US 12,065,108 B2
Wiper composite beam blade assembly with wash tube integration
Nouduri Phani Srinivas, Bangalore (IN); and Murugan Kuppuswamy, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC., Burnsville, MN (US)
Filed by Rosemount Aerospace Inc., Burnsville, MN (US)
Filed on Oct. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/937,941.
Claims priority of application No. 202141046063 (IN), filed on Oct. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0114006 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. B60S 1/52 (2006.01); B60S 1/34 (2006.01); B60S 1/38 (2006.01)
CPC B60S 1/524 (2013.01) [B60S 1/3415 (2013.01); B60S 1/3848 (2013.01); B60S 1/3862 (2013.01); B60S 2001/3812 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wiper blade for use on a windshield of an aircraft, the wiper blade comprising:
a support member coupled to a blade element, wherein the support member is constructed from a composite material;
a clip coupled to and surrounding at least a portion of the support member and at least a portion of the blade element; and
a wash tube integral with the support member, wherein the wash tube is fluidly coupled to a plurality of nozzles spaced along a length of the wiper blade and wherein the wash tube is positioned adjacent the support member and coupled to the clip;
wherein the clip comprises a clamp extending outwards from a first side of the clip, and wherein the clamp couples the wash tube to the clip;
wherein the clip comprises a first aperture extending through a first side of the clip and a second aperture extending through a second side of the clip, wherein a central axis of the first aperture is axially aligned with a central axis of the second aperture; and
wherein a fastener extends through the first aperture, the second aperture, and a blade aperture extending through the blade element to secure the clip to the blade element.