US 11,981,295 B2
Wiper blade connector
Vincent Gaucher, Le Mesnil Saint Denis (FR); and Stéphane Houssat, Le Mesnil Saint Denis (FR)
Assigned to VALEO SYSTÈMES D'ESSUYAGE, Le Mesnil Saint Denis (FR)
Appl. No. 17/781,115
Filed by Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage, Le Mesnil Saint Denis (FR)
PCT Filed Nov. 29, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/083817
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 31, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/105492, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 3, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 1913450 (FR), filed on Nov. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0410843 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. B60S 1/38 (2006.01)
CPC B60S 1/381 (2013.01) [B60S 1/3856 (2013.01); B60S 1/3863 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector for a wiping system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a connector body which has an elongated shape and is configured to be mounted on a wiper blade,
wherein the connector body comprises a device for guiding at least one air flow towards a surface to be wiped in order to reduce a liquid suction phenomenon,
wherein the connector body is substantially U-shaped in cross-section and comprises a first connection profile and a second pillar arm connected together by an upper longitudinal wall,
wherein the device for guiding the at least one air flow comprises at least one channel provided at the upper longitudinal wall and extending from an inlet positioned above the first connection profile of the connector body to an outlet positioned above the second pillar arm of the connector body,
wherein the first connection profile of the connector body comprises an integrally formed inlet air deflector that laterally extends past a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end of the connector body, said inlet air deflector forming a surface for guiding the air flow to the inlet of the at least one channel.