A ball-joint assembly (36) of a crank (30) and a connecting rod (26) of a windshield wiper module, comprising a crankpin (40) fixed to the crank (30) and a ball-joint housing comprising a socket (42) configured to receive a spherical portion (44) of the crankpin (40), said socket (42) being fixed in an opening of an end of the connecting rod (26), wherein the socket (42) is made in one cylindrical part around an axis of revolution (60), said socket (42) having an internal cavity (70), whose dimensions are fitted to those of the spherical portion (44), and a bottom end (72) next to the crank (30) with an entry opening (73) which is wider than the diameter of the spherical portion (44) of the crankpin (40), the socket (42) further comprising a plurality of elastic tongues (46) arranged at an axial end (72, 78) of the socket and configured to snap-fit the socket (42) together with the crankpin (40).
BALL-JOINT ASSEMBLY FOR A WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE
KUGELGELENKBAUGRUPPE FÜR EIN SCHEIBENWISCHERMODUL
ASSEMBLAGE DE JOINT À ROTULE POUR UN MODULE D'ESSUIE-GLACE
10.07.2024
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Windshield wiper assembly of windshield and vehicle with windshield wiper assembly
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