EP0446321A1 - Systeme d'essuie-glace et bras correspondant - Google Patents

Systeme d'essuie-glace et bras correspondant

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Publication number
EP0446321A1
EP0446321A1 EP19900913826 EP90913826A EP0446321A1 EP 0446321 A1 EP0446321 A1 EP 0446321A1 EP 19900913826 EP19900913826 EP 19900913826 EP 90913826 A EP90913826 A EP 90913826A EP 0446321 A1 EP0446321 A1 EP 0446321A1
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Prior art keywords
wiper
joint
guide part
joint part
guide
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Peter Baumgarten
Bruno Egner-Walter
Eckhardt Schmid
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SWF Auto Electric GmbH
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SWF Auto Electric GmbH
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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
    • B60S1/3411—Wiper arms; Mountings therefor with means for varying wiper-blade pressure on windshield during operation
    • 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
    • B60S1/3402—Wiper arms; Mountings therefor with means for obtaining particular wiping patterns
    • B60S1/3409—Wiper arms; Mountings therefor with means for obtaining particular wiping patterns the wiper arms consisting of two or more articulated elements

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  • the invention relates to a wiper system according to the features of the preamble of claim 1.
  • Wiper systems of this type are used in particular for wiping trapezoidal windshields.
  • the parallel to the wiper shaft and thus to the windshield substantially perpendicular hinge axis between the guide part holding the wiper blade and the wiper arm section connected to the wiper shaft and consisting of fastening part and joint part enables a rotary movement of the wiper blade in such a way that this wiper blade in a first reversal position parallel to the lower edge of the window or is aligned to the edge of the hood and in a second reversal position parallel to the side window edge.
  • a trapezoidal windshield can be wiped almost completely even if the wiper shaft is arranged outside the imaginary intersection of the lower and side edge of the windshield.
  • a wiper system of this type is known from DE-OS 21 16 385.
  • the hinge axis between the guide part holding the wiper blade and the hinge part or the wiper rod fixed in shape on the hinge part is located near the free end of the wiper arm or in the immediate vicinity of the suspension parts of the wiper blade.
  • the length of this guide part is only so great that the wiper blade can be pivotably hung on this guide part via a conventional connecting piece in a manner known per se.
  • the joint area with a stop and a spring element for prestressing the guide part in a certain preferred position is thus, so to speak, at eye level of the driver of the motor vehicle and, due to the spatial expansion, which is not inconsiderably larger in comparison to conventional wiper arms or wiper blades, significantly impairs the visibility.
  • Wiper systems are also known in which the hinge axis parallel to the wiper shaft is arranged near the fastening point of the wiper arm.
  • a wiper system of this type is known for example from DE-OS 34 27 199, this hinge axis being arranged between the receptacle of the wiper shaft and the usual transverse axis between the fastening point and the hinge part of the wiper arm.
  • the object of the present invention is to develop a wiper system of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that windshields can be cleaned over a large area with little effort and without significant obstruction of vision.
  • the wiper system should be constructed as possible so that a change in contact pressure can be implemented in a simple manner.
  • the hinge axis parallel to the wiper shaft By shifting the hinge axis parallel to the wiper shaft into an area approximately above the end of the wiper blade facing the wiper shaft, it is first achieved that no additional means that obstruct the view are recognizable in the driver's field of vision.
  • the guide part carrying the wiper blade can now be arranged above the wiper blade.
  • the increased space requirement in the area of the joint axis near the end of the wiper blade does not interfere because this area moves on a circular path near the lower edge of the window, which is rarely in the driver's field of vision.
  • the usual Wischar construction can be maintained with a transverse axis between the joint part and the fastening point, so that the conventional adjusting mechanism can also be used for changing the contact pressure.
