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Method for manufacture of a chassis module and chassis module manufactured according to such a method

US10570951B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG · DE

Inventors

Wolfgang Eulerich · Osnabrück, DE
Andreas WELZEL · Belm, DE
Guido KOHLBRECHER · Wallenhorst, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 23, 2016
Grant date	Feb 25, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 10, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16C2226/36
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of producing a chassis module (1) with a structural component (3) having a through-going aperture (5) into which a ball joint housing (7) is inserted. An outer periphery of the ball joint housing (7) is connected all round to an edge section (9) of the aperture (5) by a first material-cohesive joining (11) without a filler. In order to stabilize the ball joint housing (7) in the aperture (5), the ball joint housing (7) is additionally connected all round to an inner wall section (13) of the aperture (5) at a location spaced away from the edge section (9), by a second material-cohesive joining (15) without a filler. The chassis module (1) is produced by the method, and the chassis module is in the form of a flanged connector (1) or a multi-point link.

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