Windscreen wiper device
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsHeiko Volz, Juergen Rapp, Thomas Steimel
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Abstract
The invention relates to a windscreen wiper device (10), in particular for a motor vehicle, screwed to a chassis (12). Conventional windscreen wiper devices do not yield on an impact with a pedestrian and hence represent a significant injury risk for pedestrians. According to the invention, the risk of injury may be reduced whereby the housing openings (30), provided for housing screws (11) in the chassis (12) comprise a slot (31) at the edge of the housing opening (30).
Claims22
A windscreen wiper device (10), which is screwed to a chassis (12), characterized in that receiving openings (30) in the chassis, which are provided to receive screws (11) connected to the wiper device (10), have a slot (31) at an edge of the receiving openings (30), each slot having a V-shaped configuration with diverging, generally linear sides, characterized in that the chassis has a wall having an open edge and defining the openings (30) and the slots (31), and characterized in that each slot (31) extends from the open edge of the wall to the associated opening (30).
A windscreen wiper device (10), which is screwed to a chassis (12), wherein receiving openings (30) in an open edge of a wall of the chassis (12), which receives screws (11) connected to the wiper device (10), has slots (31) at an edge of the receiving openings (30), and wherein each screw (11) is inserted through a rubber element (13) and threadedly engages a nut (14), the rubber elements (13) being between the nuts (14) and the chassis (12), characterized in that each nut (14) is fastened to each rubber element (13) independently of each screw.
A motor vehicle comprising a chassis (12) and a windscreen wiper device (10) secured to the chassis (12) with screws (11) connected to the wiper device (10), the chassis (12) having therein receiving openings (30) which receive the screws (11), and the chassis (12) having therein a slot (31) at an edge of each receiving opening (30), each slot having a V-shaped configuration with diverging, generally linear sides, characterized in that the chassis has a wall having an open edge and defining the openings (30) and the slots (31), and characterized in that each slot (31) extends from the open edge of the wall to the associated opening (30).
A motor vehicle comprising a chassis (12) and a windscreen wiper device (10) secured to the chassis (12) with screws (11) connected to the wiper device (10), the chassis (12) having therein receiving openings (30) in an open edge of a wall which receive the screws (11), and the chassis (12) having therein a slot (31) at an edge of each receiving opening (30), and wherein each screw is inserted through a rubber element (13) and threadedly engages a nut (14), the rubber element (13) being between the nut (14) and the chassis (12), characterized in that the nut (14) is fastened to the rubber element (13) independently of the screw.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.