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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7600803 | Windshield wiper, especially for a motor vehicle A windshield wiper device (10), in particular for a motor vehicle, with at least one drive element (16) having an output shaft (28), which drive element is to be fastened to the vehicle body (26), and at least two fastening elements (2... | 10/13/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7246840 | Vehicle liftgate window component module A liftgate component module mountable on a pivotal liftgate window provides a unitary mounting platform for a plurality of components including a window wiper drive motor and a window latch. A unitary bracket carries the wiper drive apparatus and the window latch ap... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237820 | Module for equipping a motor vehicle rear opening panel A module for equipping a motor vehicle rear opening panel includes a support plate on which are directly mounted accessories, in particular, a drive motor for a wiper device. The support plate forms a plate for closing the drive motor of the wiper device. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7144065 | Vehicle liftgate with accessory component module A unitary vehicle liftgate component module carries a plurality of pre-mounted vehicle liftgate components for one-step mounting on the liftgate when the module is attached to the liftgate. At least two of a liftgate wiper motor, a liftgate window latch, and liftgat... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7004534 | Vehicle front-body structure A structure of a cowl and its vicinities is provided which is capable of, even in a vehicle which has an open cowl structure, using the open cowl structure as a member which connects the right and left bodies of the vehicle, and at the same time, realizing a structu... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994395 | Motor vehicle equipment module A motor vehicle equipment module includes a lock formed of a bolt received in a housing designed to be mounted on a support part and a striker designed to be mounted on a mobile part along a globally axial direction relative to the support part between an open posit... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6978510 | Wiper system with overload protection A wiper system for wiping a movable window (2), in particular of a motor vehicle, having a rotationally drivable first coupling part (10) for connection to a rotationally drivable drive shaft (9) disposed downstream of a stationary motor-gear un... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6923591 | Wiper arrangement for the windscreen of a motor vehicle A wiper arrangement for the windscreen of a motor vehicle includes a screwless securing device which enables the arrangement to be attached to a vehicle. The securing device includes at least three securing members arranged at a distance from each other, whereby two... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6902221 | Wiper system for a window of a motor vehicle A wiper arrangement for a windscreen of a motor vehicle having a screwless fixing device, which has at least three fixing members arranged at a distance from one another, two of which lie on a connecting line and the third of which is arranged at a distance from the... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6899370 | Fixation of a wiper system The invention starts with a fastening of a wiper system (10) to a vehicle body (20) by means of a rubber elastic fastening element (22), which sits on the circumference in a receptacle opening (26) of the wiper system (10) or the v... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6886212 | Wiper apparatus A wiper apparatus that decreases the number of tightening means and can efficiently carry out connecting and fixing work with respect to integration of a wiper motor and pivot axes with a pipe member. A linkage piece at the second pivot axis side is arcuately formed... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6854154 | Wiper assembly with movable wiper motor support A motor bracket is attached at one end of a vehicle body so as to be able to slide, and is fixed at the other end to the vehicle body. And weak points are provided in the vicinity of a motor bracket fixing section. Weak points are also provided in the vicinity of a ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6832802 | Wiper system for a glass pane of a motor vehicle A wiper system for a glass pane of a motor vehicle includes a fixing device which itself includes at least three fixing mechanisms which are set apart from each other and corresponding receiving devices in which the fixing mechanisms engage the wiper system also inc... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6799482 | Wiper board fixture The invention is based on a fastening for a wiper mount (36) at at least three fastening points (38, 40, 42) on a vehicle body (44) by means of elastic bearings (48), wherein the first and second fastening point (38, 40) are dispos... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6746072 | Vehicle liftgate with accessory component module A liftgate component module mountable on a pivotal liftgate window provides a unitary mounting platform for a plurality of components including a window wiper drive apparatus and a window latch apparatus. A unitary bracket carries the wiper drive apparatus and the w... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6701569 | Wiper pivot housing with frangible mount A wiper apparatus for a vehicle windshield is fixedly connected by at least one mount to vehicle structure. A portion of the wiper apparatus extends exteriorly of an impact line defined by the vehicle structure. A frangible portion is formed in a mount. A... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6687947 | Wiper apparatus for motor vehicle Reducing manufacturing costs and weight of the wiper apparatus for the motor vehicle. A pivot-side bracket having a pivot-side supporting surface is provided in a DR-side pivot holder, and a motor-side bracket having a motor-side supporting surface which ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6637798 | Front body structure of vehicle A motor bracket is installed in a concave portion formed in a front bulkhead of a vehicle and onto an upper surface of which a wiper motor unit 19 is fixed. The bracket is fixed to a front wall surface of the front bulkhead and is operable to deform or fr... