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Zf Lemforder Metallwaren Ag

Zf Friedshafen Ag

Sören Knopp

Ralf Kunze

Reinhard Buhl

Reinhard Richter

Uwe Cossmann

Christoph Werries

Stefan Renner

Paul Lenz

Jens Eismann

Julian Stratmann

Friedhelm Langhorst

Holger Bublies

Manfred Buhl

Marco Di Sarno

Eike Helm

Matthias Gercke

Wilfried Lustig

Frank Scheper

Heinfried Helms

Franz-Josef Marquardt

Thomas Waim

Jörg Heemann

André Diener

Karlheinz Hoher

Farina Brenk

Philipp Wilhelm Kruse

Thomas Bergmann

Timo KÜPKER

Bernhard Eilers

Johannes HÜGING

Andre Diener

A joint component includes a ball joint with a joint housing that defines a stud opening and a measurement port opposite the stud opening in an axial direction. A ball stud includes a joint ball movably fitted in the joint housing, where the joint ball faces toward the measurement port and the ball stud extends out of the housing through the stud opening. A component body includes a joint-holding housing that defines a joint opening and has a base opposite the joint opening in the axial direction. The joint housing is inserted into the component body with its measurement port facing toward the base. An angle measurement device has an angle sensor to capture a signal that characterizes an angular position of the ball stud relative to the joint housing. The angle measurement device can hold the angle sensor in a sensor holder between the base and the joint housing.

Joint component

A connection bridge device is suggested for connecting a multipoint link to a vehicle axle, particularly a multipart vehicle axle. The connection bridge device comprises at least one base body for receiving and dissipating forces and/or torques transmitted between the vehicle axle and the multipoint link, at least one axle fastening unit for fastening the base body to the vehicle axle, and at least one link coupling unit for coupling the base body to the multipoint link, which link coupling unit is intersected by a main extension plane of the base body.

Connection bridge device

A central joint device for chassis components (), particularly three-point link, is suggested. The central joint device comprises at least one housing unit (), at least one joint pin unit () which is movably supported at least partially inside of the housing unit (), and at least one sensor unit (), particularly a magnetic sensor unit, which is provided for contactless detection of roll motions and pitch motions of the housing unit () and of the joint pin unit () relative to one another. The sensor unit () comprises at least one encoder element () and at least one sensor element (). The encoder element () and the sensor element () are arranged to be spaced apart from one another and movable relative to one another.

Central joint device for chassis components

A motor vehicle, in particular a utility vehicle (UV), with a vehicle frame () and at least one vehicle axle () supported relative to the vehicle frame () by one or more connecting rods (). The connecting rod or rods () is/are linked to the vehicle axle () by at least one articulated arrangement () which is connected, by connecting elements () that pass through contact surfaces (), to a support block () fixed on the axle (). The axis () of each connecting element () extends through the contact surface (), through which the respective connecting element () passes, at an angle (&#x3b1;) different from 90&#xb0;.

Motor vehicle having a vehicle frame and articulation arrangement

A joint unit such as for mounting the vehicle control arm of a motor vehicle, is provided with a control arm-side housing (), in which a pivot pin () is mounted pivotably by means of a spheroidal bearing surface (), wherein the joint unit has a securing unit against the separation of the housing () from the pivot pin (). The securing unit includes a securing bolt (), arranged within the pivot pin () essentially in parallel to the central longitudinal axis of the pivot pin () and with a blocking element () at a free end. A securing mount () is located within the housing () or the pivot pin () and in this the blocking element () is mounted in a contactless manner in the mounted state of the joint unit. The securing mount () is part of the securing unit, and the securing bolt () is fixed to the component of the joint unit (housing () or pivot pin ()) that is not provided with the securing mount (). Redundant securing of a joint unit against separation of the housing () from the pivot pin (), which is not visible from the outside and is thus advantageous from both a safety engineering viewpoint and a visual viewpoint is achieved.

Joint unit, preferably for mounting the chassis control arm of a motor vehicle

A housing for receiving a bearing component is presented, which has a shaft projection, which can be inserted into the recess of the end area of a hollow section and can be pressed together with the end area, wherein the shaft projection is provided with a groove profile, in which the groove profile is prepared by a deformation process or an original shaping process. Notch effect and consequently a weakening of the cross section on the highly stressed shaft projection is avoided by the said processes. The present invention pertains, moreover, to such a groove profile located at a shaft projection of a housing.

Housing for receiving a bearing component and process for manufacturing same

A steering triangle () is provided for the axle suspension of motor vehicles for the articulated connection of a vehicle axle with a vehicle chassis with two control arms (). The control arms are connected to each other in a joint housing () formed by the control arms () together for a rubber-metal bearing () for fixing the steering triangle () on the vehicle axle. The rubber-metal bearing () has a pivot axis () provided with a spherical surface and an elastomer body (), which extends around the pivot axis () at least in the area of the spherical surface and which is accommodated in a recess () located within the joint housing (), in which steering triangle two pressing rings () are arranged within the recess () of the joint housing () on the axial outer sides of the elastomer body (). The pressing rings can be moved toward each other by a tensioning device via the intermediary of stop faces () of the joint housing (). The stop faces are in contact with the outer sides of the pressing rings (), which outer sides face away from each other. The rubber-metal bearing can be pretensioned both in the axial direction and in the radial direction, so that stronger forces can be absorbed due to the higher rigidity achieved as a result.

Steering triangle

An axle rocker for connecting an axleto the vehicle bodyof a motor vehicle, which has a flangeprovided at the axle, a central joint arranged at the flangeand two swivel armsandconnected to the central joint, which are pivotably fastened to the vehicle body. The central joint has a central joint housingand a central joint inner part, which is mounted pivotable in same and which protrudes from the central joint housingat its two ends designed as connection pins on two mutually opposite sides. Furthermore, at least part of the central joint housingis made in one piece with the flange, and the swivel armsandare fastened with their ends facing the central joint to the two connection pins of the central joint inner part

Axle locating rod

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