Connecting element for connecting a windscreen blade to a wiper arm hook

US6263538A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Klaus-Juergen Westermann · Malsch, DE
• Juergen Mayer · Gaggenau, DE
• Peter Wijnants · Wezemaal, BE
• Jurgens Roekens · Steenokkerzeel, BE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 25, 1999
• Grant date: Jul 24, 2001
• Expiry date: Oct 25, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60S2001/4029
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a connecting element (1) for connecting a windshield wiper blade (21) to wiper arm hooks (23, 23.1, 28) of different wiper arm hook widths (B, b) and wiper arm hook depths (W, w), which includes a number of different at least partial contact faces (11, 16, 17, 19, 13, 21, 29) for wiper arm hooks (23, 23.1, 28) with different dimensions, having two housing side walls (2, 3) and a center piece (4) disposed between them, wherein these partial contact faces (11, 16, 17, 19, 13, 21, 29) are disposed on a housing side wall (2, 3) in order to compensate for different wiper arm hook widths (B, b) and are disposed on the center piece (4) in order to compensate for different wiper arm hook depths (W, w), and the partial contact faces (11, 16, 17, 19, 13, 21, 29) permit a reception of at least two different wiper arm hooks (23, 23.1, 28) along mounting axes (15, 20) that are disposed at angles to each other.