Patent ID: 7600803

Claim:
Windshield wiper device ( 10 ), with at least one drive element ( 16 ) having an output shaft ( 28 ), and at least two fastening elements ( 22 ), which are able to engage in receptacle openings ( 24 ) and each having at least one damping element ( 36 ) for damping mechanical vibrations, characterized in that the damping element ( 36 ) is firmly connected to the fastening element ( 22 ) and wherein the damping element ( 36 ) and fastening element ( 22 ) can be inserted into the receptacle openings ( 24 ) in a first assembly direction ( 30 ) and via a movement in a second assembly direction ( 32 ) transverse to the first edge ( 80 ) of the receptacle opening ( 24 ), wherein a slot ( 40 ) is arranged in a component ( 38 , 64 ), which has a surface that is hard relative to the damping element ( 36 ), and is firmly connected to the damping element ( 36 ).