Windscreen wiper arm
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorUlrich Metz
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Abstract
A windshield wiper arm for windshield wipers in motor vehicles has a fastening part which is connected to a wiper shaft. A joint part connected to a wiper blade is articulated at the fastening part so as to be loaded by a spring. An articulation pin at the point of articulation is located on the side opposite the connection point between the joint part and the wiper blade in respect to a receptacle for the wiper shaft. The application points of the spring between the joint part and the fastening part lie on opposite sides relative to the receptacle of the wiper shaft.
Claims10
Windshield wiper arm for windshield wipers in motor vehicles, comprising a fastening part (24) connectable to a wiper shaft (16), a joint part (26) connectable to a wiper blade (14) and which is articulated at the fastening part(24) via an articulation pin (36) for rotation about an axis, a spring (28) between the two parts loads said joint part about said axis, the articulation pin (36) being located on the side opposite a connection point between the joint part (26) and the wiper blade (14) with reference to a receptacle (34) in said fastening part for the wiper shaft (16), wherein points of application (30,32) of the spring (28) between the joint part (26) and the fastening part (24) lie on opposite sides with respect to the receptacle (34) of the wiper shaft (16), wherein the point of application (32) of the spring (28) is located at the joint part (26) on the side of the articulation pin (36) and moves from a position above an axis of the articulation pin (36) to a position below the axis of the articulation pin (36) during a folding-away movement of the windshield wiper arm (12).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.