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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2018
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Julian Stratmann, Melle, DE;
Florian Bäumer, Westerkappeln, DE;
Josef Holtheide, Neuenkirchen, DE;
Felix Kallass, Osnabrück, DE;
Thorsten Sander, Rahden, DE;
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
An arrangement for connecting a link () of a chassis to a wheel carrier () by way of a ball sleeve joint (). The link () has an link eye (), the ball sleeve joint () has a ball sleeve (), and the wheel carrier () has two bearing eyes (). A sensor is located on the link eye () and a signal generator is located on the ball sleeve (). The sensor and signal generator form an angle measuring device. The ball sleeve () is connected to the bearing eyes () via a threaded pin (). An anti-rotation unit () is provided between the ball sleeve () and the wheel carrier () in order to fix a defined angular position of the ball sleeve () with respect to the wheel carrier ().