Title:
COLLAPSIBLE PIVOT BODY FOR A WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/046792
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A collapsible pivot body (60) having a housing (62) that includes a channel (72) defined therein and a mounting bracket (64) that is adapted to attach the pivot body (60) to a portion of a vehicle. The collapsible pivot body (60) further includes a sleeve (74) operatively disposed within the channel (72). The sleeve (74) includes an internal passage (76) that is adapted to receive a pivot shaft assembly of a wiper system. The collapsible pivot body (60) further includes a plurality of bridges (86) that connect the sleeve (74) to the housing (62). The bridges (86) are adapted to fail in response to a predetermined load acting on a pivot shaft assembly and cause the sleeve (74) to collapse within the housing (62), thereby displacing the pivot shaft assembly and a portion of a wiper arm below the impact line of a vehicle.
Inventors:
O'CONNOR JAMES G (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2010/051732
Publication Date:
July 28, 2011
Filing Date:
October 07, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TRICO PRODUCTS CORP (US)
O'CONNOR JAMES G (US)
O'CONNOR JAMES G (US)
International Classes:
B60S1/34; B60S1/32
Foreign References:
| US20010011831A1 | 2001-08-09 | |||
| US20060123580A1 | 2006-06-15 | |||
| US20080222828A1 | 2008-09-18 | |||
| KR20030018373A | 2003-03-06 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2488396A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MCGLYNN, Gerald E., III (Suite 600Troy, Michigan, US)
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