  • the wiper blade is fixed in the division of labor within the wiper field relative to the fastening part or the joint part so that it is in the second Reverse position is aligned parallel to the side disc edge. This angular position is not changed during normal wiping.
  • the guide part is only pivoted relative to the joint part about the mentioned joint axis when the wiper lever is moved into a parking position outside the wiping field, in which parking position or storage position the wiper blade is then at least approximately parallel to the lower edge of the window and that Guide part and the joint part are aligned almost in an extended position.
  • the present invention also relates to a wiper arm for such a wiper system, which is constructed in such a way that it can be produced using manufacturing processes known per se.
  • the joint part is - as is usually the fastening part - designed as an injection molded part, so that bearing surfaces for articulated support of the guide part can be created in a simple manner.
  • the guide part is composed of two sections, the articulated part adjacent to the articulated part being bent from a sheet metal strip, like the previously common articulated parts, on which one is then fastened using a fastening technique which is also known per se (cf. e.g. DE-PS 30 06 188) commercially available wiper rod is fixed.
  • the wiper rod which is rectangular in cross section, is now on this articulation part fixes that, in deviation from the prior art, a wider side of the wiper rod is now aligned parallel to a side wall of the articulation part, that is, it does not abut the web connecting the side walls.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the parts of a wiper system that are essential to the invention
  • FIG. 3 is a view in Pf ⁇ il ⁇ chtung P on the wiper arm of FIG. 2,
  • FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of the fastening part of the wiper arm according to FIG. 4,
  • FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of the joint part of the wiper arm according to FIG. 4,
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the articulation part of the wiper arm according to FIG. 4 and rotated by 90 degrees relative to the installation position
  • FIG. 8 is a perspective, reduced view of the wiper rod of the wiper arm according to FIG. 4.
  • Fig. 1 denotes a windshield, of which only one half is shown.
  • the windshield has a trapezoidal outline with a lower pane edge 11 facing the bonnet (not shown in more detail) and a lateral pane edge 12 which is not oriented at right angles thereto.
  • the wiper system includes a drive with an electric motor 20, only indicated schematically, which drives a wiper shaft 22 via a suitable crank mechanism 21, to the free end of which a wiper lever, generally designated 30, is then attached.
  • the wiper lever 30 includes a wiper blade 31, which is only indicated schematically, and a wiper arm 40.
  • the wiper shaft 22 for the oscillating drive of the wiper lever is arranged outside the imaginary intersection S between the straight lines marking the lower or side edge of the window pane, because at this point S, which is in itself ideal Usually there is insufficient space available in a motor vehicle.
  • this wiper arm 40 is constructed from a fastening part 50, an articulated part 60 articulated thereon about a transverse axis AI perpendicular to the wiper shaft 22, and a guide part 80 articulated at the free end of this articulated part 60.
  • the hinge axis A2 between the guide part 80 and the hinge part 60 is aligned parallel to the wiper shaft 22 or perpendicular to the windshield 10.
  • Fig. 1 three different positions of the wiper lever 30 are shown.
  • the wiper blade 31 In the rest or parking position denoted by R, the wiper blade 31 is approximately parallel to the lower window edge 11.
  • the angle W between the guide part SO of the wiper arm 40 above the wiper blade 31 and the joint part 60 is almost 180 degrees.
  • a first reversing position I of the wiper lever 30 delimiting the actual wiping field F deviates from this parking position R. From Fig. 1 it can be seen that in this first reversing position I the angle W between the guide part 80 and the joint part 60 is smaller than in the park position R. Between the guide part 80 and the joint part 60 the wiper arm now has a clearly visible “kink ".
  • the wiper blade 31 lies parallel to the side window edge 12.
