Wiper arm for a window cleaning system

US 6,499,179 B1
Wiper arm for a window cleaning system
Andreas Fink, Grossbottwar (Germany); and Michael Grossmann, Grossachsenheim (Germany)
Assigned to ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, Del. (US)
Filed on 09-Nov-2001, as Appl. No. ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, Del. (US)
Int. Cl.7B60S 1/52

US 6,499,179 B1 Wiper arm for a window cleaning system Andreas Fink, Grossbottwar (Germany); and Michael Grossmann, Grossachsenheim (Germany) Assigned to ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, Del. (US) Appl. No. 9/463,173PCT Filed Apr. 27, 1999, PCT No. PCT/EP99/02823§ 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Jan. 18, 2000, PCT Pub. No. WO00/01564, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 13, 2000. Claims priority of application No. 198 29 759 (DE), filed on Jul. 03, 1998. Int. Cl.7B60S 1/52 U.S. Cl. 158212;250.04 28 Claims 1. A wiper arm for cleaning a windshield on a vehicle having a retaining element attachable to a drive shaft and an elongate wiper arm part articulated to said retaining element be tilted toward and away from the windshield and, at least during cleaning, is pushed against the windshield by a force, a free end of the wiper arm part connected to a wiper and with a separate elongate trim attachable to the wiper arm and extending longitudinally along most of a length of the wiper arm part and over an entire length of the wiper connected to the wiper arm part, characterized in that the trim in an area of an end facing the retaining element has a pivoting connection to the wiper arm part such that the trim can be pivoted relative to the wiper arm part about a pivot axis perpendicular to the wiper arm part.