# US 2018/0022319 A1 · Wiper system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0022319 A1 - Document ID: US20180022319A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/304,048 - Filed: 2015-04-16 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2015-04-16 - Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH - Applicants: Robert Bosch GmbH - Inventors: Achim Hawighorst; Robert-Jan van de Rovaart; Andreas Biank; Achim Kraus; Ulrich Metz; Branislav Milenkovic - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180022319A1 ## CPC - B60S 1/045: {having a pre-attachment device (i.e. to hold elements in position during mounting)} - B60S 1/043: {Attachment of the wiper assembly to the vehicle} - B60S 1/18: mechanically {(B60S1/166 takes precedence)} - B60S: SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract The invention relates to a method for mounting a wiper system and to a wiper system comprising a first wiper bearing having a first drive shaft for a first wiper arm and a second wiper bearing having a second drive shaft for a second wiper arm, the first and the second drive shafts being non-rotatably connected via a coupling rod. A first retaining means for holding the coupling rod in place on the first wiper bearing is provided in a first defined position and a second retaining means for holding the coupling rod in place on the second wiper bearing is provided in a second defined position. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wiper system (10) comprising a first wiper bearing (17) having a first drive shaft (11) configured to be connected to a first wiper arm and a second wiper bearing (4) having a second drive shaft (14) configured to be connected to a second wiper arm, the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft (11, 14) being non-rotatably connected via a coupling rod (3), a first retaining means (2) for holding the coupling rod (3) in place on the first wiper bearing (17) being provided in a first defined position and a second retaining means (5) for holding the coupling rod (3) in place on the second wiper bearing (4) being provided in a second defined position. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The wiper system according to claim 1, wherein the first retaining means and/or the second retaining means produces a force-fitted and/or positive-locking connection between the coupling rod (3) and the associated one of the first wiper bearing and the second wiper bearing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The wiper system according to claim 1, wherein the first retaining means and/or the second retaining means has a predetermined breaking point (24). ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The wiper system according to claim 1, wherein the first defined position and/or the second defined position of the coupling rod (3) lies outside of an operating region of the coupling rod (3) during an operation of the wiper system (10) so that, after the coupling rod (3) has been released, the first retaining means and/or the second retaining means does not interfere with a movement of the coupling rod (3) during an operation of the wiper system (10). ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The wiper system according to claim 1, wherein the first retaining means and/or the second retaining means is fixedly connected to the associated one of the first wiper bearing and the second wiper bearing. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The wiper system according to claim 5, wherein the first retaining means and/or the second retaining means is connected to the coupling rod via a releasable force-fitted and/or positive-locking (25, 26, 27) connection. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The wiper system according to claim 2, wherein the first retaining means and/or the second retaining means is a detent element (20, 21, 29) latched to the coupling rod (3) or to the associated one of the first wiper bearing and the second wiper bearing. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The wiper system according to claim 2, wherein the force-fitted connection (25, 26, 27) is formed as magnetic force, as electrostatic force and/or as adhesive force in the form of an adhesive layer (25). ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The wiper system according to claim 2, wherein the force-fitted and/or positive-locking connection is configured such that the coupling rod can be released from the wiper bearings (17, 4) by actuating a wiper motor (1) of the wiper system (10). ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The wiper system according to one of the claim 1, wherein the first retaining means and the second retaining means are each attached to the associated one of the first wiper bearing and the second wiper bearing, and wherein the first retaining means and the second retaining means (2, 5) each have a respective detent element (20, 21, 29) that holds the coupling rod (3) on the associated wiper bearing (4, 17). ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The wiper system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first retaining means and the second retaining means (2, 5) has a first detent element (20) that accommodates a cylindrical portion (305) and a second detent element (200) that accommodates a flat region (303) of the coupling rod (3) free of play, so that the coupling rod (3) cannot be rotated in the tangential direction (301). ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The wiper system according to claim 11, wherein at least one of the first retaining means and the second retaining means (2, 5) has a receiving area (202) in the first and second detent elements (20, 200) for the coupling rod (3), said receiving area being formed by two arms (22, 201) configured to engage around the rod (3), wherein the arms (22, 201) of the first detent element (20) and the second detent element (200) are separated from one another or are one piece. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) A method for mounting a wiper system according to claim 1, wherein the wiper bearings are attached to a body of a vehicle, and wherein the coupling rod is subsequently released from the wiper bearings. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein the coupling rod is moved into an operating position after being released from a mounting position. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein the coupling rod is moved by a wiper motor of the wiper system in order to be released. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The wiper system according to claim 1, wherein the first retaining means and/or the second retaining means is integrally formed with the associated one of the first wiper bearing and the second wiper bearing. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The wiper system according to claim 16, wherein the first retaining means and/or the second retaining means is connected to the coupling rod via a releasable force-fitted and/or positive-locking (25, 26, 27) connection.