GB2102061B - Windscreen wiper linkage ball and socket joint assembly - Google Patents

Windscreen wiper linkage ball and socket joint assembly

Info

Publication number: GB2102061B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: joint assembly; socket joint; windscreen wiper; wiper linkage; linkage ball
Prior art date: 1981-06-24
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired

Application number

GB08119460A

Other versions

GB2102061A (en

Inventor

Michael John Gower

Warren John Ryan

Christopher Fildes

Alan Mead

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

General Motors Ltd

Original Assignee

General Motors Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1981-06-24

Filing date

1981-06-24

Publication date

1985-03-06

1981-06-24 Application filed by General Motors Ltd filed Critical General Motors Ltd

1981-06-24 Priority to GB08119460A priority Critical patent/GB2102061B/en

1982-06-14 Priority to DE19823222308 priority patent/DE3222308A1/en

1982-06-17 Priority to IT48663/82A priority patent/IT1148964B/en

1982-06-23 Priority to ES513380A priority patent/ES513380A0/en

1982-06-24 Priority to FR8211070A priority patent/FR2508579A1/en

1983-01-26 Publication of GB2102061A publication Critical patent/GB2102061A/en

1985-03-06 Application granted granted Critical

1985-03-06 Publication of GB2102061B publication Critical patent/GB2102061B/en

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60S—SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60S1/00—Cleaning of vehicles
- B60S1/02—Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices
- B60S1/04—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers
- B60S1/06—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers characterised by the drive
- B60S1/16—Means for transmitting drive
- B60S1/18—Means for transmitting drive mechanically
- B60S1/24—Means for transmitting drive mechanically by rotary cranks
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C11/00—Pivots; Pivotal connections
- F16C11/04—Pivotal connections
- F16C11/06—Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints
- F16C11/0619—Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints the female part comprising a blind socket receiving the male part
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C33/00—Parts of bearings; Special methods for making bearings or parts thereof
- F16C33/02—Parts of sliding-contact bearings
- F16C33/04—Brasses; Bushes; Linings
- F16C33/20—Sliding surface consisting mainly of plastics
- F16C33/201—Composition of the plastic
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C2326/00—Articles relating to transporting
- F16C2326/01—Parts of vehicles in general
- F16C2326/09—Windscreen wipers, e.g. pivots therefore

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Pivots And Pivotal Connections (AREA)
Vehicle Body Suspensions (AREA)
Sliding-Contact Bearings (AREA)

GB08119460A 1981-06-24 1981-06-24 Windscreen wiper linkage ball and socket joint assembly Expired GB2102061B (en)

Priority Applications (5)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB08119460A GB2102061B (en)	1981-06-24	1981-06-24	Windscreen wiper linkage ball and socket joint assembly
DE19823222308 DE3222308A1 (en)	1981-06-24	1982-06-14	BALL JOINT CONNECTION FOR A WIPER
IT48663/82A IT1148964B (en)	1981-06-24	1982-06-17	IMPROVEMENT IN THE SPHERICAL JOINTS FOR WIPER JOINTS
ES513380A ES513380A0 (en)	1981-06-24	1982-06-23	A KNEE JOINT ARRANGEMENT FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER JOINT.
FR8211070A FR2508579A1 (en)	1981-06-24	1982-06-24	BALL JOINT FOR WINDSCREEN WIPER LINKAGE

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB08119460A GB2102061B (en)	1981-06-24	1981-06-24	Windscreen wiper linkage ball and socket joint assembly

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB2102061A GB2102061A (en)	1983-01-26
GB2102061B true GB2102061B (en)	1985-03-06

Family

ID=10522770

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB08119460A Expired GB2102061B (en)	1981-06-24	1981-06-24	Windscreen wiper linkage ball and socket joint assembly

Country Status (5)

Country	Link
DE (1)	DE3222308A1 (en)
ES (1)	ES513380A0 (en)
FR (1)	FR2508579A1 (en)
GB (1)	GB2102061B (en)
IT (1)	IT1148964B (en)

