Patent ID: 6959621

Claim:
In a wiping device for wiping window glass on vehicles, having a wiper motor, a gear mechanism disposed on the input shaft of the wiper motor, a gear housing enclosing the gear mechanism, a gear housing cover disposed on the gear housing, and an output shaft, the improvement comprising: a crank rotationally immovably positioned on a first end of the output shaft on an exterior side of the gear housing wherein the gear housing is disposed between and adjacent to the crank and the gear mechanism, and wherein the output shaft-to-crank connection is a press fitting and that the gear housing cover has a separate access opening on a side facing away from the crank for supporting a second end of the output shaft during the press fit operation, wherein the second end of the output shaft on the side facing away from the crank extends beyond the gear housing cover and wherein the gear housing cover has the separate access opening in this area and wherein the access opening is closed with another cover having a configuration to enclose the extending end of the output shaft.