Patent ID: 7941892

Claim:
Windshield wiper device for a motor vehicle with at least one molded tube ( 10 , 20 ) to accommodate a drive shaft to drive at least one wiper arm, wherein the at least one molded tube ( 10 , 20 ) is attached to a holding element ( 11 , 21 ) that is connectable to a body, and to a stub ( 12 , 22 ) accommodating a mounting plate tube, whereby at least first and second connecting bridges ( 14 , 15 , 23 , 24 ) are provided to attach the at least one molded tube ( 10 , 20 ) to at least one of the holding element ( 11 , 21 ) and the stub ( 12 , 22 ), whereby an impact force (F) acting on the at least one molded tube ( 10 , 20 ) and therefore on the connecting bridges ( 14 , 15 , 23 , 24 ) is strengthened by a lever arm design, whereby the first and second connecting bridges are formed so that the first connecting bridge tears first before the second connecting bridge tears as a result of the impact force, and wherein the second connecting bridges ( 15 ) form elbow levers, each defining an elbow secured to one side of the at least one tube with the respective connecting bridges extending therefrom substantially along the one side, the connecting bridges having a length thereof from a respective elbow to the attachment with the holding element or stub, a substantial portion of the length having an entire periphery free from contact with the tube, the holding element and the stub, the substantial portion of the length having a substantially uniform transverse cross-section.