Patent ID: 7938417

Claim:
A connecting piece for articulated connection of components disposed in a chassis of a vehicle, the connecting piece comprising: a base body ( 1 ) made of sheet metal having at least one through bore ( 3 ) therein, and a hollow-cylindrical section ( 20 ) defining the at least one through bore ( 3 ) and the hollow-cylindrical section ( 20 ) forming a stop surface, at least a first articulated joint ( 5 ) comprising a housing ( 4 ), the housing ( 4 ) having a radial shoulder ( 23 ), the housing ( 4 ) being inserted into the through bore ( 3 ), in an axial direction ( 24 ), such that the radially shoulder ( 23 ) of the housing ( 4 ) engages with the stop surface of the hollow-cylindrical section ( 20 ), a plastic part ( 13 ) being rigidly connected to the base body ( 1 ) and surrounding the housing ( 4 ), and the plastic part ( 13 ) being integrally connected with the base body ( 1 ) so as to prevent axial movement of the housing ( 4 ), along the axial direction ( 24 ), away-from the hollow-cylindrical section ( 20 ) of the base body ( 1 ).