Patent ID: 7458294

Claim:
A spindle or worm drive for adjustment devices in motor vehicles, with at least one of a fixed spindle and a fixed toothed rack which is fixed on a first of two parts which can be moved relative to a second of the two parts, with a gear mechanism which is connected to the second of the relatively movable parts, and with a gear housing for receiving the gear mechanism, wherein the gear housing is enclosed free from backlash and able to pivot about at least one axis by a bearing shell, and wherein the gear housing has at least one of a concave and convex housing part which is surrounded by at least one of a convex and concave bearing shell section, wherein the bearing shell section is formed from at least two bearing plates which each bear and are fixed free from backlash against the gear housing and surround the gear housing, wherein the at least two bearing plates of the bearing shell section comprise two interfitting bearing plates which after inserting the gear housing are connected together and fixed on the second of the relatively movable parts, and wherein the bearing plates are fitted in each other in the direction of the longitudinal extension of one of the spindle and toothed rack and have through openings for passing therethrough one of the spindle and toothed rack.