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Method for producing a vehicle component, and vehicle component produced according to said method

US11414144B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG · DE

Inventors

Marcel Ahlbrand · Bad Essen, DE
Wolfgang Eulerich · Osnabrück, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 16, 2018
Grant date	Aug 16, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 28, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16C2326/05
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for producing a vehicle component (10), in which a joint housing (1) is inserted in a predetermined insertion direction (13) into a through-hole (12) of a structural component (11). The insertion of the joint housing (1) into the through-hole (12) in the insertion direction (13) terminates when an stop element (6) of the joint housing (1) abuts against the structural component (11). After the insertion, the joint housing (1) is connected to the structural component (11) in a materially-merged manner. To reduce the complexity and/or the production costs, the method includes the joint housing (1) being inserted into the through-hole (12) with its housing bottom (4) first.

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