Wiper system for vehicle windows

The invention relates to a wiper system for vehicle windows, in particular for vehicle windscreens, with at least one wiper shaft (4; 4a) mounted in a wiper shaft bearing housing (7) of a wiper shaft bearing (3) and able to be driven by a wiper drive (13), which wiper shaft projects by a first wiper shaft end (5), serving for fastening a wiper arm, axially from a first housing side (9) of the wiper shaft bearing housing (7), with a covering element (10; 10a) covering the transition between wiper shaft (4; 4a) and the wiper shaft bearing housing (7) on the first housing side (9) and able to be engaged onto the wiper shaft (4; 4a). According to the invention, provision is made that the covering element (10; 10a) has at least one section (35) having a lower rigidity pointing in the mounting direction (B) of the covering element (10; 10a) onto the wiper shaft (4; 4a), wherein the section (35) is constructed on a radially inner region of the covering element (10; 10a).