A printer includes an arcuate arrangement of printheads and a retractable arcuate arrangement of wipers.

Wiping apparatus for use with a tubular probe for filling containers with liquids comprising a wiper block formed with a bore within which the probe is slidable, the block being formed with a plurality of radially inwardly directed jets opening into the bore which jets are connected to a source of pressurized gas, usually air. The probe is closed at its lower end with an enlargement into which the jets open and preferably also the block is formed with an annular chamber disposed radially outward...

A connector part extends outward of a yoke housing from a holder base and is connectable with an external connector to receive an electric signal. A contact base extends from the holder base into an interior of the gear housing through a communication hole, which is formed in a yoke housing side end of the gear housing. The contact base supports terminals, which provide an electrical connection between stationary contacts and brushes. An intermittent drive unit is installed to the connector part...

The invention is based on a wiper arm (10) for a windshield wiper, having a fastening part (12) and a joint member (18) that are connected to one another via a swing-down joint (54), and a tension spring (26) is suspended by one end (28) from a suspension device (24) of the joint member (18) and by its other end (30) via a C-shaped bracket (32) in a suspension device (16) of the fastening part (12) and in an operating position presses a wiper blade (34), via a wiper rod (22), against a windshiel...

An automobile wiper that restricts relative pivoting between the arm and the wiper blade without increasing costs. The automobile wiper includes a wiper blade having an upper wall on which an opening is provided. A clip is supported by a pin in the opening pivotally relative to the wiper blade. The clip has a flange extending perpendicular to the pin. The distal end of the arm is fixed to the clip. Relative pivoting between the clip and the wiper blade is restricted by contact between the flange...

The invention is based on a wiper arm (10) for a windshield wiper comprising a mounting part (12) and an articulated part (14) that are connected to each other via a hinged joint (18) that has a hub (24) permanently connected with one part (14 or 12) and open toward the other part (12 or 14), and an articulated axle (22) permanently connected with the other part (12 or 14), wherein one of the ends of a tension spring (20) is attached to an attachment device (26, 28) of the articulated part (14) ...

A wiper arm device of the kind including a rotatable arm head connected to a wiper motor, a retainer rockingly connected to the arm head through a hinge pin, a spring with one end connected to the retainer and the other end connected to a roller pin, and a link supporting the roller pin and being rockable around a pivot shaft which is mounted on the arm head. The link can be forcibly displaced in response to the movement of the wiper arm from the rock-back condition toward the normal operating c...

A secondary wiper to a windshield wiper is provided. The secondary wiper is detachably connected through connectors to an arched arm of the windshield wiper to locate in front of the latter relative to a sweeping direction of the windshield wiper. The secondary wiper includes a hair holder to which multiple lines of hair and a long wiping element are held. When the windshield wiper and the secondary wiper are brought to sweep across a windshield, the multiple lines of hairs on the secondary wipe...

The invention starts with a windshield wiper with a wiper arm (10) on whose free end a pin (22) is fastened laterally, transverse to the longitudinal direction (72) and pointing to a wiper blade (24) for the articulated connection of the wiper blade (24), which pin is inserted into a passage opening of the wiper blade (24) and in an assembled position is locked axially via a bridge (12) that is arranged parallel to the pin (22) on the wiper arm (10) and grips over the wiper blade (24) with a ben...

The wiper device for a sewing machine having a wiper member swingable from the operating position to a non-operating position on an embroidery presser foot, in which a needle thread-end is retained by being clamped between a frictional-resistance applying member fixed to an underside of a thread engagement portion located on a distal end of the wiper member and an upper surface of a cloth presser pressing a workpiece cloth by a returning movement of the wiper member from an operating position in...