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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2023
Stabilus Gmbh, Koblenz, DE;
Jonathan Keßler, Gemünden, DE;
Axel Knopp, Eitelborn, DE;
Thorsten Müller, Rhens, DE;
Bernd Arenz, Herschbroich, DE;
Stabilus GmbH, Koblenz, DE;
Abstract
A fastening device for the articulated fastening of a first construction unit, e.g., a drive device which can be varied in length by motor, to a second construction unit, e.g., a motor vehicle. The fastening device comprises a ball pin with a bolt shaft defining a bolt axis. One end of the bolt shaft is configured for fastening to the second construction unit and the other end comprises a ball head mounted in a ball socket of a ball socket unit. An attachment unit attaches the ball socket unit to the first construction unit. The ball socket unit has two integral contact portions, which are diametrically opposed to one another with respect to the bolt axis and are in contact with the bolt shaft. The contact portions may each be provided with an indentation area, such that they are elastically deformable in a direction away from the bolt shaft.