Patent ID: 8100423

Claim:
A connector piece for an articulated connection of structural elements of a chassis of a motor vehicle, the connector piece comprising: a main body ( 1 ) being formed from at least one metal sheet, at least one bearing or joint ( 16 ) comprising a housing ( 17 ) that is connected to the main body ( 1 ), the housing ( 17 ) comprises a housing portion ( 2 ) that is formed by at least two sheet-metal strips ( 9 ) of the metal sheet and the housing portion ( 2 ) defines an inside space ( 11 ), the at least two sheet-metal strips ( 9 ) are arranged adjacent one another in a longitudinal direction ( 10 )-and bent over between their ends in opposite directions transversely to the longitudinal direction ( 10 ) such that the at least two sheet-metal strips define the inside space ( 11 ) on different sides, an inner part ( 14 ) of the at least one bearing or joint ( 16 ) being located within an elastomeric body ( 15 ) in the inside space ( 11 ) defined by the housing portion ( 2 ) and the inner part ( 14 ) being movable relative to the housing ( 17 ), and the at least two sheet-metal strips ( 9 ) being completely embedded within the housing ( 17 ) such that the inner part ( 14 ) is spaced from the at least two sheet-metal strips ( 9 ).