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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181305 | Windshield wiper device The invention relates to a windshield wiper device, particularly for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one wiper shaft (10). Prior art windshield wiper devices having predetermined breaking points exist in order to meet the high demands of pedestrian impac... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8156605 | Drive device The invention relates to a drive device (10), especially for a window wiping device, comprising at least one shaft (13). Until now, only stop mechanisms which are very complicated in terms of production are known, with which a wiper arm can be blocked ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156604 | Windscreen wiping device, particularly for a motor vehicle A windshield wiper device (10), particularly for a motor vehicle, is proposed. This windshield wiper device comprises a wiper bearing (14) supporting a wiper shaft (16), which has an undercut (48) in which a securing device (40) fo... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8117710 | Windscreen wiper device, in particular for a motor vehicle The invention relates to a windshield wiper device (10), in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a support (12), on which a bearing (18) is arranged, which supports a wiper shaft (22). In this case, a retaining element (20) i... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8104135 | Wiper apparatus A swing lever is fixed to a pivot shaft to pivot the pivot shaft about a pivot axis thereof. A wiper arm is directly connected to a distal end portion of the pivot shaft and is pivoted together with the pivot shaft about the pivot axis of the pivot shaft when the pi... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104134 | Windshield wiper device The invention relates to a windshield wiper device, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a fastening device (10) for fastening the windshield wiper device to the motor vehicle. Until now windshield wiper devices were mainly fastened to the vehicle bo... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7941892 | Windshield wiping device for a motor vehicle Windshield wiper device for a motor vehicle with at least one molded tube (10) to accommodate a drive shaft to drive at least one wiper arm, wherein the at least one molded tube (10) can be attached to a holding element (11) that can be connecte... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7891043 | Winshield wiping device Disclosed is a windshield wiper device (10), comprising a wiper bearing (16) which is essentially composed of a molded tube (18) that can be fastened to a motor vehicle by means of a fastening element (20). A wiper shaft (22) to wh... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7874037 | Wiper system A wiper system includes a motor bracket to which a wiper motor is fixed, and the motor bracket is fixed to a body with a rubber pad therebetween. A mounting leg made of a hard material extends from a first pivot holder that supports a first pivot shaft, and is direc... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7849552 | Wiper drive unit on a support frame The invention relates to a wiper drive comprising a housing, a reversing motor and a gear mechanism connected downstream of the reversing motor, wherein a swaying element for driving at least one wiper arm or a wiper arm rod is provided on the gear mechanism output ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7832045 | Windshield wiping device for a motor vehicle Windshield wiper device (400) for a motor vehicle with at least one wiper bearing (42) and a fastening element (44) that is connected to a vehicle body, wherein a decoupling element (43) for decoupling noise is arranged between the at lea... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7823246 | Breakaway mounting bracket assembly for a wiper system The present invention is a breakaway mounting bracket assembly for a wiper system that displaces components of the wiper system below the impact line of a vehicle in the event of, for example, a vehicle-pedestrian impact. The assembly includes a mounting bracket and... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7805799 | Breakaway mounting bracket assembly for a wiper system The present invention is a breakaway mounting bracket assembly for a wiper system that displaces components of the wiper system below the impact line of a vehicle in the event of, for example, a vehicle-pedestrian impact. The assembly includes a mounting bracket and... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7752704 | Deformable crank for windscreen wiper mechanism, comprising an oblong quadrilateral hole The invention relates to a crank (14) which is intended for the windscreen wiper mechanism of a motor vehicle. The inventive crank is of the type that comprises a horizontal body (16) having a first end (14a) which is linked in rotation t... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7743457 | Wiper device, especially for a motor vehicle A windshield wiper device, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a carrier (12) for fixing to a first part (52), especially to the body of the motor vehicle. A locking element (40) having a predetermined breaking point (41) is als... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7716779 | Windshield wiper drive alignment A wiper drive system and method for installation of a wiper pivot shaft through a structure whose opposite faces may not be parallel. A mounting body supports a bearing support tube and has a concave front side. A mounting ring surrounds the bearing support tube and... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7669275 | Clutch device and motor apparatus having the same In a clutch device, an output shaft supports an input disk rotatably about an axis thereof, and a clutch disk non-rotatably about the axis and movably in an axial direction of the output shaft. An elastic member exerts resistive force on the input disk or the clutch... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7640619 | Bearing for wiper drives The invention relates to a wiper system with a wiper drive (1), which is comprised of a wiper motor (2) and a gear (3). A wiper arm shaft (14) for a wiper arm (19) can be driven via the output shaft (5) of the gear (3... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7610649 | Wiper device A wiper device includes a link member to which a driving force from a wiper motor is transmitted; a pivot shaft which has serrated portions formed at both ends thereof being secured to the link member at one end thereof; a lever portion which is secured to the other... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7581278 | Window-wiping device, particularly for a motor vehicle A windshield wiper device (10), in particular for a motor vehicle, is proposed, with at least one wiper bearing (14), which includes a bearing housing (24), [and] a wiper shaft (22), which is positioned in the bearing housing (24) ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7523521 | Wiper assembly for a vehicle The present invention provides a wiper assembly capable of minimizing the slant of a connecting rod interposed between wiper driving arms and a motor-driven arm by positioning the wiper driving arm to the substantially same height with the motor-driven arm. Further,... