Connector piece for the articulated connection of components located in the suspension of a vehicle

A connecting piece for articulated connection of components disposed in a chassis of a vehicle;

• the connecting piece comprising:
• a base body (1) made of sheet metal having at least one through bore (3) therein, and a hollow-cylindrical section (20) defining the at least one through bore (3) and forming a stop surface,
• at least a first articulated joint (5) comprising a housing (4) with a radial shoulder (23), the housing (4) being accommodated within the through bore (3) such that the radially shoulder (23) of the housing (4) directly engages with the stop surface of the hollow-cylindrical section (20) so as to prevent further movement of the first articulated joint (5) in an axial direction, and
• a plastic part (13) being molded and rigidly and integrally connected with the base body (1), the plastic part (13) surrounding the housing (4) so as prevents axial movement of the housing (4), along the axial direction (24), away from the hollow-cylindrical section (20) of the base body (1), and sandwich the radially shoulder (23) of the housing (4) between the hollow-cylindrical section (20) and the plastic part (13).

A method for producing a connecting piece for articulated connection of components disposed in a chassis of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:

• forming a base body (1) having at least one through bore (3) formed from a sheet metal;
• inserting an articulated joint (5) and a housing (4) into the through bore (3), in an axial direction (24), until a radial shoulder (23) of the housing (4) abuts against the base body (1) so as to prevent further movement of the housing (4) in the axial direction (24);
• and
• embedding a housing section (22) of the housing (4), having the shoulder (23), in plastic (13) so as to rigidly connect the plastic (13) to the base body (1) and sandwich the shoulder (23) between the base body (1) and the plastic (13).