Patent ID: 8191201
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: B60S

Abstract:
1. A connection element ( 16 , 44 , 50 , 66 , 74 , 80 ) for the articulated connection of a wiper blade ( 10 ) having at least one spring bar ( 14 ) as a loadbearing element, to a wiper arm, the connection element ( 16 , 44 , 50 , 66 , 74 , 80 ) comprising claws ( 22 , 46 , 52 ) which are integrally formed laterally on a base part ( 18 ) and surround and hold the spring bar ( 14 ) in the mounted state by the base part ( 18 ) being supported on a part of a wiper rubber ( 12 ) which is arranged between the spring bar ( 14 ) and the base part ( 18 , 56 , 68 , 70 ), characterized in that the connection element ( 16 , 44 , 50 , 66 , 74 , 80 ) has releasable means ( 28 , 58 , 60 , 68 , 72 , 76 , 78 , 82 , 84 ) engageable with an upper surface of the wiper rubber ( 12 ) by which a surface pressure between the base part ( 18 , 56 , 68 , 70 ) and the wiper rubber ( 12 ) is selectively increased locally.