CONNECTION DEVICE FOR THE ARTICULATED CONNECTION OF A WIPER BLADE TO A WIPER ARM
First Claim
1. A connection device (10) for the articulated connection of a wiper blade (28, 30) to a wiper arm, to the free end of which a joining element (12, 120, 126) is fixedly connected, said joining element being connected in an articulated manner via bearing means (88, 122, 124) to an adapter (22, 24) which is seated fixedly on a support element (28) of the wiper blade (28, 30), characterized in that a base cover (18) which surrounds the adapter (22, 24) and can be fastened thereto or to the support element (28) has a guide rail (66) which runs in the longitudinal direction (136) and on which a push-spring (16) is mounted displaceably in the longitudinal direction (136), said push-spring being fixable by latching means (68, 70, 72) in various positions in the longitudinal direction (136) of the guide rail (66) at different distances (114, 116, 118) from a guide block (112) of the base cover (18), which guide block adjoins that end of the guide rail (66) which is on the wiper arm side.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a connection device (10) for the articulated connection of a wiper blade (28, 30) to a wiper arm, wherein a connection element (12, 120, 126) is tightly connected to the free end of the wiper arm, and the connection element is connected in an articulated manner via mounting means (88, 122, 124) to an adapter (22, 24), and the adapter is tightly seated on a support element (28) of the wiper blade (28, 30). It is suggested that a base cover (18), which surrounds the adapter (22, 24) and which can be attached to the adapter or to the support element (28), has a guide rail (66) running in the longitudinal direction (136), and that a push-spring (16) is mounted thereon and is adjustable in the longitudinal direction (136), and that the push-spring can be attached to a guide block (112) of the base cover (18) in different positions with different offset distances (114, 116, 118) in the longitudinal direction (136) of the guide rail (66) by means of locking means (68, 70, 72), wherein the guide block is connected to the end of the guide rail (66) on the wiper arm side.
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- 1. A connection device (10) for the articulated connection of a wiper blade (28, 30) to a wiper arm, to the free end of which a joining element (12, 120, 126) is fixedly connected, said joining element being connected in an articulated manner via bearing means (88, 122, 124) to an adapter (22, 24) which is seated fixedly on a support element (28) of the wiper blade (28, 30), characterized in that a base cover (18) which surrounds the adapter (22, 24) and can be fastened thereto or to the support element (28) has a guide rail (66) which runs in the longitudinal direction (136) and on which a push-spring (16) is mounted displaceably in the longitudinal direction (136), said push-spring being fixable by latching means (68, 70, 72) in various positions in the longitudinal direction (136) of the guide rail (66) at different distances (114, 116, 118) from a guide block (112) of the base cover (18), which guide block adjoins that end of the guide rail (66) which is on the wiper arm side.
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14. A wiper blade (28, 30) with a connection device (10) for the articulated connection of the wiper blade (28, 30) to a wiper arm, to the free end of which a joining element (12, 120, 126) is fixedly connected, said joining element being connected in an articulated manner via bearing means (88, 122, 124) to an adapter (22, 24) which is seated fixedly on a support element (28) of the wiper blade (28, 30), characterized in that a base cover (18) which surrounds the adapter (22, 24) and can be fastened thereto or to the support element (28) has a guide rail (66) which runs in the longitudinal direction (136) and on which a push-spring (16) is mounted displaceably in the longitudinal direction (136), said push-spring being fixable by latching means (68, 70, 72) in various positions in the longitudinal direction (136) of the guide rail (66) at different distances (114, 116, 118) from a guide block (112) of the base cover (18), which guide block adjoins that end of the guide rail (66) which is on the wiper arm side.
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