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6606760 | Vehicle wiper device with installation positioning mechanism A wiper device is located between a rear door and a rear window, which is opened independently from the door. An actuator having an output shaft is attached to the rear door. A power transmission unit includes a shaft holder attached to the rear window an... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6557205 | Wiper apparatus with rotary housing A wiper apparatus suitable to wipe the window pane of laterally elongated type, which is provide with a reversible wiper motor 2; a reciprocally rotating output shaft 2a; a circular shaped rotary housing 3 fixed to the output shaft; a stationary gear 4 di... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6536070 | Windscreen wiper system The invention is based on a windshield wiper system with a wiper motor (10), which is fastened to a vehicle body by means of a linkage housing (12) connected to the wiper motor and by means of a wiper support (48,50,52) with a hollow profile (86,88,90). T... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6532616 | Motor vehicle wiper device comprising a fixing plate The invention concerns a wiper device comprising at least a plate guiding in rotation and fixing a shaft extending axially (X--X) outwards by its free end wherein the plate comprises a stem in which the driving shaft is guided in rotation and a transverse... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6510580 | Wiper device with pin mounting In a wiper device, a wiper motor and link module is integrated in advance into an assembly composed of a pair of pivot shafts, a pair of pivot holders, a frame, a wiper motor and a link mechanism. When the module is fixed to a vehicle body, a supporting p... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6505376 | Wiper apparatus for vehicle A wiper apparatus for a vehicle capable of absorbing impact applied from outside. The wiper apparatus has a rocking wiper arm and a wiper blade attached to a tip end of the wiper arm for wiping a windshield, a pivot fixed to a base end of the wiper arm, a... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6493900 | Vehicle wiper device A wiper device is located between a vehicle rear door and a rear window, which is opened independently from the door. An actuator having an output shaft is fixed to the rear door. A pivot disk is fixed to the output shaft. The pivot disk has a coupler hol... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6438815 | Windshield wiper arrangement for vehicles A windshield wiper arrangement includes a mounting for a drive containing a wiper motor, a gear unit and a lever arm and two bearing brackets, spaced from the drive, containing wiper arm drive shafts each carrying an oscillating lever connected by a link ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6421873 | Wiper support A wiper bracket (10) with a hollow profile (64, 72, 74) is provided for fastening a wiper motor, via a motor receptable (24), and at least one wiper bearing (12, 14) for fastening a windshield wiper to a vehicle body. A longitudinally elastically resilien... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6406089 | Windscreen wiper arrangement The invention is based on a windshield wiper system having at least one wiper bearing that is secured to a body of a vehicle via at least one bracing region (20). It is proposed that the bearing housing (10) of the wiper bearing has three bracing regions ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6364570 | Fastening device for a windscreen wiper system An attachment device 10 for a windshield wiper arrangement for motor vehicles is described which makes possible a non-screw type mounting and thus a mounting which is to be carried out in a simple and rapid manner. For this purpose, the attachment device ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6343403 | Wiper device, and method of manufacturing hollow frame for wiper device A wiper device is a frame-integrated type device in which a pair of pivot holders are formed integrally with a hollow frame. The hollow frame can be formed from a pair of split frames or from a single piece tubular component. Each split frame has a mounti... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6308372 | Mounting structure of wiper apparatus A wiper apparatus including right and left hand pivot shafts and a wiper motor are incorporated into an integrated modular type holder member. A mounting section having a generally trapezoidal configuration is formed on a pivot holder to extend therefrom ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6292975 | Wiper unit A wiper unit comprises a wiper motor provided with a motor yoke and a gear case screwed to the motor yoke, a motor arm, a wiper frame, a pivot shaft, a pivot arm and a link connecting rod. The gear case of the wiper motor is formed with a frame-holder por... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6270142 | Motorcycle windshield wiper A wiper for a motorcycle windshield is mounted by using the structural members that attach the windshield to the front wheel assembly, namely, generally horizontal windshield bars that sandwich the windshield between them. A threaded tube of an electric m... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6240593 | Vehicle wiper device for openable window glass In a wiper device for openable window glass, a pivot shaft having a wiper arm and blade assembly is rotatably held by the window glass. An actuator is fixed to the vehicle body for driving the pivot shaft and is engageable and disengageable with the pivot... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6237185 | Wiper device for vehicle A wiper device for a vehicle disclosed herein is provided with a wiper motor, a wiper pivot connected to the wiper motor, and a load absorption portion for absorbing a load by moving the wiper pivot to an inner side of a vehicle body when a load having a ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6216309 | Wiper device for vehicle A wiper device for a vehicle disclosed is provided with a wiper motor, a wiper pivot connected to the wiper motor, and a wiper frame in which the wiper pivot is arranged. In this case, the wiper pivot can rotate around the pivot axis thereof by using a dr... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6209373 | Tubular plate and method of producing the same A tubular plate is formed for a wiper device as a support for at least one wiper bearing and a wiper drive, with tubular members for receiving a wiper bearing. The tubular plate is deformed without removal of a material, has tubular members for receiving ... | 04/03/2001 |
