Patent ID: 8708594

Claim:
A joint arrangement ( 1 ) comprising a retaining body ( 5 ) that has an axial head end to which a joint head is fixed, the joint head ( 4 ) engages and supports a supporting device ( 2 ; 3 ), the retaining body ( 5 ) has a base region that extends radially therefrom and is axially located opposite the head end and has a bottom facing surface and an abutment surface the retaining body is connectable to an axle body ( 10 ) of a utility vehicle, and a flange body ( 8 ) comprising a bottom facing surface and a top facing surface and a through-hole that extends from the bottom facing surface to the top facing surface, the flange body has an abutment surface that defines a circumference of the through-hole, the flange body being connectable to the axle body such that when connected thereto and with the retaining body extending through the through-hole of the flange body, the bottom facing surface of the flange body abuts the axle body and the base region of the retaining body is sandwiched between the flange body and the axle body with the bottom facing surface of the base region of the retaining body abutting the axle body and the abutment surface of the base region of the retaining body abutting the abutment surface of the flange body, such that the retaining body is fixed to the axle body ( 10 ).