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Connector piece for the articulated connection of components located in the suspension of a vehicle

US8100423B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG · DE

Inventors

Jochen Kruse · Osnabrück, DE
Frank Budde · Damme, DE
Frank Nachbar · Osnabrück, DE
Stefan Schönhoff

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 6, 2008
Grant date	Jan 24, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 5, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T403/455
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A connector piece for the articulated connection of structural elements of a chassis of a motor vehicle. The connector piece has a main body, formed from at least one metal sheet, which has at least one bearing or joint and includes a housing connected to the main body and an inner part which is fitted within an inside space of the housing and can move relative to the housing. The housing comprises a housing portion that surrounds the inside space and includes at least two sheet-metal strips that are arranged adjacent one another, in a longitudinal direction, and are bent between their ends, in opposite directions transverse to the longitudinal direction, such that the metal strips partially surround the inside space on different sides.

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