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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2024
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Christoph Margraf, Markdorf, DE;
Michael Griesbach, Tettnang, DE;
Daniel Ortner, Friedrichshafen, DE;
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
An arrangement () for grounding a shaft, in particular an input shaft () of a transmission (), includes a grounding hub () via which the shaft to be grounded is electrically conductively connected to a ground, preferably a housing (). The ground forms a guide bore () in which the grounding hub () is axially movably guided. The shaft to be grounded is configured as a hollow shaft at least in the region of one axial end (). In order to ground the shaft, the guide bore () is formed on a rod-shaped section (), by which the ground is guided from the axial end () of the shaft to be grounded radially inward and axially into the shaft to be grounded. The guide bore () axially overlaps the shaft.