  • the angle W between the guide part 80 and the articulated part 60 has changed in the operating position of the wiper lever during the wiping operation within the wiping field F night. He is trained by appropriate stops or Retaining elements deliberately set so that the windshield 10 is cleaned over a large area close to the edge of the pane.
  • the length LF of the guide part 80 corresponds at least approximately to the length LW of the wiper blade section, which extends from the hanging point 32 of the wiper blade 31 on the wiper arm 40 to the end 33 facing the wiper shaft 22.
  • the length LF of the guide part 80 is also measured from this suspension point 32 to the hinge axis A2, which is to a certain extent above the end of the wiper blade or in the immediate vicinity thereof. Since this wiper blade end 32 moves on an arc near the lower pane area, the necessarily relatively voluminous design of the joint area impairs the view through the windshield.
  • the angular position W between the guide part 80 and the joint part 60 remains unchanged during the wiping operation within the wiping field F. Then the guide part can be arranged above the wiper blade in such a way that it cannot be recognized by the driver. But even if this guide part is arranged in sections or completely laterally next to the wiper blade, as is indicated in the drawing, such an embodiment is preferable to the known embodiments because a change in the angular position between the wiper blade and wiper arm. could irritate a driver.
  • This angular length W is changed only at the end or at the beginning of a wiping process when the wiper lever is moved into its parking position R or is moved out of it.
  • the joint A2 between the guide part 80 and the joint part 60 is therefore not stressed during the wiping operation, which has a favorable effect on the wiping effect and the service life.
  • the fastening part 50 is formed in a known manner as an injection or die-cast part. It has a receptacle 51 for the end of the Wiper shaft 22. In addition, this fastening part 50 has bearing receptacles 52 for a hinge pin 53 which is oriented transversely to the axial direction of the receptacle 51 and thus also transversely to the wiper shaft and forms the transverse axis AI. On the fastening part 50, a two-armed lever 55 is pivotally articulated, which belongs to an adjustment mechanism, not shown, for changing the contact pressure. The structure of this fastening part is known in principle.
  • the hinge part 60 is pivotally articulated on the fastening part 50, which has an essentially U-shaped cross section with two side cheeks 61, 62 with receiving bores 63, 64 (see FIG. 6) for the hinge pin 53 forming the transverse axis AI.
  • These side walls 61, 62 are connected to one another via a web 65.
  • An end wall 6b is provided near its free end, which bridges the side cheeks 61, 62.
  • Two bearing surfaces 67, 68 spaced apart from one another, protrude from this end wall 66 parallel to the web 65. From Fig.
  • the one bearing surface 67 is set back from the plane of the web 65 in such a way that on the free end face of this web 65 a preferably 69 aligned at an angle to the longitudinal direction of the hinge part 60 serving as a stop for the guide part SO is formed is.
  • the joint part is preferably made in one piece as an injection molded part.
  • the guide part 80 is composed of a wiper rod 85 and an articulation part 90 folded from a sheet metal strip.
  • this articulation part has an essentially U-shaped cross section with a rear wall 91 and two side walls 92, 93 which fit snugly against the bearing surfaces 67, 68 on the joint part 60 and of a joint pin 70 which forms the joint axis A2 which is perpendicular to the windshield be enforced.
  • the wiper rod 85 which has a rectangular cross section, is fixed in a manner known per se to this articulation part 90 such that the rear wall 91 bears on a wider side surface 86 of the wiper rod 85.
  • Retaining tabs 94, 95 bent from the side walls 92, 93 surround the wiper rod 85, a positive connection between the wiper rod and the articulation part being achieved solely by sharp-edged toothing which is pronounced on the wiper rod and engages in the articulation part.
  • the wiper arm according to FIGS. 2 and 3 then also includes the contact pressure spring 41, which is hung on the one hand on a retaining pin 72 on the joint part 60 and on the other hand via a wire bracket 42 on the lever 55 belonging to the adjusting mechanism for the contact pressure. It can be seen that such a design is possible without difficulty because the articulation axis A2 is arranged at a comparatively large distance in front of the holding pin 72, that is to say the point of suspension of the spring 41.
  • the wiper rod 55 has an opening 87 in which one end of a tension spring 5 is suspended.
