Patent ID: 7887069

Claim:
A component for a steering mechanism for a motor vehicle, the component comprising: a first rod-shaped part which has a connection end and a function element for conversion of rotational movement into translational movement, the first rod-shaped part having a hollow volume opening out at the connection end; a second rod-shaped part connected with the first rod-shaped part, the second rod-shaped part having a connection end and a hollow volume opening out at the connection end; and a separate one-piece connection part connecting the first rod-shaped part to the second rod-shaped part, the connection part including a first connection pin and a second connection pin, the first connection pin being press fit in the hollow volume of the first rod-shaped part, and the second connection pin being press fit in the hollow volume of the second rod-shaped part, wherein a section of the connection part located between the first connection pin and the second connection pin has a radial dimension over at least a region of a circumference of the section greater than the first and second rod-shaped parts in a corresponding circumferential region, and wherein each of the connection pins comprises material elevations.