Patent ID: 7055208

Claim:
A link element ( 10 ) for windshield wipers, which is adjoined by a wiper rod ( 28 ) and is manufactured out of a metal sheet ( 16 ) by means of stamping and bending, in which starting from a longitudinally aligned covering wall ( 40 ), at least one wall part of a side wall ( 38 , 42 ) is comprised of a number of sheet metal layers produced by being bent inward by 180°, and a hanging device ( 32 , 52 , 54 ; 60 ; 58 , 64 ) for a tension spring is fastened to the innermost sheet metal layer and protrudes into a free space ( 30 ) between side walls ( 38 , 42 ), characterized in that a slot ( 52 ) lateral to the longitudinal direction ( 56 ) of the link element ( 10 ) is let into the innermost sheet metal layer from the bottom edge ( 50 ) and a pin ( 54 ) is inserted into this slot.