Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

Audi Ag

Jürgen Schmitz

Sebastian Albl

Albert Scharlach

Stefan Hübler

Benjamin Ziebart

Christian Rziczny

Michael Heuer Gen Hallmann

Frank Schmeink

Horst Pott

Reinhard Buhl

Dominik Mohrlock

Wolfgang Kleiner

Sandro Weigelt

Michael Streicher

Stefanie Seide

Philippe Milos

Christoph Schmutz

Dirk Mählmann

Patrik Frommann

Dirk Maehlmann

Daniel Laurijssen

An electric machine, which includes a rotor rotatable about a shaft and a stator. The stator is provided with a stator metal plate whose outer wall is locally limited and flattened in at least one location and otherwise is formed with a round shape.

System comprising at least two electric machines

A final drive for a motor vehicle. A drive assembly having a drive shaft, the drive shaft is coupled via a gear stage to an output shaft of the final drive. The drive shaft is coupled to the gear stage via an intermediate shaft that is arranged offset with respect to it. The intermediate shaft is present on a first side of a conceptual plane that incorporates an axis of rotation of the drive shaft, and a power electronics unit is electrically connected to the drive assembly via connection terminals arranged at its front end on a second side of the plane, which lies opposite to the first side.

Final drive for a motor vehicle and final drive device

A drive device for a motor vehicle, having a first drive assembly, a second drive assembly, and a wheel axle having a first axle member and a second axle member. The axle members are arranged in the lengthwise direction relative to an axis of rotation of the first axle member and/or the second axle member, at least partially, on sides of the first drive assembly and the second drive assembly lying opposite to one another, and wherein the first axle member is coupled to the first drive assembly and the second axle member is coupled to the second drive assembly in order to transmit torque.

Drive device for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle having at least one drive device

A ball joint with a housing formed entirely by a cold forming method. The housing having an inner chamber for receiving the joint ball of a ball pin and an opening through which the ball pin extends, and a contact area on the outer surface area of the housing forms a seal with a bellows. A forming section of the housing secures the joint ball within the inner chamber such that the joint pall can both rotate and pivot. Following completion of the housing, the material displaced during the cold forming method creates the forming section of the housing. The method for producing a ball joint comprises the steps of producing a metallic housing blank with a thickening formed by compression, forming the outer contour of the housing by compression, shaping the inner contour of the housing through dishing, and using the displaced material for creating the forming section.

Ball joint and method for the production thereof

A radial joint with a metallic housing (), through the opening () on one side of which a ball pivot () can be inserted into an interior space () of the housing (). The housing () has, in the area of its opening (), a section (), which is prepared by machining and which is deformed by a cold forming process. A process for manufacturing a radial joint includes: manufacturing the housing blank, machining of section () close to the opening () of housing (), inserting the joint ball () of ball pivot () into the interior space () of housing (), cold forming of the opening-side edge section of housing () until a metallic overlap () is attained between the joint ball () and housing ().

Radial joint and process for manufacturing such a radial joint for a motor vehicle

A housing component for a ball joint which has an interior space () for mounting the joint ball () of a ball journal, an opening () for guiding the journal section () of the ball journal () adjoining the joint ball (), a contact region () formed on an outer lateral surface of the housing () for fastening a sealing bellows edge () thereto and forming a seal, and a deformed section () which rotationally and pivotally fixes the joint ball () of the ball journal () in the interior space () of the housing (). The deformed section () has a smaller material cross-section in comparison to the contact region () for the sealing bellows edge ().

Housing for a ball joint

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Karlshuld, Germany

Jürgen Schmitz