Patent ID: 8196253

Claim:
Windshield wiper device ( 10 ), comprising at least one wiper bearing ( 14 ) including a bearing housing ( 24 ); a wiper shaft ( 22 ) that is mounted in the bearing housing ( 24 ) and can bear a wiper arm on a first end ( 26 ); and an element ( 40 ) that axially supports the wiper shaft ( 22 ), characterized in that the element ( 40 ) is embodied as a bridging element including first, second and third planar components ( 42 , 44 , 46 ) spaced along an axis of the wiper shaft ( 22 ), a first plurality of connecting pieces ( 48 ) extending between the first planar component ( 42 ) and the second planar component ( 44 ), and a second plurality of connecting pieces ( 48 ) extending between the second planar component ( 44 ) and the third planar component ( 46 ), wherein the second plurality of connecting pieces ( 48 ) are offset from the first plurality of connecting pieces ( 48 ), characterized in that the bridging element ( 40 ) has at least one predetermined breaking point ( 52 ), and characterized in that at least one predetermined breaking point ( 52 ) is provided in at least one planar component ( 42 , 44 , 46 ), and wherein the at least one predetermined breaking point ( 52 ) comprises a reduction in a resistance cross-section of the at least one planar component ( 42 , 44 , 46 ).