# US 2018/0023604 A1 · Connecting arrangement comprising two connecting parts > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0023604 A1 - Document ID: US20180023604A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/635,448 - Filed: 2017-06-28 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-14 - Assignees: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH - Applicants: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH - Inventors: Peter Stastny; Milan Satorie; Horst Hinzpeter; Aloys Schroeder - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180023604A1 ## CPC - F16B 5/025: {specially designed to compensate for misalignement or to eliminate unwanted play} - F16B 5/0664: {at least one of the sheets or plates having integrally formed or integrally connected snap-in-features} - B62D 27/065: {using screwthread (connection of crossbeam to A- pillars B62D25/147; mounting load bearing surfaces B62D21/09; securing mudguards B62D25/163; connections for synthetic parts B62D29/048)} - F16B 5/02: by means of fastening members using screw-thread ({F16B5/0004 takes precedence}; construction of screw-threaded connections F16B25/00 - F16B39/00) - B62D 21/11: with resilient means for suspension {, e.g. of wheels or engine; sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions} - F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D) - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) ## Abstract The disclosure relates to a connecting arrangement comprising a first connecting part and a second connecting part, which are mechanically connectable to one another, wherein the first connecting part has a first clamping surface, wherein the first clamping surface has a first embossed pattern, the second connecting part has a second clamping surface, wherein the second clamping surface has a second embossed pattern, wherein the second embossed pattern is at least partially a negative pattern of the first embossed pattern, and wherein, when bringing together the first clamping surface and the second clamping surface, the first embossed pattern engages positively into the second embossed pattern. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A connecting arrangement comprising a first connecting part and a second connecting part that are configured to mechanically connect to one another, wherein: the first connecting part comprises a first clamping surface, wherein the first clamping surface comprises a first embossed pattern; the second connecting part comprises a second clamping surface, wherein the second clamping surface comprises a second embossed pattern; wherein the second embossed pattern is at least partially a negative pattern of the first embossed pattern, and wherein, when bringing together the first clamping surface and the second clamping surface, the first embossed pattern engages positively into the second embossed pattern. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The connecting arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the first embossed pattern comprises embossed ridges, wherein adjacent embossed ridges are separated by an embossed groove, and wherein the second embossed pattern comprises embossed grooves corresponding to the embossed ridges, wherein adjacent embossed grooves of the second embossed pattern are separated by an embossed ridge corresponding to the embossed grooves of the first embossed pattern. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The connecting arrangement according to claim 2, wherein the embossed ridges and the embossed grooves of the first embossed pattern are aligned parallel to one another within a tolerance range, and wherein the embossed ridges and the embossed grooves of the second embossed pattern are aligned parallel to one another within the tolerance range. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The connecting arrangement according to claim 2, wherein the embossed ridges and the embossed grooves of the first embossed pattern extend diagonally or parallel across the first clamping surface, and wherein the embossed ridges and the embossed grooves of the second embossed pattern extend diagonally or parallel across the second clamping surface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The connecting arrangement according to claim 2, wherein the first clamping surface encompasses a first connecting aperture, and wherein the embossed ridges and the embossed grooves of the first embossed pattern extend radially from the first connecting aperture, and wherein the second clamping surface encompasses a second connecting aperture, and wherein the embossed ridges and the embossed groves of the second embossed pattern extend radially from the second connecting aperture. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The connecting arrangement according to claim 5, wherein the widths of the radially extending embossed ridges increase or remain constant with increasing distance from the respective connecting aperture. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The connecting arrangement according to claim 2, wherein one or more of the embossed ridges, and the embossed grooves each comprise a square or a rounded cross-section. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The connecting arrangement according to claim 2, wherein the first embossed pattern and the second embossed pattern are formed identically at least in sections and are offset with respect to one another by at least one ridge width. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The connecting arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the first embossed pattern and the second embossed pattern are mechanically embossed into the respective connecting part. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The connecting arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the first clamping surface encompasses a first connecting aperture, wherein the second clamping surface encompasses a second connecting aperture, wherein the first connecting aperture and the second connecting aperture are aligned flush with one another and are penetrated by a connecting element. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The connecting arrangement according to claim 10, wherein the connecting element is a screw. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The connecting arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the first clamping surface encompasses a first connecting aperture, wherein the second clamping surface encompasses a second connecting aperture, wherein the first connecting aperture is encompassed by a threaded nut comprising a leading collar, and wherein the leading collar is insertable into the second connecting aperture. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The connecting arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the first clamping surface and the second clamping surface have a circular or elliptic shape. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The connecting arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the first connecting part is an axle support or a vehicle body part of a vehicle, and the second connecting part is a vehicle body part or an axle support of a vehicle. ### Claim 15 A method for manufacturing a connecting arrangement comprising a first connecting part and a second connecting part, wherein the first connecting part comprises a first clamping surface, wherein the second connecting part comprises a second clamping surface, comprising: embossing of a first embossed pattern into the first clamping surface; embossing a second embossed pattern into the second clamping surface, wherein the second clamping pattern is at least partially a negative pattern of the first embossed pattern; and bringing together the first clamping surface and the second clamping surface, to engage the first embossed pattern and the second embossed pattern in a positive engagement. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method for manufacturing according to claim 15, wherein the first embossed pattern comprises embossed ridges, wherein adjacent embossed ridges are separated by an embossed groove, and wherein the second embossed pattern comprises embossed grooves corresponding to the embossed ridges, wherein adjacent embossed grooves of the second embossed pattern are separated by an embossed ridge corresponding to the embossed grooves of the first embossed pattern. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method for manufacturing according to claim 15, further comprising: aligning the embossed ridges and the embossed grooves of the first embossed pattern in parallel to one another within a tolerance range; and aligning the embossed ridges and the embossed grooves of the second embossed pattern in parallel to one another within the tolerance range. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The method for manufacturing according to claim 15, wherein the embossed ridges and the embossed grooves of the first embossed pattern extend diagonally or parallel across the first clamping surface, and wherein the embossed ridges and the embossed grooves of the second embossed pattern extend diagonally or parallel across the second clamping surface. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The method for manufacturing according to claim 15, further comprising: forming the first embossed pattern and the second embossed pattern identically at least in sections; and offsetting the sections with respect to one another by at least one ridge width. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The method for manufacturing according to claim 15, further comprising: embossing the first embossed pattern and the second embossed pattern mechanically into the respective connecting part. ### Claim at position 21 -34. 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