Patent ID: 7971312

Claim:
A connecting element ( 22 ) for hingedly connecting a wiper arm to a wiper blade ( 10 ) which has a wiper strip ( 12 ) and at least one spring blade ( 20 ) which is enclosed by guide rails ( 30 ) of the connecting element ( 22 ), which guide rails are interlinked by at least one spring clip ( 34 ), wherein the guide rails ( 30 ) and the spring clip ( 34 ) are produced from a plastic material, characterized in that the connecting element is composed of a plastic securing part ( 26 ) and a metal bearing part ( 24 ), the securing part ( 26 ), by means of its guide rails ( 30 ), being able to laterally enclose the spring blade ( 20 ), in that the spring clip ( 34 ) extends in a plane parallel to the spring blade ( 20 ), in that the bearing part ( 24 ) covers the securing part ( 26 ) and has lateral guide angle brackets ( 50 ) which are integrally formed on a bottom ( 48 ) of the bearing part ( 24 ) and have lugs ( 54 ) which can be bent inward about a neutral axis ( 56 ) extending parallel to a normal axis ( 64 ), with a respective bent leg ( 58 ) engaging from below with the guide rails ( 30 ) of the securing part ( 26 ).