Patent ID: 7805799
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: B60R,B60S,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A breakaway mounting bracket assembly for a wiper system comprising: A mounting bracket adapted to attach a pivot shaft assembly of a wiper system to a portion of a vehicle; a grommet removably attached to said mounting bracket and adapted to dampen NVH at the point of attachment between said mounting bracket and a portion of the vehicle; a one-piece ferrule operatively disposed within said grommet having a column including an internal passage, a platform and a plurality of bridges operatively connecting said column to said platform; and an attachment member adapted to connect said mounting bracket to a portion of the vehicle, said attachment member having a body operatively engaged to said internal passage, wherein said bridges are adapted to shear upon receipt of a predetermined load acting through a pivot shaft assembly such that said platform will breakaway from said column and cause said grommet to disconnect from said ferrule and thereby displace the pivot shaft assembly and a portion of a wiper arm below an impact line of a vehicle for a pedestrian impact.