Patent ID: 9079569
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: B60S

Abstract:
1. A yokeless windscreen wiper device comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, configured for abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which the elongated wiper blade includes opposing longitudinal grooves on its longitudinal sides, in which grooves spaced-apart longitudinal strips of the carrier element are disposed, wherein neighbouring ends of said longitudinal strips are interconnected by a respective connecting piece, which the windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for an oscillating arm which has a front edge and a finger which projects forwardly from the front edge, a joint part pivotably connectable to said connecting device at a pivot axis and having a forward free end and a rearward free end, said joint part having an at least substantially U-shaped cross-section including a top wall and two side walls; and wherein a nose of said joint part disposed at said forward end includes a pair of rigid locking tangs and a hinge axis which extends in parallel relationship with and is spaced from said pivot axis, said hinge axis enabling said nose and said rigid locking tangs to hinge forwardly away from said pivot axis in response to an applied pressing force for snappingly receiving the front edge of the arm below said rigid locking tangs, and wherein said locking tangs are spaced laterally from one another on opposite sides of a U-shaped recess for allowing passage of the finger on the wiper arm between said rigid locking tangs to allow said rigid locking tangs to snappingly receive the front edge of the arm below said rigid locking tangs.