1. Adapter (38, 66) for the articulated connection of a wiper blade (24) to a wiper arm (10) using the sidelock system, wherein the adapter (38, 66) has an essentially cylindrical longitudinally slotted bearing element (40, 68), which can be inserted into passages (34) in side walls (30) of a suspension box (28) of the wiper blade (24) and can be fixed on a first end on the edge of a passage (34) by means of locking hooks (50), while its second end is connected with a bearing surface (54, 78), which is adjacent to the outer side of the opposing side wall (30) and is secured against twisting by at least one clip (58, 80), characterized in that the clip (58, 80), has a locking nose (60), which points in the direction of the bearing element and locks on an edge of the coordinating side wall (30) of the suspension box (28) during assembly.
2. Adapter (66), according to claim 1, characterized in that the second end is formed on a cap (76), whose bearing surface (78) is adjacent to the coordinating side wall (30) in an assembled state and which features at least one clip (80).
3. Adapter (66), according to claim 2, characterized in that the cap (76) has a bearing surface (82) on its outer side for a bent end (14) of a bridge (12) of the wiper arm (10).
4. Adapter (66), according to claim 2, characterized in that the cap (76) has recesses (84) on the side of the bearing element (68) and in an assembled state it externally covers the passages (34) in the external side wall (30) and an articulated bolt (32).
5. Adapter (66), according to claim 3, characterized in that the cap (76) has recesses (84) on the side of the bearing element (68) and in an assembled state it externally covers the passages (34) in the external side wall (30) and an articulated bolt (32).
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A retroreflector assembly, comprising:
a retroreflector including three plates having optically flat reflective front surfaces disposed at right angles to each other, wherein each of said plates further has a back surface disposed on an opposite side of the plate from the optically flat reflective front surface; and
a mounting member adapted for mounting said retroreflector thereon, comprising a bonding portion and a base portion connected to the bonding portion, wherein said bonding portion is adhered to said back surface of one of said three plates, and wherein said bonding portion comprises a same material as the one of said three plates to which said bonding portion is adhered.
2. The retroreflector assembly of claim 1, wherein the bonding portion and the one of said three plates to which said bonding portion is adhered are each comprised of glass.
3. The retroreflector assembly of claim 2, wherein said base portion comprises a different material from said bonding portion.
4. The retroreflector assembly of claim 3, wherein said base portion comprises a metal.
5. The retroreflector assembly of claim 4, wherein said metal is aluminum.
6. The retroreflector assembly of claim 1, wherein said base portion comprises a different material from said bonding portion.
7. The retroreflector assembly of claim 6, wherein said base portion comprises a metal.
8. The retroreflector assembly of claim 7, wherein said metal is aluminum.
9. The retroreflector assembly of claim 1, wherein said mounting member further comprises means for attaching said retroreflector assembly to a support.
10. The retroreflector assembly of claim 9, wherein said base member has a bore extending therein.
11. The retroreflector assembly of claim 10, wherein said bore is threaded for receipt of a substantially correspondingly threaded member extending from the support.
12. The retroreflector assembly of claim 1, further comprising an adhesive adhering said bonding portion to said back surface of the one of said three plates.
13. The retroreflector assembly of claim 12 wherein said adhesive is a semi-rigid epoxy.
14. The retroreflector assembly of claim 1, wherein said mounting member further comprises an adhesive adhering said base portion to said bonding portion.
15. For a retroreflector having three plates having optically flat reflective front surfaces disposed at right angles to each other and each plate having a back surface disposed on an opposite side of the plate from the optically flat reflective front surface, a mounting member adapted for mounting said retroreflector thereon along the back surface of one of the plates, the mounting member comprising:
a base portion; and
a bonding portion connected to the base portion, wherein said bonding portion comprises a same material as the one of the three plates to which it is adhered.
16. The mounting member of claim 15, wherein said bonding portion is comprised of glass.
17. The mounting member of claim 16, wherein said base portion comprises a different material from said bonding portion.
18. The mounting member of claim 17, wherein said base portion comprises a metal.
19. The mounting member of claim 18, wherein said metal is aluminum.
20. The mounting member of claim 15, wherein said base portion comprises a different material from said bonding portion.
21. The mounting member of claim 20, wherein said base portion comprises a metal.
22. The mounting member of claim 21, wherein said metal is aluminum.
23. The mounting member of claim 15, wherein said mounting member further comprises means for attaching the mounting member to a support.
24. The mounting member of claim 23, wherein said base member has a bore extending therein.
25. The mounting member of claim 24, wherein said bore is threaded for receipt of a substantially correspondingly threaded member extending from the support.
26. A retroreflector assembly, comprising:
a retroreflector including three plates having optically flat reflective front surfaces disposed at right angles to each other and all three plates touching each other at a central junction, each plate having a back surface disposed on an opposite side of the plate from the optically flat reflective front surface, wherein one of the three plates further includes an extension portion extending from the back surface of said one plate away from and beneath the central junction by a predetermined distance; and
a mounting member adapted for mounting said retroreflector thereon, comprising a base portion adhered to said extension portion of said one plate.
27. The retroreflector assembly of claim 26, wherein said base portion comprises a different material from said extension portion.
28. The retroreflector assembly of claim 27, wherein said base portion comprises a metal.
29. The retroreflector assembly of claim 28, wherein said metal is aluminum.
30. The retroreflector assembly of claim 26, wherein said mounting member further comprises means for attaching the mounting member to a support.
31. The retroreflector assembly of claim 30, wherein said base member has a bore extending therein.
32. The retroreflector assembly of claim 31, wherein said bore is threaded for receipt of a substantially correspondingly threaded member extending from the support.
33. The retroreflector assembly of claim 1, wherein said bonding portion is adhered to said back surface of said one of said three plates along outer edges of said back surface.
34. The retroreflector assembly of claim 1, wherein said adhesive is disposed along outer edges of said back surface of said one of said three plates in a generally V-shaped pattern.