Patent ID: 9358958
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: B60S

Claim Text:
1. A wiper blade adapter device having a wiper arm adapter ( 10 ) and a wiper blade adapter ( 12 ), characterized by a pivot bearing unit ( 14 ) that rotatably mounts the wiper arm adapter ( 10 ) and the wiper blade adapter ( 12 ) in an assembly process relative to each other around a vertical axis ( 16 ), wherein the wiper arm adapter is configured to be coupled to a wiper arm, wherein the wiper blade adapter ( 12 ) includes a lower surface that is configured to be directly coupled to a wiper blade ( 46 ), wherein the pivot bearing unit ( 14 ) includes a bearing pin ( 18 ) disposed above the lower surface on the wiper blade adapter ( 12 ), wherein the bearing pin ( 18 ) extends from the wiper blade adapter ( 12 ) along the vertical axis ( 16 ) and in a direction away from the lower surface of the wiper blade adapter ( 12 ), and wherein the wiper arm adapter ( 10 ) is configured to be moved vertically down onto the bearing pin ( 18 ) along the vertical axis ( 16 ) and to rotate about the bearing pin ( 18 ) relative to the wiper blade adapter ( 12 ) during the assembly process, the wiper blade adapter device further comprising a detent unit ( 48 ) which is provided to form a latching connection between the wiper arm adapter ( 10 ) and the wiper blade adapter ( 12 ) in an assembled state, wherein the assembled state is a state in which the wiper arm adapter ( 10 ) has been rotated relative to the wiper blade adapter ( 12 ) about the vertical axis ( 16 ) until the latching connection occurs, wherein the detent unit ( 48 ) comprises at least one detent recess ( 34 , 36 ) and at least one locking means ( 30 , 32 ), wherein the at least one locking means ( 30 , 32 ) is disposed in the assembled state in a positive-locking manner within the at least one detent recess ( 34 , 36 ) to form the latching connection and to prevent rotation of the wiper arm adapter ( 10 ) about the vertical axis ( 16 ) and out of the assembled state, and wherein the at least one locking means ( 30 , 32 ) includes an elastically deflectable tab that pivots about an axis parallel to the vertical axis ( 16 ).