Patent ID: 7708488

Claim:
A motor vehicle wheel suspension control arm joint unit comprising: a housing comprising a first radially extending catching pin and a second radially extending catching pin; a pivot with a spheroidal bearing surface, said pivot being mounted slidingly in said housing and maintained by said housing in an operative pivoting range; a catching device extending from said pivot and comprising: two securing straps, each of said two securing straps spanning over part of said housing during operation in said operative pivot range, each of said two securing straps comprising a recess, said first radially extending catching pin extending into said recess of one of said two securing straps, said second radially extending catching pin extending into said recess of another one of said two securing straps, said two securing straps not contacting said first radially extending catching pin and said second radially extending catching pin during operation in said operative pivot range wherein said securing straps have a geometry that enables the respective catching pins to come into contact with the respective securing straps in a defined position in case of separation of the housing from the pivot.