Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

Andreas Rosengarten

Dirk Sokolihs

Franz-Josef Marquardt

Heinfried Helms

Lars Von Der Haar

Jens Donzelmann

Holger Rudolph

Stefan Rump

A joint device () including an axially extending pivot pin () and a housing () that surrounds the pivot pin radially, wholly or partially, such that the pivot pin () and the housing () can move relative to one another at least by pivoting. A separate retaining element (), for the housing (), is associated with the joint device (). The joint device is designed in such manner that the retaining element () starts from an area () of the housing () and engages in a substantially axial channel () of the pin ().

Linkage device for a motor vehicle

A structural unit, e.g., a tie rod, that has a tube which is provided with an internal thread, on at least one surface thereof, which is threaded in a first rotational direction, and into the end of which a threaded sleeve is screwed. The threaded sleeve has an internal thread which is threaded in a second direction, opposite to the first rotational direction, and has a shank screwed into the sleeve. The entire threaded sleeve is accommodated within the tube, and the threaded sleeve has a coupling contour on the opening side of the tube. A method of applying the structural unit such that, by rotating the threaded sleeve within the tube, the shank and the tube are moved in opposite directions. In the method, the coupling contour of the threaded sleeve serves to introduce the torque required for rotational motion of the threaded sleeve by way of a tool or an adapter.

Tie rod

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Bad Iburg, Germany

Andreas Rosengarten