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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2003
Harald Klug, Nuremberg, DE;
Alexander Braun, Pforzheim, DE;
Friedrich Wendel, Weissach, DE;
Claudio Pupo, Schwabach, DE;
Reiner Schweinfurth, Eppingen, DE;
Klaus Kaiser, Markgroeningen, DE;
Johannes Meiwes, Markgroeningen, DE;
Michael Brozio, Korntal-Muenchingen, DE;
Uwe Hammer, Hemmingen, DE;
Stefan Josten, Stuttgart, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A device for restoring a rotary member into a defined normal position, with a spatially stationary fixed catch, which predetermines the normal position, and a driver catch, which is coupled to the rotary member and can be moved past the fixed catch, each of which has stop surfaces embodied on each of its opposing sides, and with a clamping spring, which encompasses the catches in a prestressed fashion with two bent spring legs, in order to prevent a rotary play between the clamping spring and the catches in the normal position, and an elastic spring element in at least one leg section of the spring legs extending across the stop surfaces of the catches, which spring element is supported against the associated stop surface with a spring force that is less powerful than the prestressing force of the clamping spring.