Patent ID: 7581278

Claim:
Windshield wiper device ( 10 ), with at least one wiper bearing ( 14 ), which includes a bearing housing ( 24 ), a wiper shaft ( 22 ), which is positioned in the bearing housing ( 24 ) and bears a wiper arm ( 28 ) on a first end ( 26 ), and an element ( 42 ), which axially fixes the wiper shaft ( 22 ), characterized in that the element ( 42 ) defines a radial opening such that the element ( 42 ) is radially attachable to the wiper shaft ( 22 ) or the bearing housing ( 24 ), and in that the element ( 42 ) is axially compressible with the effect of a force (F) in the axial direction on the first end ( 26 ) of the wiper shaft ( 22 ) thereby enabling axial movement of the shaft into the housing.