Patent ID: 8370988

Claim:
Windshield wiper device ( 10 ) including a plate-shaped base ( 12 ), on which at least one drive unit ( 18 ), at least one wiper bearing ( 14 ) and at least one retaining element ( 26 ) are arranged, characterized in that the plate-shaped base ( 12 ) has at least one predetermined breaking point ( 36 ) and stress-controlling elements ( 46 ), the stress controlling elements being arranged to increase on the predetermined breaking point ( 36 ) a stress in the base ( 12 ) in an impact with the windshield wiper device ( 10 ) to cause the predetermined breaking point ( 36 ) to one of bend and break off completely, and characterized in that the at least one predetermined breaking point ( 36 ) is embodied as a hole having a perimeter and a stress-controlling element ( 46 ) is embodied as one of a recess and a material accumulation on the perimeter of and surrounding the hole.