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FR2648411B1 (en) *	1989-06-15	1994-10-07	Valeo Systemes Dessuyage	JOINT JOINT WITH BALL JOINT IN PARTICULAR FOR MOTOR VEHICLE WINDSCREEN WIPER LINKAGE
DE19615872A1 (en) *	1996-04-22	1997-10-23	Igus Gmbh	Spherical bearing and method for its manufacture
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JP3025263B2 (en) *	1998-05-12	2000-03-27	ティーアールダブリュー・インコーポレーテッド	Manufacturing method of ball joint
DE10135386A1 (en) *	2001-07-25	2003-02-13	Zf Lemfoerder Metallwaren Ag	Ball and socket joint for a motor vehicle comprises a bearing shell which at least in parts is made of fiber reinforced plastic material containing an anti-adhesive substance
DE10139564A1 (en) *	2001-08-10	2003-02-20	Audi Ag	Ball-and-socket joint for use in car suspension systems has steel ball and shaft and socket made of material with smaller E-modulus which is reinforced with steel pins
DE10146721A1 (en) *	2001-09-21	2003-04-17	Bosch Gmbh Robert	Wiper arm and windshield wiper device and method for producing a wiper arm, in particular for a wiper device of a motor vehicle
DE10239966B3 (en) *	2002-08-30	2004-06-09	Integrated Electronic Systems !Sys Consulting Gmbh	Plastic joint and process for its manufacture
US6893159B1 (en) *	2003-01-27	2005-05-17	Christopher Eugene Hosmer	Lubrication free connection
KR102453457B1 (en)	2017-01-06	2022-10-12	로베르트 보쉬 게엠베하	Ball joint with locking ball socket assembly

Family Cites Families (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
FR1368157A (en) *	1963-05-10	1964-07-31	Ducellier & Cie	Joint, in particular for wiper linkage elements

1981
- 1981-06-24 GB GB08119460A patent/GB2102061B/en not_active Expired
1982
- 1982-06-14 DE DE19823222308 patent/DE3222308A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1982-06-17 IT IT48663/82A patent/IT1148964B/en active
- 1982-06-23 ES ES513380A patent/ES513380A0/en active Granted
- 1982-06-24 FR FR8211070A patent/FR2508579A1/en active Granted

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
ES8306839A1 (en)	1983-06-01
FR2508579B1 (en)	1985-01-18
GB2102061A (en)	1983-01-26
FR2508579A1 (en)	1982-12-31
IT8248663A0 (en)	1982-06-17
ES513380A0 (en)	1983-06-01
IT1148964B (en)	1986-12-03
DE3222308A1 (en)	1983-01-20

Publication	Publication Date	Title
GB2111589B (en)	1985-10-02	Ball joint
JPS57177417A (en)	1982-11-01	Ball joint
GB8526617D0 (en)	1985-12-04	Windscreen wiper
GB8408308D0 (en)	1984-05-10	Ball joint
GB2109454B (en)	1985-04-11	Ball joint
GB2103532B (en)	1985-07-10	Ball and socket joints
GB2091544B (en)	1984-07-18	Windscreen wiper assembly
GB8407317D0 (en)	1984-04-26	Ball joint
DE3269738D1 (en)	1986-04-10	Ball and socket joints
GB8517419D0 (en)	1985-08-14	Windscreen wiper
GB2097661B (en)	1985-04-11	Windscreen wiper
GB2102061B (en)	1985-03-06	Windscreen wiper linkage ball and socket joint assembly
GB2100338B (en)	1985-04-24	Ball and socket joints
GB2099068B (en)	1986-05-21	Ball and socket joints
GB2103922B (en)	1985-07-24	Windscreen wiper assembly
GB2151913B (en)	1986-08-13	Windscreen wiper arm assembly
GB2106173B (en)	1985-03-27	Ball and socket joints
GB2109674B (en)	1985-08-14	Windscreen wiper pivot assembly
GB2095352B (en)	1984-09-26	Improvements related to ball and socket joints
AU9039382A (en)	1983-05-19	Windscreen wiper arm connector
GB8521502D0 (en)	1985-10-02	Windscreen wiper arm
GB2097854B (en)	1985-10-09	A ball and socket joint
AU572217B2 (en)	1988-05-05	Ball and socket joint sealing bellows attachment
DE3267457D1 (en)	1985-12-19	Ball and socket joints
GB8608547D0 (en)	1986-05-14	Ball joint socket

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1983-12-21	732	Registration of transactions, instruments or events in the register (sect. 32/1977)
1991-02-20	PCNP	Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee