CANTILEVERED BEAM-BLADE WINDSHIELD-WIPER ASSEMBLY

摘要

A cantilevered beam-blade windshield-wiper assembly (10) includes a longitudinally extending backbone (12) having first and second ends. A wiper element (14) is mounted to and extends a substantial portion of the longitudinal extent of the byckbone (12) and is adapted for wiping engagement with a windshield. A wiper arm (16) is connected to the first end of the backbone (12) such that the backbone (12) is supported in cantilevered fashion by the wiper arm (16) at the first end and the second end is disposed distal the wiper arm (16). The wiper arm (16) is adapted to be reciprocally driven with respect to the windshield, apply a biasing downward pressure to the backbone (12) in the direction of the windshield, and move the backbone (12) reciprocally across the windshield.