Device for detachably linking a wiper blade with a driven wiper arm

摘要

A wiper blade assembly for a windshield wiper. In one embodiment, the wiper blade assembly includes a connector mounted on a blade support element. The connector has a receiving portion shaped to receive a first part of the end portion of a wiper arm and further has a securing portion shaped to secure a second part of the end portion of the wiper arm.

主权项

1. A device for releasably connecting a wiper strip to a wiper arm, said device comprising:
an elongate support element supporting said wiper strip; a blade support element connected to said elongate support element over only a portion of said elongate support element, wherein said wiper strip is connected to said elongate support element along said portion of said elongate element that is connected to said blade support element; a connecting element pivotably coupled to said blade support element about a pivot; wherein said connecting element has a front portion on a front side of said connecting element relative to the pivot and a rear portion on a rear side of said connecting element relative to said pivot, wherein said connecting element has a mid-portion defining a bearing hole for said pivot and extending between said front and rear portions, said mid-portion having a lower surface, wherein said front portion has a lower surface positioned further away from said wiper strip than said lower surface of said mid-portion, wherein said front portion of said connecting element has a top surface, said top surface defining a U-shaped indentation facing said pivot such that a base of said U-shaped indentation is oriented transversally relative to said elongate support element and branches of said U-shaped indentation extend from said base toward said pivot, wherein said lower surface of said mid-portion is positioned under said pivot and faces said blade support element and is configured such that said lower surface of said mid-portion restricts a pivoting range of said connecting element when said connecting element pivots about said pivot, and wherein said lower surface of said mid-portion defines raised areas configured to contact said blade support element upon said connecting element pivoting about said pivot.