A WINDSHIELD WIPER COWL ASSEMBLY WITH A FLUSH-MOUNTED INSET HOSE CONNECTOR

Vehicle windshield wiper cowl assembly (100) comprising a protective cowl panel (102) adapted to be mounted on the bodywork of a vehicle at the lower end of the vehicle's windshield, the cowl panel (102) having a shaft opening (106) for the pivot shaft (2) of a windshield wiper, the shaft opening (106) having a circumferential border area (108) with a front side (110) and a back side (112), wherein the border area front side (110) defines a circumferential bordering surface (114), and a hose connector (104) having a back face and a front face (116), wherein the hose connector is set into the cowl panel's shaft opening (106) so that the hose connector (104) is bordered by the shaft opening's circumferential border area (108). [0002] The front face (116) of the hose connector (104) is flush with the circumferential bordering surface (114) defined by the border area front side (110).