US 12,403,866 B2
Streamlined windscreen wiper
Nathalie Laloi, La Verriere (FR); Guillaume Barret, La Verriere (FR); and Pierre Sevellec, La Verriere (FR)
Assigned to Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage, La Verriere (FR)
Appl. No. 18/578,138
Filed by VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE, La Verriere (FR)
PCT Filed Jul. 13, 2022, PCT No. PCT/EP2022/069602
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 10, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/285530, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 19, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 2107625 (FR), filed on Jul. 13, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0317183 A1, Sep. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. B60S 1/38 (2006.01)
CPC B60S 1/3806 (2013.01) [B60S 1/3801 (2013.01); B60S 2001/3815 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A streamlined windscreen wiper, in particular for a vehicle, comprising:
a longitudinal wiper blade;
a longitudinal streamlined fairing including a central mounting and at least one end cap disposed at a distal end of said central mounting;
an adapter element fixed to the central mounting at a distal end thereof;
the adapter element including a central web and two legs extending substantially perpendicular from opposing edges of the central web, one of a plurality of end caps being articulated to the adapter element; and
a retention means including a first portion formed in the adapter element and engaging a complementary second portion extending from a lower surface of the central mounting, such that the complementary second portion of the retention means includes a rib extending from a lower surface of the central mounting and the rib is oriented substantially perpendicularly to the central web of the adapter element;
the first portion including a window provided in the central web of the adapter element, the window being engaged by at least one rib; and
wherein the complementary second portion of the retention means includes a pair of chevron-shaped ribs each abutting at least one edge of the window.