VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY WITH AN IMPROVED HOSE CONNECTOR FOR THE ASSEMBLY S WASHER FLUID SPRAYING WINDSHIELD WIPER

A vehicle windshield wiper assembly (200) comprising a windshield wiper (202), a pivot shaft (204) for pivoting the windshield wiper (202), and a washer fluid spraying device including a spray nozzle, which is located in the windshield wiper (202), a nozzle hose (206b), which delivers washer fluid to the spray nozzle, a fluid supply hose (206c), which supplies the nozzle hose (206b) with washer fluid, and a hose connector (206d), which fluidly interconnects the two hoses (206b, 206c), and which is fitted onto the pivot shaft (204), the hose connector (206d) having a fluid inlet portion (206f) with a fluid inlet (206k) connected to the fluid supply hose (206c) and a fluid outlet portion (206g) with a fluid outlet (206l) connected to the nozzle hose (206b). [0002] The hose connector's fluid outlet portion (206g) is fixed to the pivot shaft (204) for rotation therewith.