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Wiper blade

  • US 8,769,762 B2
  • Filed: 01/23/2013
  • Issued: 07/08/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wiper blade (10) with a wiper strip (12), into lateral longitudinal grooves (20) of which two spring rails (24) are inserted as a resiliently elastic supporting element, wherein ends of the spring rails (24) are connected to each other by a bridge (32, 54, 62, 76) by side parts (36, 66, 80) of the bridge (32, 54, 62, 76) being supported on upper sides of the spring rails (24) and engaging in cutouts in the spring rails (24) while a central part (34, 64, 78) of the bridge (32, 54, 62, 76) spans a back strip (22) of the wiper strip (12), the back strip upwardly bounding the longitudinal grooves (20), characterized in that end sides of the spring rails (24) have short slots (28) which run in a longitudinal direction of the spring rails (24) and into which 1-shaped angle pieces (38, 56) of the bridge (32, 54) engage, while lower limbs (40, 58) of the angle pieces (38, 56) are directed toward a center of the spring rails (24) and grip the spring rails from below, and characterized in that the central part (34, 64, 78) of the bridge (32, 54, 62, 76) has a tab (42) which, at a free end thereof, has at least one claw (44) which, in a fitted state, penetrates the back strip (22), the tab (42) facing ends of the spring rails (24) and extending between the side parts (36) of the bridge (32, 54).

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