A windshield wiper system has an articulating pivot for wiping a curved glass surface of a vehicle. The articulating pivot has a pivot shaft assembly (64) having a first pivot ball (160) separated by a distance from a second pivot ball (166). The pivot shaft assembly is encased in an outer housing (158) and each pivot ball is supported by a bearing. A pinion gear is integrated with one of the first pivot ball, the second pivot ball, and/or the pivot shaft. A rack gear is integrated into one of the bearings and/or the housing. Rotational movement of the pinion gear along the rack gear articulates the pivot shaft as the pivot shaft is rotated.
WIPER SYSTEM WITH ARTICULATING PIVOT SHAFT
WISCHERANLAGE MIT GELENKIGER SCHWENKWELLE
SYSTÈME D'ESSUIE-GLACE À AXE DE PIVOT ARTICULÉ
2023-08-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60S SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR , Warten, Reinigen, Instandsetzen, Unterstützen, Anheben oder Rangieren von Fahrzeugen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen |
European Patent Office | 2018
|PIVOT SHAFT ASSEMBLY FOR A WIPER APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE
European Patent Office | 2018
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