-10-28
US10/281,820 2002-10-28
US10/281,698 US7222387B2 (en) 2002-10-28 2002-10-28 Windshield wiper system having tubular member
US10/281,704 US7165287B2 (en) 2002-10-28 2002-10-28 Windshield wiper system having a tubular member having a foam core
US10/281,489 US7225498B2 (en) 2002-10-28 2002-10-28 Windshield wiper system with tubular member plus internal hose

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WO2004039645A3 true WO2004039645A3 (en) 2004-07-15

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US4347641A (en) * 1979-05-17 1982-09-07 Itt Industries, Inc. Wiper arm
DE3611098A1 (en) * 1986-04-03 1986-09-04 Leopold F. 7000 Stuttgart Schmid Wiper, in particular for the window panes of a motor vehicle
DE3936597A1 (en) * 1989-11-03 1991-05-16 Bosch Gmbh Robert WIPER BLADE
EP0525850A1 (en) * 1991-07-29 1993-02-03 General Motors Corporation Moulded composite cantilever wiper arm
DE19700180A1 (en) * 1997-01-04 1998-07-09 Bosch Gmbh Robert wiper
DE19747857A1 (en) * 1997-10-30 1999-05-06 Bosch Gmbh Robert Wiper arm for a wiper
US6148470A (en) * 1998-08-14 2000-11-21 Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc. Windshield wiping system
US6212730B1 (en) * 1998-04-09 2001-04-10 Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fur Schienenfahrzeuge Gmbh Wiper arm having a curved wiper arm body
US6253411B1 (en) * 1998-03-26 2001-07-03 Robert Bosch Gmbh Supporting element for a wiper blade belonging to a windscreen wiper in a motor vehicle
FR2838090A1 (en) * 2002-04-05 2003-10-10 Valeo Systemes Dessuyage WIPER ARM MADE FROM A TUBULAR PROFILE SECTION

Patent Citations (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4347641A (en) * 1979-05-17 1982-09-07 Itt Industries, Inc. Wiper arm
DE3611098A1 (en) * 1986-04-03 1986-09-04 Leopold F. 7000 Stuttgart Schmid Wiper, in particular for the window panes of a motor vehicle
DE3936597A1 (en) * 1989-11-03 1991-05-16 Bosch Gmbh Robert WIPER BLADE
EP0525850A1 (en) * 1991-07-29 1993-02-03 General Motors Corporation Moulded composite cantilever wiper arm
DE19700180A1 (en) * 1997-01-04 1998-07-09 Bosch Gmbh Robert wiper
DE19747857A1 (en) * 1997-10-30 1999-05-06 Bosch Gmbh Robert Wiper arm for a wiper
US6253411B1 (en) * 1998-03-26 2001-07-03 Robert Bosch Gmbh Supporting element for a wiper blade belonging to a windscreen wiper in a motor vehicle
US6212730B1 (en) * 1998-04-09 2001-04-10 Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fur Schienenfahrzeuge Gmbh Wiper arm having a curved wiper arm body
US6148470A (en) * 1998-08-14 2000-11-21 Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc. Windshield wiping system
FR2838090A1 (en) * 2002-04-05 2003-10-10 Valeo Systemes Dessuyage WIPER ARM MADE FROM A TUBULAR PROFILE SECTION

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