US Patent 10173487 Linkage device for a motor vehicle

A joint device (6) including an axially extending pivot pin (8) and a housing (11) that surrounds the pivot pin radially, wholly or partially, such that the pivot pin (8) and the housing (11) can move relative to one another at least by pivoting. A separate retaining element (12; 13), for the housing (11), is associated with the joint device (6). The joint device is designed in such manner that the retaining element (11) starts from an area (14) of the housing (11) and engages in a substantially axial channel (15) of the pin (8).