Windshield wiping device, especially for a motor vehicle
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsAchim Kraus, Juergen Rapp, Heiko Volz
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Abstract
A windshield wiper device (10) especially for a motor vehicle is proposed. Said device is comprised essentially of a plate-shaped base (12), on which a drive unit (18), a wiper bearing (14) and a retaining element (26) are arranged. In accordance with the invention, the plate-shaped base (12) is provided with predetermined breaking points (36).
Claims11
Windshield wiper device (10) including a plate-shaped base (12), on which at least one drive unit (18), at least one wiper bearing (14) and at least one retaining element (26) are arranged, characterized in that the plate-shaped base (12) has at least one predetermined breaking point (36) and stress-controlling elements (46), the stress controlling elements being arranged to increase on the predetermined breaking point (36) a stress in the base (12) in an impact with the windshield wiper device (10) to cause the predetermined breaking point (36) to one of bend and break off completely, and
- characterized in that the at least one predetermined breaking point (36) is embodied as a hole having a perimeter and a stress-controlling element (46) is embodied as one of a recess and a material accumulation on the perimeter of and surrounding the hole.
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