Patent ID: 11958443
Assignee: VALEO SYSTÈMES D'ESSUYAGE
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A method for replacing a wiper fitted to a vehicle equipped with a cleaning system having fixed spray nozzles arranged in the vicinity of a glazed surface that is to be cleaned by the wiper, the method using a replacement kit comprising:
at least one wiper equipped with an inbuilt fluid spraying device comprising at least one circulation canal and a fluid inlet cannula, and
at least one fluid distribution tube configured to be coupled at one end to said wiper and at its opposite end to a fluid supply circuit supplying fluid coming from a reservoir of the vehicle,
the replacement kit further comprising a coupling configured to allow fluidic connection between the supply circuit and the at least one fluid distribution tube,
at least one fixing means for holding the distribution tube in position along a wiper arm, and, wherein the wiper is a standard wiper fitted to the vehicle as an original equipment,, wherein the method comprises:, removing the wiper that is to be replaced from the associated wiper arm;, fitting the replacement wiper equipped with a fluid spray device,, connecting a distribution circuit of the replacement wiper; and, modifying the supply of fluid coming from a fluid reservoir of the vehicle, wherein fitting the replacement wiper comprises:
assembling the replacement wiper with a fluid distribution tube, these two elements being taken from the replacement kit,
installing the wiper on the wiper arm, and
fixing the distribution tube along the arm using at least one of the fixing means from the replacement kit,, wherein connecting a distribution circuit of the replacement wiper comprises connecting a distribution tube to a coupling taken from the replacement kit,
modifying the supply comprises disconnecting a supply pipe connecting the fluid reservoir and the spray nozzles arranged in the vicinity of the surface that is to be cleaned, and reconnecting the previously-disconnected pipe, or a supply pipe from the replacement kit, to said coupling, and, wherein the distribution tube is equipped with a fluid pressure regulating device that includes a member mounted effecting a translational movement in a direction perpendicular to a direction of flow of a fluid circulating in the tube.