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Device for the positional securing of a unit

US9086090B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Robert Bosch Automotive Steering LLC · US

Inventors

Jochen Schmid · Welzheim, DE
Richard Kaisser · Lorch, DE
Juergen Bieber · Ettlingen, DE
Rainer Schaenzel · Oberkochen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 11, 2012
Grant date	Jul 21, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 11, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16C2226/60
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for securing a unit in a housing, in particular for securing a fixed bearing of a pinion in a steering gear of a motor vehicle, comprises a securing element which is inserted into a bore in the housing. The securing element is provided with at least one latching lever, wherein the at least one latching lever latches into toothing gaps of a toothing geometry in the bore of the housing via a latching lug disposed at the free end of the latching lever, or wherein at least one latching lug is disposed in the bore, which latches into toothing gaps of a toothing geometry in the securing element.

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