Zf Lemforder Metallwaren Ag

Ford-werke Gmbh

Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Jens Wohlers

Thomas Gerhards

Marc Simon

Olaf Abels

Michael Frantzen

Wolfgang David

Karsten Klostermeier

Martina Beyer

Karsten Sander

Frank Scheper

Andreas Rodenberg

Michael Johannes Frantzen

Martina Bayer

The invention relates to a transverse link () having a main body (), which has at least one first fixing region () for pivotal attachment to a vehicle frame element and at least one further fixing region () for pivotal attachment to a hub carrier, the main body () having at least one wheel limb (). In order largely to avoid destruction of the journal connection of the transverse link to a hub carrier if the wheel hits a curbstone, for example, the proposal is to provide a transitional region (), which is arranged between the wheel limb () and the further fixing region (), the transitional region () being embodied in such a way that a deformation zone () acting in the longitudinal direction (Y) of the wheel limb () is formed.

Transverse link on a motor vehicle

A joint () with a joint housing () and with a joint shell () is arranged therein with a ball () having a pivot pin () protruding from the joint housing () and surrounded by a rubber bellows () with a protective cap (). A ring () for holding the protective cap () is connected to the edge area () of the rubber bellows (). The edge area () concentrically surrounds the pivot pin (). The ring () has a circular bead (8) on its annular outer side () and is vulcanized into the edge area () of the rubber bellows (). The protective cap () is provided on its inner side () with a plurality of projections (), which can be bent from the outside through openings () in the protective cap () by means of a tool () radially (arrow) in relation to the pivot pin () against the bead () of the ring () in a non-positive and positive locking manner.

Joint, particularly a ball-and-socket joint for chassis parts in a motor vehicle

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Lemförde, Germany

Jens Wohlers