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7509704 | Wiper blade The invention starts from a wiper blade (20) of a windshield wiper with a wiper strip support (22) and wiper strip (24), which feature end caps (28) on their ends, whose inner cross-sectional profile is adapted to the cross-sectional prof... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7395576 | Wiper opening cover A wiper cover is mounted in an opening in a vehicle housing and receives a wiper arm which pivots within the opening. The cover has a hollow body mounted in the opening, a rear flap which projects upwardly and forwardly from a rear side of the body, and a front flap... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7389562 | Windshield wiper assembly with tubular frame member A windshield wiper structural assembly and a method of forming the same is disclosed. The structural member is generally comprised of an elongate tubular component, which is bent to the desired configuration. The pivot mechanisms (8, 10) are designed for appl... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7353561 | Arrangement for fixing a wiper device which can be used to retract the drive shaft in the event of an impact An arrangement for fixing a wiper device for a motor vehicle includes at least one stand for guiding and fixing a drive shaft that extends axially in a substantially vertical direction. The stand includes a barrel in which the shaft is guided in rotation, and a hori... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352073 | Ocean wave energy converter having an improved generator and ballast control The ocean wave energy converter uniquely includes a generator with a rotating inner rotor surrounded by a counter-rotating outer rotor for generating electricity. A reciprocating drive rod drives the inner rotor on the downstroke of the drive rod and the outer rotor... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341396 | Connection device of windshield wiper of motor vehicle An automotive windshield wiper connection device has a body which is provided with a hook-type elastic piece, an insertion-type elastic piece, a pin hole, and a locking slot. The hook-type elastic piece is provided thereover with a rotary cover pivoted therewith for... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7290306 | Drive system for a pivotable windscreen wiper A drive arrangement for a pivoting windshield wiper of a vehicle is designed so that after decoupling the drive connection to the windshield wiper a rack situated in the drive for the windshield wiper can be used as drive element for an actuator that is independent ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281293 | Windshield wiper device, in particular, for a motor vehicle A windshield wiper device (10), in particular, for a motor vehicle, includes a wiper bearing (14), which includes a bearing housing (24), a wiper shaft 922), which is supported in the bearing housing (24) and which supports a wiper... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7251852 | Wiper system The invention is based on a wiper system (10) having a mounting plate (12), on whose mounting plate tube (14) a wiper bearing (20) is disposed on one end and a cast part (16) is disposed on the other, and a first bearing housing ( | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249394 | Vehicular wiper device having motor and internal space A vehicular wiper device includes a wiper motor secured to a crank arm, a first pivot holder rotatably supporting a wiper arm and a first pivot lever, a second pivot holder rotatably supporting a wiper arm and a second pivot lever, and a link structure connected to ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7240392 | Park safe mechanism for wiper systems A windshield wiper drive linkage is provided for use in a wiper system. The linkage includes a crank arm connectible to an output shaft of a drive motor. A drive arm is pivotally connected to the crank arm for movement between first and second angular positions abou... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7222385 | Portable and removable windshield wiper A removable and portable manually operated windshield wiper assembly that attaches to the top side of a window or window frame of a boat, tractor, atv and the like not otherwise so equipped which can be easily operated by the simple rotation of a handle. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222386 | Wiper pivot and vehicle wiper device having the same A pivot holder includes a tubular main body, which rotatably supports a pivot shaft therein, and a securing portion, which is integrally formed with the main body and extends from an outer peripheral surface of the main body, and a plurality of engaging grooves. A w... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7203990 | Wiper blade The invention starts with a wiper blade (20) comprised of a wiper strip support (22) and a wiper strip (24) that is guided laterally by a device (28) with a connecting rod (32, 74) vis-à-vis a wiper arm (10), whereby one en... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7191487 | Vehicle wiper apparatus with energy absorption collapsible pivot shaft A wiper apparatus for a vehicle window has a wiper arm pivot rotatably mounted in a pivot holder fixedly securable to vehicle structure. An end portion of the wiper arm pivot normally extends exteriorly of an impact line defined by vehicle structure. The wiper arm p... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185390 | Energy absorbing pedestrian safety feature for vehicle wiper pivot apparatus A wiper arm pivot is rotatably mounted in a pivot holder fixedly securable to vehicle structure. The wiper arm pivot is telescopingly displacable in the pivot holder upon an impact load on one end of the wiper arm pivot. An energy absorption material has a gel state... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7059009 | Windshield wiper drive linkage arm with grooves This invention relates to windshield wiper system and method which utilizes a flexible member to account for compression loads in excess of a predetermined load, such as 30 percent greater than a maximum load for the flexible member. The system utilizes a flexible p... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055208 | Joint part for a windshield wiper The invention is based on a link element (10) for windshield wipers, which is adjoined by a wiper rod (28) and is manufactured out of a metal sheet (16) by means of stamping and bending, in which, starting from a longitudinally aligned covering ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7024722 | Fixing device for a windscreen wiper system The invention concerns a fastening for a windshield wiper system on a vehicle body, in particular for motor vehicles, whereby the windshield wiper system is composed of a premanufactured assembly having at least one fastening site arranged on it. It is provided that... | 04/11/2006 |
