Patent ID: 9180839
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: B60S

Abstract:
1. A windscreen wiper device for cleaning a windshield of a vehicle, comprising: a wiper strip extending in a longitudinal direction; at least one carrier element in engagement with said wiper strip for operatively supporting and biasing said wiper strip into a predetermined configuration; an at least two piece connecting device operatively coupled to said at least one carrier element and including a main piece with a bearing surface shaped for receiving and operatively supporting an end of a hook style wiper arm and a door piece pivotably coupled to said main piece and wherein said door piece is pivotable between an open position for allowing attachment and detachment between said connecting device and the wiper arm and a closed position for securing the wiper arm into engagement with said windscreen wiper device; wherein said main piece is formed as a separate and distinct piece from that of the door piece, and wherein said main piece and said door piece include hinge portions that are arranged and mechanically interlock in such manner that said door piece is pivotably coupled to said main piece about an axis of said hinge portions that extends in said longitudinal direction; wherein said door piece includes a tongue which projects from a top wall of said door piece; said tongue presenting a retaining surface that is spaced a predetermined distance from and faces said bearing surface when said door piece is in said closed position for trapping a portion of the hook-shaped end of the wiper arm between said retaining surface and said bearing surface; and wherein said door piece includes side walls that are laterally spaced from one another, and a further support wall that is arranged between and spaced from said side walls and that extends transversely to and directly engages and supports said tongue.