| VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
| 20120090123 | WIPER ARM FOR VEHICLE WINDOWS - The invention relates to a wiper blade assembly for the windows of a motor vehicle, comprising a longitudinal support ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120005855 | FLAT WIPER BLADE - Flat wiper blade for use in windscreen wiper modules of vehicles, essentially consisting of a wiping rubber in addition to two spring rails, extending in the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade, spaced apart from one another and receiving the wiping rubber in a subsection between them, which each respectively project over the wiping rubber on the wiper blade longitudinal sides and with at least one jet or injection strip provided on one longitudinal side of the wiper blade, having at least one injection or washing duct with a large number of jet or injection openings for application of a washing and cleaning fluid to a vehicle windscreen and which, with use of clip-like fixtures spanning the wiper blade on the upper side of the wiper blade, is retained on the external peripheries of the spring rails. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120000303 | ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTED DRIVE, IN PARTICULAR A WIPER DRIVE - Electromotive auxiliary drive, particularly a wiper drive, with an electric motor and a downstream gear forming an output shaft of the auxiliary drive, presenting at least two gear stages arranged in series in a drive train between the electric motor and the output shaft, of which one first gear stage is designed in the manner of a worm gear consisting of a worm and of a gearwheel or worm wheel interacting with this worm. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20110302738 | WIPER BLADE - Wiper blade for windscreen wiper modules for vehicles and in a design as a flat wiper blade, with a wiping rubber forming a wiping lip with at least one spring rail connected to the wiping rubber and in addition with at least one spoiler profile connected to the wiping rubber and to the at least one spring rail and manufactured as an independent profile. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110197384 | LIQUID HEATING DEVICE WITH TWO FLOW PATHS FOR AN AUTOMOBILE - The invention relates to a liquid heating device for an automobile that comprises two independent liquid flow paths ( | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110188839 | LIQUID HEATING DEVICE FOR AN AUTOMOBILE - The invention relates to a liquid heating device for an automobile that comprises at least one first part ( | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110185531 | WIPER ARM/WIPER BLADE CONNECTION AND WIPER BLADE - The invention relates to a wiper arm/wiper blade connection between a wiper blade ( | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110167577 | WIPER BLADE AND WIPER ARM - The invention relates to a wiper blade for cleaning the windshields of vehicles, comprising at least one elongated carrier element ( | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110113580 | WINDSCREEN WIPER SYSTEM, PARTICULARLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a windscreen wiper system, particularly for a motor vehicle. The system comprises a wiper blade ( | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110107541 | HYDRAULIC CONNECTOR, PARTICULARLY FOR MOTOR VEHICLE WINDSCREEN WIPER SYSTEM - The invention relates to a hydraulic connector, particularly for a motor vehicle windscreen wiper system. The connector is designed to be mounted on a wiper blade fitted with a perforated pipe carrying cleaning and de-icing fluid, and comprises at least one inlet coupling suitable for connection to a fluid feed, and at least one distributor provided with at least one outlet coupling designed to be connected to the perforated pipe. The connector also includes at least one internal path for carrying the fluid from the inlet coupling to the distributor. Thus, by means of the presence of the internal path through the connector, the inlet coupling can be positioned at various locations on the connector, without feeding directly into the distributor. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20100319154 | END FITTING FOR A WIPER BLADE - The invention provides an end fitting ( | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100293737 | WIPER BLADE WITH CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR MAKING SUCH BLADE - The invention relates to a wiper blade ( | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100293736 | ELECTRIC-MOTOR AUXILIARY DRIVE FOR VEHICLES, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AND MOUNTING A DRIVE OF THIS TYPE - Electric-motor auxiliary drive for vehicles, in particular screen-wiper drive, having an electric motor and a gear mechanism, having at least two housing elements which are connected to one another and having a shaft which is mounted in a first housing element by way of at least one first bearing and in a second housing element by way of at least one second and one third bearing. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100275402 | LINKING DEVICE INCLUDING TURNING LIMITATION MEANS - The invention provides a device for linking ( | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100218328 | SUPPORT FOR MOUNTING A WINDSCREEN WIPER BLADE ON A DRIVE ARM MADE OF BENT SHEET - A support for mounting a windscreen wiper blade includes at least two opposing lower lateral claws arranged transversally on either side of the support, each of the claws being able to collaborate with an associated part of a backbone of the blade for attaching the support on the blade, and an upper part on which a connector can be jointedly mounted about a transversal joint axis. The upper part includes at least one elastically deformable portion which is able to deform when the support is mounted and attached to the blade in order to allow a globally transverse movement of the lateral claws, one relative to the other between at least a parted position in which there is no collaboration with the associated part of the backbone, and a close up position in which there is a collaboration with the associated part of the backbone. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100212101 | CONNECTOR FOR MOUNTING AND JOINTING A WIPER BLADE TO A DRIVING ARM END - A connector between a windscreen wiper and a drive arm, with the wiper extending in a longitudinal direction, and the connector being capable of being installed in a free end of the arm, includes an attachment part equipped with a housing open towards a bottom and allowing removable attachment according to a vertical direction of the wiper with the connector, and elastically deformable locking means having a portion that is capable of ensuring locking in the longitudinal direction of the connector in an installed position thereof in the free end of the arm. The attachment part is designed to cooperate with an installation element other than the locking means and is permanently fixed to the wiper. The locking means comprise a tab that extends in the longitudinal direction. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100186185 | CONNECTION BASE INTERACTING WITH AN ADAPTER FOR FORMING THEREWITH MECHANICAL CONNECTOR FOR THE WIPER BLADE FOR AN AUTOMOBILE - The invention relates to a connection base ( | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100154159 | DEVICE FOR ATTACHING A WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE ON AN ARM - The present invention relates to a device | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100079021 | Housing Comprising An Air Flow Conduit Preventing All Liquid Accumulation - A liquid tightly sealed housing has an electrical or electronic device arranged in an internal volume of the housing, a channel with a globally vertical main axis, passing through an upper wall of the housing to connect the internal volume of the housing to outside, and closure apparatuses for making the channel liquid-tight and gas-permeable. The closure apparatuses are arranged at least partly on the upper wall of the housing and at an upper end of the channel so as to prevent any liquid accumulation in the channel. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100011892 | TOOTHED WHEEL - The invention relates to a toothed wheel comprising a central bore which defines a central rotation axle and a secondary bore in which a crankpin is fixed. The invention is characterized in that one of the faces thereof is equipped with means for determining the distance between the central axle of the central bore and the axle of the crankpin in the secondary bore, the means taking the form of coding means. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20090199373 | MEANS FOR FIXING A DRIVE MECHANISM OF A WIPER DEVICE TO A BODY SHELL ELEMENT - A fixing apparatus for fixing two radial arms of a drive mechanism of a wiper device to a body shell element configured to be disposed vertically on a motor vehicle has a plug-type cylindrical body configured to be partially inserted into a first opening on the body shell element. The plug-type cylindrical body has a locking mechanism configured to prevent the plug-type cylindrical body from disengaging from the first opening on the body shell element. The locking mechanism has a secondary element connected to the plug-type cylindrical body by a material bridge. The secondary element is configured to be partially inserted into a second opening on the body shell element. The secondary element is configured to be unlocked from a locking position by applying transversal and then longitudinal forces on the secondary element in a longitudinal axis defined by the at least one plug-type cylindrical body. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090199357 | Universal Flat Windscreen-Wiper Blade and Associated Removable Connector - The present invention relates to a flat windscreen-wiper blade | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090193608 | DRIVE MECHANISM ESPECIALLY FOR A WINDOW WIPING DEVICE WITH AN ELLIPTICAL WIPING MOTION - The invention relates to a drive mechanism ( | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090172908 | WIPER MECHANISM COMPRISING MEANS FOR LOCKING A DRIVE SHAFT IN AN ANGULAR POSITION - The invention relates to a wiper mechanism ( | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090172907 | WIPER BLADE - A flat wiper blade, for cleaning windscreens on vehicles, including a spray duct with spray openings on at least one longitudinal side of a wiper blade for applying a washing fluid or cleaning fluid to a windscreen, a port for connecting the at least one spray duct to at least one outer line for feeding the washing fluid, and an adapter for connecting the flat wiper blade to a wiper arm of a wiper device, where the port is provided between the adapter and a wiper blade end. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090158545 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE - The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a windscreen-wiper blade for a motor vehicle, the blade comprising at least one mounting element in which a housing and an attachment rail are arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis of said mounting element, an elastically deformable spine arranged inside said housing of the mounting element, and a wiping strip, comprising a heel interlocked inside said rail of the mounting element, the method comprising a step of hot deformation of at least one longitudinal end of the mounting element, so as to immobilise said spine and said wiping strip longitudinally inside said housing and said rail of the mounting element respectively. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090113653 | Linking support for flat windscreen-wiper blade - The present invention relates to a linking support | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090100628 | WIPER SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE WINDOWS - Wiper system for vehicle windows, in particular for vehicle windscreens, with at least one wiper shaft which is mounted in a wiper shaft bearing and can be driven by a wiper drive, with a wiper arm end which is fastened to the wiper shaft end protruding from a vehicle body, and with an axial securing element for securing the wiper shaft against axial displacement, wherein the axial securing element releases the wiper shaft for axial yielding in the event of the wiper shaft and/or the wiper arm end being subjected to an external application of force which exceeds a release force. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090056049 | Windscreen wiper blade comprising a support frame, an inner spine and a linking element - The invention provides a windscreen wiper blade ( | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090049638 | SUPPORT DEVICE AND ASSEMBLY FOR A WINDSCREEN-WIPER BLADE - The invention relates to a support device for a windscreen-wiper blade comprising a wiping strip ( | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090026986 | PROTECTION METHOD FOR A REVERSIBLE ELECTRIC MOTOR - A method of protecting a reversible electric motor that includes an armature capable of rotating axially about itself between two angular end positions, the axial rotation of the armature undergoing a deceleration phase as each angular end position approaches, where the method involves determining a characteristic value of the deceleration phase, comparing this characteristic value to a predetermined threshold value, and applying a degraded operating mode when the characteristic value is far from the threshold value. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090025173 | ROTATION CONTROL MECHANISM ESPECIALLY FOR A WINDOW WIPING DEVICE PERTAINING TO A MOTOR VEHICLE - A rotation control mechanism including a primary shaft driven in an alternating axially rotating manner, a drive carrier fixed to the primary shaft, a secondary shaft mounted in an axially rotatable manner in relation to the drive carrier, a fixed cam provided with a specific profiled element, and a control element which is fixed to the secondary shaft and cooperates in a sliding manner with the cam profiled element during the displacement of the drive carrier in relation to the fixed cam, where the sliding of the control element along the cam profiled element control the axial pivoting of the secondary shaft. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090025171 | Arrangement for mounting a single-piece windscreen wiper arm on a driving head - The invention concerns an arrangement for mounting a single-piece windscreen wiper arm ( | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090019657 | Vibration Damper Device Comprising A Flange Ring Capable Of Coming To A Stop Against A Damper Unit - The invention relates to a damping device, in particular for mounting a support plate ( | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090007365 | Wiper Arm - A wiper arm for wiper systems of road vehicles including a wiper blade adapter attached via a connection at one end of a non-circular-shaped wiper arm element and a retainer, where the wiper blade adapter is designed for connection to a wiper blade, and the wiper arm element and the retainer are swivel-mounted to a retainer support attachable in a torque proof manner to a drivable wiper shaft, where the wiper arm element and the retainer are capable of being stressed against a screen to be wiped by a spring element provided on the wiper arm, where the connection is performed by at least one connecting piece which is formed on a circumferential surface rotationally and symmetrically with respect to a connecting piece axis. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090007364 | Connector Connecting a Windscreen-Wiper Blade to a Drive Arm - A connection device between a windscreen-wiper blade and a drive arm capable of powering wiping of said windscreen-wiper blade on a window or windscreen includes two flanges capable of being solidly attached to one another. The two flanges are fixed to the same axis of rotation according to two distinct positions in relation to at least one of the two flanges, or one of the two flanges includes a fixed axis of rotation. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20080317395 | Bearing Arrangement - A bearing arrangement for a shaft of an electric auxiliary motor for vehicles, wherein the shaft with a shaft end reaches through one of a housing opening and a through opening into a chamber formed in a gearbox housing, wherein the shaft is supported in a bearing bush which lies against a surface on the abutment side surrounding the through opening and wherein the bearing bush is fixed in the chamber by a filling body made of a hardened filling mass scaling the chamber from the outside inwards, wherein the chamber is equipped with at least one of a fixing surface and a sealing surface surrounding the axis of the shaft, against which the filling body is pressed as a result of shrinkage of the hardened filling mass upon hardening. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080295272 | Central Fixing and Connection Device for a Windscreen Wiper - A device for supporting and attaching a wiper blade and a blade mounting thereof on a wiper carrier includes a connector including two halves connectable to each other and configured in a connected position to support and lock the blade and said blade mounting. Each connector half includes a projecting component configured to engage with a matching component, one on said blade and the other on said mounting respectively. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080289134 | Locking Device Between a Wiper Blade and a Windscreen Wiper Blade Arm - The present invention relates to a locking device ( | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080276536 | Device for Opening a Rear Window and/or Trunk of a Vehicle - A device for opening and closing a rear window and/or a trunk of a vehicle is positioned on a periphery of or integrated in a window wiper arm assembly provided on a rear side of the vehicle. The device includes an opening and closing system that comprises a push-button connected to an actuating mechanism. The push-button is integrated on a longitudinal portion of a supporting mount of the window wiper arm assembly, and positioned on a handle integrated on said window wiper arm assembly. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080263809 | Wiper Blade Comprising a Support Mount, an Internal Verterbra and a Connecting Element - A motor vehicle wiper blade includes a support mount extending in a longitudinal main direction, and including a support for a wiping blade and a tubular body having a longitudinal main axis, a structural element in the form of a longitudinal horizontal strip which is accommodated inside the tubular body, and an element for connecting the blade to a drive arm which is mounted on the support mount and which includes a locking mechanism for locking the structural element in a position in the connecting element. The locking mechanism of the connecting element includes, on the one hand, a longitudinal mechanism for locking the structural element in said position, and on the other hand, an angular mechanism for locking the structural element in said position. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080246374 | Electromotive Servodrive for Vehicles - In the case of an electromotive auxiliary drive for vehicles, particularly for windscreen wiper drives or adjustment drives for vehicle elements with a secondary transmission for the electromotor, with at least one magnetic sensor, which acts in conjunction with a signal transmitter or permanent magnet arrangement formed of at least one permanent magnet and rotating with a drive shaft or a gear wheel in order to record the angle position and/or modification of the angle position of the rotation of the shaft or the gear wheel, the permanent magnet arrangement is arranged on the front side on a shaft end bedded in a bearing arrangement or on a drive element bedded in the bearing arrangement and arranged on the shaft. The at least one magnetic sensor is arranged opposite the permanent magnet arrangement in the direction of the shaft axis within the bearing arrangement. