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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2013
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Lars von der Haar, Kettenkamp, DE;
Heinfried Helms, Bad Essen, DE;
Franz-Josef Marquardt, Georgsmarienhütte, DE;
Jens Donzelmann, Badbergen, DE;
Holger Rudolph, Bad Essen, DE;
Andreas Rosengarten, Bad Iburg, DE;
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, Fridrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
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 ().