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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1999
Klaus-Juergen Westermann, Karlsbad, DE;
Juergen Mayer, Gaggenau, DE;
Peter Wijnants, Wezemool, BE;
Jurgens Roekens, Steenokkerzeel, BE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a connecting element (,) for connecting a windshield wiper blade (,) to wiper arm hooks (,) of different wiper arm hook widths (B, b) and wiper arm hook depths (W, w), which includes a number of different at least partial contact faces (,) for wiper arm hooks (,) with different dimensions, having two housing side walls (,) and a center piece (,) disposed between them, wherein these partial contact faces (,) are disposed on a housing side wall (,) in order to compensate for different wiper arm hook widths (B, b) and are disposed on the center piece (,) in order to compensate for different wiper arm hook depths (W, w), and the partial contact faces (,) permit a reception of at least two different wiper arm hooks (,) along mounting axes (,) that are disposed at angles to each other.