Patent ID: 7611123

Claim:
In a throttle device for an internal combustion engine, having a throttle valve housing ( 2 ) which includes an extension ( 22 ) which has a bearing recess ( 10 ), and having a throttle valve shaft ( 6 ) with a throttle valve ( 8 ), in which the throttle valve shaft ( 6 ) is pivotably supported in the bearing recess ( 10 ) and is pivotable with the aid of an adjusting device ( 18 ) that engages the throttle valve shaft, the improvement comprising a clamping element ( 30 ) surrounding the extension ( 22 ) in the region of the bearing recess ( 10 ), and wherein (a) the throttle valve shaft ( 6 ) is supported in the bearing recess ( 10 ) via a bearing ( 24 ); (b) the bearing ( 24 ) having an outer circumference ( 24 a ) such that it fits within the bearing recess ( 10 ) with a radial tension against the inside of the bearing recess ( 10 ); and (c) the damning element ( 30 ) having an internal diameter such that it presses from the outside inwardly against the extension ( 22 ).