Patent ID: 6065180
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: B60S

Abstract:
A wiper assembly comprising:a wiper bracket having a connecting segment for a pivoting connection with a wiper arm end, the connecting segment formed by a first side wall and a second side wall at a distance from and parallel to the first side wall;a connector provided on a wiper arm and arranged in the connecting segment of the bracket between the two side walls to rotate relative to the bracket around a geometric axis running transverse to the two side walls and connected to the bracket, the connector having a through-aperture arranged coaxially with the geometric axis, the first side wall of the connecting segment having a first aperture coaxial with the geometric axis, and the second side wall of the connecting segment having a second aperture coaxial with the geometric axis, the through-aperture of the connector having an inside thread, the first through-aperture and the second aperture of the connecting segment of the bracket designed as bearing apertures; anda hinge pin arranged in the through-aperture of the connector in such a fashion that the bracket can be rotated about the geometric axis relative to the wiper arm, the hinge pin including a screw with a first cylindrical bearing segment and a second cylindrical bearing segment for mounting in the corresponding bearing apertures of the connecting segment, and the screw screwed into the through-aperture of the connector with a threaded segment provided between the bearing segments in such a way as to yield a releasable frictional engagement between the screw and the connector, the frictional engagement being sufficiently secure to resist being released by frictional forces acting during rotation of the bracket relative to the wiper arm end.