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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2002
Gerd Kuehbauch, Buehlertal, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
In a windshield wiper drive mechanism, having a pivotably supported drive shaft, a drive rocker ( ) solidly connected to it, a coupling rocker ( ) that is connected to the drive rocker by a drive joint ( ), a support rocker ( ) that is connected to the coupling rocker ( ) by a support joint ( ) and is supported by a blind joint ( ), a windshield wiper arm ( ), which is connected to the coupling rocker by a joint ( ), a contact-pressure spring ( ) that acts upon the windshield wiper arm relative to the coupling rocker, and a compensation joint ( ) that is disposed on one of the rockers, the object is for the tilting moments generated by the contact-pressure spring to be reduced. To that end, a compensation spring ( ) is provided on the compensation joint.