US 12,109,982 B2
Adapter for a wiper blade of a vehicle
Stéphane Houssat, Le Mesnil Saint Denis (FR); Vincent Gaucher, Le Mesnil Saint Denis (FR); and Eric Poton, Le Mesnil Saint Denis (FR)
Assigned to VALEO SYSTÈMES D'ESSUYAGE, Le Mesnil Saint Denis (FR)
Filed by Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage, Le Mesnil Saint Denis (FR)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/815,651.
Claims priority of application No. 2108307 (FR), filed on Jul. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0032508 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B60S 1/40 (2006.01)
CPC B60S 1/4074 (2013.01) [B60S 1/4067 (2013.01); B60S 1/4077 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An adapter configured to connect a wiper blade to a driving arm for a vehicle via a connector, the adapter comprising:
a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall between which an upper wall is positioned, at least one of these lateral walls comprising a pivot member that allows the adapter to rotate with respect to the connector,
the pivot member comprising at least one hole configured to receive a shaft of the driving arm, wherein the pivot member comprises at least one immobilizing member that projects inward the hole and able to block pivoting between the shaft of the driving arm and the adapter within the hole,
wherein the shaft is in contact with the at least one immobilizing member,
wherein the shaft is immobilized in terms of both rotational and translational movement with respect to the adapter by the at least one immobilizing member.