Patent ID: 6986860

Claim:
A method for producing a throttle valve unit ( 1 ), which is contained in a throttle housing that is comprised of two housing halves ( 20 , 30 ) and has a receptacle housing ( 23 ) formed onto it for an adjusting drive mechanism that actuates the throttle valve unit ( 1 ), the method comprising forming the throttle valve unit ( 1 ) in one piece in a single operation using an injection molding process in which a frame structure ( 3 ; 3 . 1 , 3 . 2 ) is produced, which frame structure ( 3 ; 3 . 1 , 3 . 2 ) encircles a valve surface ( 4 ; 4 . 1 , 4 . 2 ) on both sides of a valve shaft ( 2 ) that has bearing elements ( 5 , 7 ), further comprising forming attachments ( 10 ) and/or receiving surfaces ( 6 ) onto the valve shaft ( 2 ) of the throttle valve unit ( 1 ).