US 11,891,024 B2
Wiper arm and wiper assembly
Haoyi Hong, Le Mesnil Saint Denis (FR); Jinlong Pu, Le Mesnil Saint Denis (FR); and Xu Cheng, Le Mesnil Saint Denis (FR)
Assigned to Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage, Le Mesnil Saint Denis (FR)
Appl. No. 17/912,207
Filed by Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage, Le Mesnil Saint Denis (FR)
PCT Filed Mar. 11, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/056277
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 16, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/185678, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 23, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 202010184724.1 (CN), filed on Mar. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0159000 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. B60S 1/52 (2006.01); B60S 1/34 (2006.01); B60S 1/40 (2006.01)
CPC B60S 1/522 (2013.01) [B60S 1/3415 (2013.01); B60S 1/4006 (2013.01); B60S 1/3425 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wiper arm, the wiper arm comprising:
a wiper arm holder, which is connected at one end to an output portion of a driving mechanism for the wiper arm, the driving mechanism being configured to drive the wiper arm to swing back and forth in a return direction and an outward-swinging direction;
an extension arm, which is pivotally connected to another end of the wiper arm holder;
a wiper arm end member, which is located on a side of the wiper arm opposite to the wiper arm holder and configured to hold a wiper blade; and
a washer assembly, which is configured to spray a washer fluid to a windshield and comprises at least a first nozzle and a first conduit in fluid communication with the first nozzle, the first nozzle spraying the washer fluid to an outward-swinging side of the wiper blade, and the first conduit being directed in a longitudinal extension direction of the wiper arm,
wherein the first nozzle comprises:
at least one nozzle unit,
a first connector for the first conduit,
a bridge channel located between the at least one nozzle unit and the first connector and fluidly connecting the first connector and the first nozzle, and
an engagement section, wherein the engagement section is engaged at the wiper arm end member;
wherein the bridge channel is located above the wiper blade, between a plurality of notches of the engagement section on opposite facing sides thereof, and at least partially aligned with a segment of the wiper arm end member that is also located above the wiper blade.