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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2011
Rosario Bonanno, Bad Soden, DE;
Christian Weis, Budenheim, DE;
Rosario Bonanno, Bad Soden, DE;
Christian Weis, Budenheim, DE;
Continental Automotive GmbH, Hannover, DE;
Abstract
A valve unit, having a housing, a flap, which is rotatably arranged in the housing and connected to a flap shaft supported in the housing, an electric motor for driving the flap shaft, and a transmission arranged between the electric motor and the flap shaft. A coupling, which consists of a flap-side component, an intermediate piece, and a transmission-side component is arranged between the flap shaft and a shaft of the transmission. At least one of the three coupling parts has at least two first holes of a same radial orientation. At least two second holes are arranged perpendicular to the first holes. Molded elements of an adjacent component of the coupling engage in the holes and the holes have a greater extension with respect to the radial orientation of the holes than the molded elements that engage in the holes.