WIPER BLADE
First Claim
1. A wiper blade (10) with a wiper strip (32) and a support element (30), at the ends of which end caps (12) are guided, said end caps, at their end sides (28) facing the ends of the wiper blade (10), extending over the support element (30) as far as a wiper lip (34), wherein at least one end cap (12) has a lid (14) which is connected to the end cap (12) so as to be capable of pivoting about an articulation axis (18) transversely with respect to the wiper blade (10) and has a gudgeon (22) on its side facing a head strip (38) of the wiper blade, which gudgeon penetrates the head strip (38) when the lid (14) is closed, characterized in that the tip of the gudgeon (22) is protected by parts of the end cap (12) or of the lid (14) against contact both in the open state of the lid (14) and in the closed state.
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Abstract
The invention is based on a wiper blade (10) having a wiper strip (32) and a support element (30) at whose ends endcaps (12) are guided, said endcaps (12) at their end sides (28) facing the ends of the wiper blade (10) extending as far as a wiper lip (34) via the support element (30), wherein at least one endcap (12) has a lid (14) which is connected to the endcap (12) so as to be capable of pivoting about an articulation axis (18) transversely with respect to the wiper blade (10) and has a gudgeon (22) on its side facing the head strip (38), which gudgeon (22) penetrates the head strip (38) when the lid (14) is closed. It is proposed that the tip of the gudgeon (22) be secured by parts of the endcap (12) or of the lid (14) against contact both in the opened state of the lid (14) and in the closed state.
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- 1. A wiper blade (10) with a wiper strip (32) and a support element (30), at the ends of which end caps (12) are guided, said end caps, at their end sides (28) facing the ends of the wiper blade (10), extending over the support element (30) as far as a wiper lip (34), wherein at least one end cap (12) has a lid (14) which is connected to the end cap (12) so as to be capable of pivoting about an articulation axis (18) transversely with respect to the wiper blade (10) and has a gudgeon (22) on its side facing a head strip (38) of the wiper blade, which gudgeon penetrates the head strip (38) when the lid (14) is closed, characterized in that the tip of the gudgeon (22) is protected by parts of the end cap (12) or of the lid (14) against contact both in the open state of the lid (14) and in the closed state.
- 7. An end cap (12) for use with a wiper blade (10) with a wiper strip (32) and a support element (30), at an end of which the end cap (12) is guided, said end cap, at its end side (28) facing the end of the wiper blade (10), extending over the support element (30) as far as a wiper lip (34), said end cap having a lid (14) which is connected to the end cap (12) so as to be capable of pivoting about an articulation axis (18) transversely with respect to the wiper blade (10) and has a gudgeon (22) on its side facing a head strip (38) of the wiper blade, which gudgeon penetrates the head strip (38) when the lid (14) is closed, characterized in that the tip of the gudgeon (22) is protected by parts of the end cap (12) or of the lid (14) against contact both in the open state of the lid (14) and in the closed state.
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