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Granted Patent B2
US 11,505,162 · App. 17/201,561 · Granted Nov 22, 2022

Fluid connection for a wiper blade and such a wiper blade

Inventor: Ilija Pjescic (Belgrade, RS)
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
B60S1/524B60S1/3805B60S1/488
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Patent No.
US 11,505,162
App. No.
17/201,561
Granted
Nov 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Fluid connection ( 12 ) for a wiper blade ( 14 ) of a windshield wiping system, wherein a heating element ( 16 ) is arranged in a lumen ( 18 ) and protrudes from an opening ( 18 ) of the lumen ( 18 ), wherein a tubular sealing means ( 10 ) is able to be arranged on the opening ( 20 ) and closes the opening ( 20 ) in a fluid-tight manner and fixes the heating means ( 16 ).

Claims (14)

1. A fluid connection ( 12 ) for a wiper blade ( 14 ) of a windshield wiping system, the fluid connection comprising:

a heating element ( 16 ) arranged in a lumen ( 18 ) of a fluid line ( 181 , 182 ), the heating element protruding from an opening ( 20 ) of the lumen ( 18 ),

a tubular extension ( 32 ) in which the opening ( 20 ) is formed, and

a heat-shrinkable tube ( 10 ) having a part ( 26 ) slipped-over an exterior of the tubular extension ( 32 ) at the opening ( 20 ), wherein the heat-shrinkable tube ( 10 ) closes the opening ( 20 ) in a fluid-tight manner and in doing so fixes a position of the heating element ( 16 ).

2. The fluid connection ( 12 ) according to claim 1 , characterized in that the heating element ( 16 ) is a heating wire ( 160 ) that is arranged in the lumen ( 18 ) along a first fluid line ( 181 ) and that exits from the lumen ( 18 ) through the opening ( 20 ) of the first fluid line ( 181 ) and enters a lumen ( 18 ) of a second fluid line ( 182 ).

3. The fluid connection ( 12 ) according to claim 2 , characterized in that the heating wire ( 160 ) is arranged in a single arrangement in the respective lumen ( 18 ) and forms an arc-shaped connection ( 22 ) between the fluid lines ( 181 , 182 ).

4. The fluid connection ( 12 ) according to claim 3 , characterized in that the sealing means ( 10 ) is arranged along a path of the arc-shaped connection ( 22 ).

5. The fluid connection ( 12 ) according to claim 1 , further comprising a seal ( 24 ) that provides an additional sealing action between the slipped-over part ( 26 ) of the heat-shrinkable tube ( 10 ) and the exterior of the tubular extension ( 32 ).

6. The fluid connection ( 12 ) according to claim 5 , characterized in that the seal ( 24 ) is a sealing ring ( 28 ) that is arranged between the slipped-over part ( 26 ) of the heat-shrinkable tube ( 10 ) and a portion ( 30 ) of the tubular extension ( 32 ) that is received inside the slipped-over part ( 26 ).

7. The fluid connection ( 12 ) according to claim 5 , characterized in that the seal ( 24 ) is a sealing ring ( 28 ) that is located externally on the slipped-over part ( 26 ).

8. The fluid connection ( 12 ) according to claim 7 , characterized in that the sealing ring ( 28 ) is formed separate from the heat-shrinkable tube ( 10 ).

9. The fluid connection ( 12 ) according to claim 5 , characterized in that the seal ( 24 ) is configured in one piece with the portion ( 30 ) of the tubular extension ( 32 ).

10. The fluid connection ( 12 ) according to claim 5 , characterized in that the seal ( 24 ) is a sealing ring ( 28 ) formed separate from the tubular extension ( 32 ) and separate from the heat-shrinkable tube ( 10 ).

11. A wiper blade ( 14 ) having a fluid connection ( 12 ) according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2021
From: PJESCIC, ILIJA
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Reel/Frame 056633/0311 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2020 203 427.3 · Mar 17, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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