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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1999
Klaus-Juergen Westermann, Karlsbad, DE;
Eric Pollaris, Meeuwen-Gruitrook, BE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a windshield wiper, having a drivably supported wiper arm which on its free end carries a wiper blade, and the wiper blade is joined detachably and pivotably to the wiper arm by means of a retaining bracket, and for the sake of adapting different wiper arms and retaining brackets, the connection is made via an adapter element. The point of departure for the proposal is that the adapter element (,) can be disposed pivotably about 180°, and for the detachable and pivotable connection between the wiper arm (,) and the retaining bracket (,) a detent connection exists both between the adapter element (,) and the wiper arm (,) and between the adapter element (,) and the retaining bracket (,).