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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2001
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
The invention is based on a windshield wiper having a wiper arm ( ), the mounting part ( ) of which sits on a drive shaft ( ) supported in a bearing housing ( ), and which is connected by way of a hinged arm ( ) with a joint part ( ) having a wiper bar ( ), whereby at least one tension spring ( ), one end of which is attached to the mounting part ( ) and the other end of which is attached to the joint part ( ), preloads the hinged arm, and a setting device having a rocker arm ( ) lifts the joint part ( ) in a park position completely away from a vehicle windshield ( ). The rocker arm ( ) is supported in a swing bearing ( ) on the mounting part ( ), and a ramp ( ) attached to the vehicle controls the cooperating end ( ) of the rocker arm ( ).