Patent ID: 6102606
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: F16F,F16J,Y10T

Abstract:
An unthreaded attachment of a joint eye to a piston rod of a vibration damper, comprising:a joint eye;a piston rod welded to the joint eye;a clamp electrode arranged to hold the piston rod;a further clamp electrode arranged to hold the joint eye, whereby an axial force acts between the joint eye and the piston rod during welding; andpositive-locking connection means for positively connecting the clamp electrode to the piston rod so as to axially fix the piston rod, the positive-locking connection means between the clamp electrode and the piston rod including at least one depression located in a cylindrical wall of the piston rod in an area of the weld, the clamp electrode having a corresponding projection that engages in the depression to axially fix the piston rod.