Patent ID: 8783993

Claim:
An arrangement ( 1 ) comprising at least two connecting rods ( 2 , 3 ), each of the connecting rods having a receiving region ( 4 ), which together accommodate a joint or bearing ( 5 ) therein, the joint or bearing ( 5 ) comprising a joint body ( 7 ) that is supported by a joint body seat ( 6 ) along an axis, and a rod portion of each of the two connecting rods extending away from the axis, a housing ( 8 ) accommodating and radially enclosing the joint body seat ( 6 ), the housing ( 8 ) comprising an exterior surface which engages the receiving region of each of the connecting rods, a central segment projects radially from the exterior surface of the housing, a perimeter of the central segment comprises at least one rotation-lock region ( 9 , 10 , 14 ) having a noncircular contour, the receiving region ( 4 ) of each of the connecting rods ( 2 , 3 ) being shaped to match ( 11 , 12 ) the rotation-lock region ( 9 ; 10 ; 14 ) of the housing ( 8 ) such that the perimeter of the central segment mates with the receiving regions of the connecting rods, the central segment is axially located between the receiving regions ( 4 ) of the connecting rods ( 2 , 3 ) and axially spaces the receiving regions of the connecting rods from each other, and the rotation-lock region ( 9 ; 10 ) of the housing engaging with the receiving region ( 4 ) of each of the connecting rods ( 2 , 3 ) in a form-locked manner to prevent any relative rotation between the housing and the connecting rods around the axis, wherein the rotation-lock region ( 9 , 10 ) includes a flat portion of an otherwise circular contour of the housing ( 8 ).