Tie rod
AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorsStefan Rump, Andreas Rosengarten, Dirk Sokolihs
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AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorsStefan Rump, Andreas Rosengarten, Dirk Sokolihs
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A structural unit, e.g., a tie rod, that has a tube which is provided with an internal thread, on at least one surface thereof, which is threaded in a first rotational direction, and into the end of which a threaded sleeve is screwed. The threaded sleeve has an internal thread which is threaded in a second direction, opposite to the first rotational direction, and has a shank screwed into the sleeve. The entire threaded sleeve is accommodated within the tube, and the threaded sleeve has a coupling contour on the opening side of the tube. A method of applying the structural unit such that, by rotating the threaded sleeve within the tube, the shank and the tube are moved in opposite directions. In the method, the coupling contour of the threaded sleeve serves to introduce the torque required for rotational motion of the threaded sleeve by way of a tool or an adapter.
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A tie rod for a motor vehicle comprising:
A method of application of a tie rod for a motor vehicle which comprise a tube (2) being provided with an internal thread (1), on at least one surface thereof, which is threaded in a first rotational direction, a threaded sleeve (3) being screwed into an end section of the tube (2), the threaded sleeve (3) having an internal thread (4) which is threaded in a second direction opposite to the first rotational direction and into which a shank (5) being screwed, the threaded sleeve (3) being accommodated entirely within the end section of the tube (2), and the tube (2) being exclusively fastened, via axial clamping, to the shank (5) of a ball joint housing (17) which is screwed into the threaded sleeve (3), using a locknut (11), the shank (5) and the tube (2) being moved in opposite directions by rotating the threaded sleeve (3) within the tube (2), the method comprising the step of:
A tie rod for a commercial vehicle, the tie rod comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.