  • the other end of this tension spring 45 engages with a retaining pin 74 which is anchored between the bearing surfaces 67 and 68 on the joint part 60.
  • This tension spring 45 ensures that, in the operating position of the wiper lever 30, the articulation part 90 with the end faces 96 abuts the rare walls 92, 93 on the shoulder 69 serving as a stop on the joint part.
  • the guide part 80 is then aligned with the joint part 60 at the angle W already mentioned.
  • FIGS. 4 to S show schematic views of an embodiment of a wiper arm which essentially corresponds to the wiper arm described. Reference is therefore made to the above description of the exemplary embodiment for FIGS. 2 and 3.
  • the length LS of the wiper rod 85 corresponds approximately to half the length LF of the entire guide part 80. With such a division, sufficient stability is achieved with inexpensive production.
  • the length LG of the joint part 60 can - which is not directly recognizable due to the perspective distortion in FIG. 4 - correspond approximately to the length LF of the guide part 80, which is in the range between 20 and 40 cm, in a preferred exemplary embodiment 30 cm. In most embodiments, the length LF of the guide part 80 will correspond to half the length of the wiper blade.
  • the wiper rod 85 now lies with one of its wider side surfaces 86 not on the rear wall 91 but on a side wall 93, into which the receiving bore for the pin forming the hinge axis A2 is machined.
  • the retaining tabs 94 and 95 which encompass the wiper rod 85, are now angled out of the rear wall 91 and a front wall 97, respectively, which lies opposite the rear wall 91 and partially supplements the articulation part 90 to form a tubular structure. Consequently, a crossing of the wiper rod 85 is not required in this embodiment, which has a favorable effect on stability.
  • the measure also contributes to the fact that in the joint area the two side walls 92, 93 and the rear wall 91 and the front wall 97 are supplemented by welding along the line 98 to form a circumferential frame.
  • the wiper rod 85 is hook-shaped at the free end and thus a wiper blade can be articulated at this attachment point 32 via known connecting elements, the hook being inserted between the wiper strip and the carrying bracket of the wiper blade and, as it were, reaches from below between the side cheeks of the mounting bracket.
  • the joint part 60 has a shoulder 77 in the center on the rear of the web 65, which is used to fix the retaining pin 72 for contact pressure springs 41 (not shown in more detail in these drawings), with this shoulder 77 now hooking in a tension spring on both sides is. the other ends of which each engage directly or via a bracket on the lever 55 which is pivotally articulated on the fastening part 50.
  • the guide part 80 is thus pressed in the operating position by a tension spring 45 against a stop on the joint part 60. If, after the wiping process has ended, the wiper lever 30 is pivoted into its parking position, the guide part abuts against a stop 100, indicated schematically in FIG. 1, attached to the vehicle body or the windshield. But then the joint part 60 continues to move in the same direction of rotation. is driven, so to speak, driven by the wiper motor 20, the angular length W between the guide point 80 and the joint part 60, the spring 45, of course, being increasingly tensioned.
  • the guide part could also be positively locked in the two different positions with the joint part.
  • suitable drive means and a suitable control must then be used to ensure that the locking is released again at the beginning of a wiping process and at the end.
  • wiper system is relatively complex.

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Abstract

L'invention décrit un système d'essuie-glace avec un bras (40) consistant en un élément de fixation (50), un élément articulé (60) fixé de manière mobile à ce dernier et un élément de guidage (80) maintenant le balai d'essuie-glace (31) et fixé mobilement dans l'élément articulé (60) et verticalement au pare-brise à essuyer (10) autour d'un axe articulé (A2). De plus, la longueur de cet élément de guidage (80) est sélectionnée pour que l'axe articulé (A2) se trouve placé environ à l'extrémité du balai d'essuie-glace.
EP19900913826 1989-10-02 1990-09-27 Systeme d'essuie-glace et bras correspondant Withdrawn EP0446321A1 (fr)

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DE19893932857 DE3932857A1 (de) 1989-10-02 1989-10-02 Wischanlage und wischarm fuer eine wischanlage
DE3932857 1989-10-02

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