Articulated/swivel joint for the articulated connection between a rear section and a front section of a construction machine

An articulated/swivel joint for the articulated connection between a rear section and a front section of a construction machine, in particular a soil compactor, comprising a rear joint part, which is to be fitted on a rear section of a construction machine, a front joint part, which is to be fitted on a front section of a construction machine, and a joint mechanism, which couples the rear joint part to the front joint part in a jointed manner, wherein the joint mechanism couples the rear joint part and the front joint part in order to perform an articulated movement, which corresponds to a steering movement between the rear section and front section, and a swivel movement, which corresponds to a torsion movement between the rear section and front section, wherein the joint mechanism is assigned to a swivel-stop arrangement for limiting the swivel movement of the front joint part in relation to the rear joint part, wherein the swivel-stop arrangement comprises a first swivel stop for predetermining a first maximum amount of swivel deflection during deflection of the front joint part in relation to the rear joint part in a first swivel-movement direction and also comprises a second swivel stop for predetermining a second maximum amount of swivel deflection during deflection of the front joint part in relation to the rear joint part in a second swivel-movement direction, which is counter to the first swivel-movement direction, wherein the first maximum amount of swivel deflection and the second maximum amount of swivel deflection define a maximum swivel-deflection range for the swivel movement of the front joint part in relation to the rear joint part,

• wherein when an articulated movement is being performed, the maximum swivel-deflection range decreases as the amount of articulated deflection increases, starting from a neutral position of articulation of the front joint part in relation to the rear joint part.