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US 5,700,104 AGranted
System of fixating a shaft
AssigneeITT Automotive Europe GmbH
InventorsThomas Hehl, Hans Prohaska
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Abstract
A system for axially fixing a shaft, in its bearing casing in that the shaft portion surmounting the bearing casing is provided with an annular groove and in that a plastic material is injected around the annular groove.
Claims8
A method of fixating a shaft axially in its bearing casing in wiper installations, said shaft having a portion which axially projects from an axial end of the bearing casing wherein said axially projecting portion includes an annular groove, comprising the steps of:
- inserting and aligning the shaft in its bearing casing, and
- molding plastic or metal around said annular groove wherein the shaft is heated to 200.degree. C. .+-.30.degree. C. prior to injection molding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.