Patent ID: 6381799
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: B60S

Abstract:
A windshield wiper of a cleaning system for a vehicle, said wiper having a wiper arm (10) supporting a wiper blade (18), a mounting part (12) of the wiper arm sits on a drive shaft (34) which is supported in a bearing housing (38) said mounting part is connected by way of a hinge arm (46) with a joint part (14) having a wiper bar (16), whereby at least one tension spring (50), one end of which is attached to the mounting part (12) and the other end of which is attached to the joint part (14), preloads the joint part, and a setting device having an elongated rocker arm (24) lifts the joint part (14) to lift the wiper blade (18) in a park position completely away from a vehicle windshield (22), characterized in that the rocker arm (24) is supported in a swing bearing (46) on the mounting part (12), and a ramp (26) attached to the vehicle controls a cooperating end (28) of the rocker arm (24).