Windshield washer device
View Patent ↗In the case of a windshield washer device ( 2 ) for a motor vehicle, a nozzle holder ( 6 ) is connected via a spring element ( 12 ) to a fastening flange ( 4 ) fastened to the motor vehicle. The nozzle holder ( 6 ) has a connection ( 9 ) for a washer fluid line ( 10 ). The spring element ( 12 ) is formed as a cross-sectional tapering ( 15 ) of a connecting element ( 14 ). The angle of inclination of the nozzle holder ( 6 ) and therefore the angle of inclination of a washer nozzle ( 7 ) arranged in the nozzle holder ( 6 ) can be adjusted via an adjusting means ( 13 ) at a distance from the spring element ( 12 ).
1. A windshield washer device for a windshield washer system, comprising:
a fastening flange provided for fastening in a motor vehicle,
a nozzle holder having two sections, wherein a washer nozzle is arranged on one section of the nozzle holder and a connection for a washer fluid line is arranged in the second section of the nozzle holder, and
an adjusting means, which has an adjustable adjusting element, for adjustment of the angle of inclination of the washer nozzle, wherein the adjusting means is coupled directly to the nozzle holder and coupled directly to the fastening flange at a first location on the fastening flange, and wherein the nozzle holder, which has the connection for the washer fluid line and the washer nozzle, is connected to the fastening flange via a spring element at a second location on the fastening flange spaced apart from the first location.
2. The windshield washer device according to claim 1 , wherein the spring element is manufactured from the same material as the fastening flange and the nozzle holder.
3. The windshield washer device according to claim 1 , wherein the nozzle holder, the fastening flange and the spring element are manufactured as a single piece from plastic by injection molding.
4. The windshield washer device according to claim 1 , wherein the nozzle holder and the fastening flange are connected to each other via a connecting element, and wherein the spring element is formed as a cross-sectional tapering of the connecting element.
5. The windshield washer device according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening flange is manufactured as a single piece with latching elements for interlocking and immovable fastening to the motor vehicle.
6. The windshield washer device according to claim 1 , wherein the adjusting means has a joint arranged on the fastening flange or the nozzle holder.
7. The windshield washer device according to claim 1 , wherein the adjusting means has a connecting element, which is arranged on the fastening flange or the nozzle holder, for supporting the adjusting element which is mounted on the respectively opposite component of the fastening flange or of the nozzle holder.
8. The windshield washer device according to claim 1 , wherein a ring element, which is connected to the fastening flange and the nozzle holder and is configured elastically, or deformable adjusting connecting elements is or are arranged at a distance from the spring element.
9. The windshield washer device according to claim 1 , wherein the adjusting element is formed as an adjusting screw.
10. The windshield washer device according to claim 1 , wherein the adjusting element is formed as an eccentric.
11. The windshield washer device according to claim 1 , wherein the adjusting element is arranged in the ring element and has a noncircular cross section.
12. The windshield washer device according to claim 1 , wherein the nozzle holder has an opening for the passage of a tool to the adjusting element.
13. A windshield washer device for a windshield washer system, comprising:
a fastening flange,
a nozzle piece being connected to the fastening flange at a first location on the fastening flange via a spring element and having two sections, wherein a washer nozzle is arranged on one section of the nozzle piece and a connection for a washer fluid line is arranged in the second section of the nozzle piece, and
an adjusting means coupled directly to the nozzle holder and the fastening flange at a second location on the fastening flange spaced apart from the first location, and having an adjustable adjusting element for adjustment of the angle of inclination of the washer nozzle.
14. The windshield washer device according to claim 13 , wherein the spring element is manufactured from the same material as the fastening flange and the nozzle holder.
15. The windshield washer device according to claim 13 , wherein the nozzle holder, the fastening flange and the spring element are manufactured as a single piece from plastic by injection molding.
16. The windshield washer device according to claim 13 , wherein the nozzle holder and the fastening flange are connected to each other via a connecting element, and wherein the spring element is formed as a cross-sectional tapering of the connecting element.
17. The windshield washer device according to claim 13 , wherein the fastening flange is manufactured as a single piece with latching elements for interlocking and immovable fastening to the motor vehicle.
18. The windshield washer device according to claim 13 , wherein the adjusting means has a joint arranged on the fastening flange or the nozzle holder.
19. The windshield washer device according to claim 13 , wherein the adjusting means has a connecting element, which is arranged on the fastening flange or the nozzle holder, for supporting the adjusting element which is mounted on the respectively opposite component of the fastening flange or of the nozzle holder.
20. The windshield washer device according to claim 13 , wherein a ring element, which is connected to the fastening flange and the nozzle holder and is configured elastically, or deformable adjusting connecting elements is or are arranged at a distance from the spring element.