LINK ROD FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
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September 28, 2017
A link rod for a motor vehicle, with a connecting rod () designed with an open profile that extends in an axial direction (x), which comprises a back () and two opposed sidepieces () which are connected to one another by the back (), extending away from the back so as to enclose an angle (a) of less than 180° between them. Two joints () are connected to one another by the connecting rod (), each joint comprises a joint housing () and an inner joint component () that is fitted and able to move in the housing and extends outwardly therefrom. The connecting rod () is embedded, at its respective axial ends, in one of the joint housings (), and the sidepieces () enclose an angle (α) of at least 90° between them.
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