Patent ID: 6647583
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: B60S

Abstract:
A wiper blade for cleaning motor vehicle windows, having a wiper strip (12) which is held by a support bracket system (10) and Is encompassed by a protective profile (14, 58) to which a wiper element (16, 18, 20, 22) is fastened on a rounded side oriented toward the window, characterized in that the protective profile (14, 58) is comprised of polypropylene and can be largely adapted to curvatures of the window by means of elastic deformation, and wherein the wiper element has a shape selected from the group consisting of triangular, trapezoidal, and approximately square cross section, wherein on at least one end, the protective profile (58) is closed with a projection (62, 64) that is directed inward, lateral to a longitudinal direction, said projection (62, 64) being formed onto a side wall (60) of the protective profile (58), and wherein a gap (78) is formed between the projection (62, 64) and an opposite side wall (26).