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080244857 | Windscreen Wiper Drive Arm Comprising An Elastically Deformable Section Flexurally Rigidified In A Plane By Inextensible Reinforcing Elements - A drive arm for a wiper blade has a rear end portion configured to be fixed to a drive shaft of the arm in an alternating sweep movement about a roughly vertical axis, a free front end portion operable to carry the wiper blade, an intermediate portion of longitudinal principal orientation that is elastically deformable in a vertical longitudinal plane and that connects the rear portion to the front portion, and a stiffener for stiffening the intermediate portion flexurally in a horizontal plane. The stiffener has at least one first flexible longitudinal element that is fixed along a first longitudinal lateral face of the intermediate portion so that, when a transverse force is applied to the intermediate portion in a first direction, a longitudinal stress is exerted on the first reinforcing element. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080244856 | Drive Device for a Wiper Arm of a Windscreen Wiper Unit - A drive device for a wiper arm of a windscreen-wiper assembly is equipped with a linkage system in a drive train between the wiper arm and a screen-wiper motor. The linkage system comprises at least two intersecting pivot arms, both of which are flexibly connected at one end to a rocker carrying the wiper arm, and one of which is pivot-mounted at its other end on a vehicle-mounted bearing element, and the other is fastened at its other end to a reversibly operable shaft. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080222831 | Windshield Wiper Blade Comprising a Two-Part Support Mount - A windscreen-wiper blade with a longitudinal main orientation includes an element for linking the blade with a driving arm, a longitudinal support frame comprising two longitudinal sections, which is mounted under the linking element and comprises a top tubular body with a longitudinal main axis and bottom means for supporting a windscreen-wiper blade, and a structural element in the shape of a longitudinal blade, which is accommodated inside the tubular body of the support frame. The sections of the frame are arranged longitudinally as an extension of each other so that the inner longitudinal ends are butt-jointed and solidly attached to each other. The solid attachment of the ends of the longitudinal sections of the frame is provided by the linking element. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080216276 | Wiper Arm Made of Composite Material - A windshield wiper arm including a rear end segment fixed to a shaft driving the windshield wiper arm in an alternating wiping movement about the global and vertical axis, a free front segment for supporting a wiper blade, and an intermediate segment with a longitudinal orientation which is at least partly elastically deformable and which links the rear end segment to the free front segment, wherein the intermediate segment includes a longitudinal central web which is covered with an outer sleeve, wherein at least one portion of the longitudinal central web includes a multilayer plate made of globally horizontal superimposed layers of different materials and thickness, and wherein the multilayer plate comprises at least one layer made of a composite material. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080216275 | Arrangement for the Attachment of a Wiping Mechanism - The invention provides an arrangement of the type that comprises a spacer which is attached to the body structure element, and an attachment tab ( | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080216274 | Wiping Device - A wiping device for vehicle windows including a wiper blade on at least one wiper arm, wherein the wiper blade is intended for an initial movement from a home position into a reversal position, and a return movement from the reversal position into the home position, and a spray device including numerous spray or nozzle openings, arranged successively in a longitudinal wiper blade direction and assigned to two longitudinal wiper blade sides, for ejecting a washing or cleaning fluid onto the vehicle window, wherein the spray device is formed so that after activation of the spray and wiping process, a greater quantity of washing or cleaning fluid is ejected on the longitudinal wiper blade side which leads in the initial movement, at least during the initial movement of the wiper blade, than on the longitudinal wiper blade side which follows in the initial movement and leads in the return movement. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080211325 | Electromotive Drive - The invention relates to an electromotive drive comprising an electric motor with a commutator that is located in a motor housing, in addition to gearing that is flange-mounted on the electric motor. In the drive, the armature shaft passes through an opening into the interior chamber of a gearing housing. A screening element is fixed onto the shaft to rotate with the latter. The screening element almost completely seals the opening against abraded carbon particles or dust from the brushes. The screening element also carries a control magnet that co-operates with a sensor of the motor control module. | 09-04-2008 |