Windshield wiping device and method for the operation thereof

A windshield wiping device for a windshield (11) of a motor vehicle, the windshield (11) having a surface, the motor vehicle having a center and a hood positioned forwardly of the windshield (11), the device comprising a wiper arm (1) connected to a wiper bearing pin (3) having an axis, the wiper arm (1) being driven via the wiper bearing pin (3), a lifting angle (α) of the wiper arm (1) being defined between a first portion of the wiper arm (1) and a second portion of the wiper arm (1) and being in a plane perpendicular to the surface of the windshield (11), the wiper bearing pin (3) being positioned to one side of the center of the vehicle and intersecting an extension of the surface of the windshield (11), characterized in that, relative to a line generally perpendicular to the extension of the surface of the windshield (11), the wiper bearing pin (3) has a geometric orientation with the axis of the bearing pin (3) being toward the hood and toward the center of the vehicle, the geometric orientation of the wiper bearing pin (3) causing, during a wiping movement of the wiper arm (1) across a windshield (11) from one of a parking position (P) and a return position (U) to the other of the parking position (P) and the return position (U), one of an increase and a decrease of a value of the lifting angle (α) of the wiper arm (1).