BEAM BLADE WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY HAVING A FLUID MANIFOLD MOUNTING SYSTEM

摘要

A beam blade windshield wiper assembly (10) including a wiping element (12) that contacts the surface of the vehicle to be wiped. An elongated beam (14) is operatively attached to the wiping element (12) and has a pair of longitudinal ends (24, 26). An airfoil assembly (18) is operatively supported on the elongated beam (14). The assembly (10) also includes a fluid manifold (23) for distributing fluid across the surface to be wiped. The manifold (23) has an inlet (25) in fluid communication with a source of fluid, a plurality of outlets disposed along the longitudinal length of the manifold (23) and an internal passage extending between the inlet and the outlets. A fluid manifold mounting system (22) is adapted to support the fluid manifold (23) on the elongated beam (14).