Wiper beam blade assembly with support structure

A windshield wiper system for use on a windshield of an aircraft comprising:

• a wiper assembly for a windshield comprising:
• a wiper blade comprising:
• a blade element;
• and
• a support element secured to the blade element along a blade element length of the blade element;
• a flat spring coupled on a first end to a first end of the support element via a first coupling and coupled on a second end to a second end of the support element via a second coupling;
• a saddle clip disposed between the first end of the support element and the second end of the support element and configured to couple the flat spring to the support element, wherein a downward biasing of the saddle clip causes the wiper assembly to bias against the windshield, wherein a first gap between the support element and the flat spring is formed between the first coupling and the saddle clip, wherein a second gap between the support element and the flat spring is formed between the second coupling and the saddle clip;
• and
• a first load spacer disposed within the first gap and a second load spacer disposed within the second gap, wherein a load from the downward biasing of the saddle clip is transferred to the first coupling, the second coupling, the first load spacer, and the second load spacer.

A method for assembling a wiper assembly comprising:

• bonding a blade element to a support element;
• obtaining a flat spring;
• coupling the flat spring to the support element via a saddle clip;
• coupling a first load spacer to the support element between a first end of the support element and the saddle clip;
• coupling a second load spacer to the support element between a second end of the support element and the saddle clip;
• and
• securing a first end of the flat spring to the first end of the support element and a second end of the flat spring to the second end of the support element.