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Abstract

A method of attaching a pin-like element (10) for example a centering pin or a bolt element in a component (20), for example in the form of a plate or of a wall section of a housing, wherein the pin-like element (10) has a head part (12) with a larger transverse dimension and an end face (14) as well as a shaft part (16) with a smaller transverse dimension and wherein the head part merges via an at least generally radially extending contact surface (30) into the shaft part (16), is characterized in that an element (10) is selected having an axial length of the head part which is significantly smaller than the thickness of the component (20) at the point of attachment of the pin-like element, in that a stepped bore (22) is produced in the component having a first region (24) of larger diameter which receives the head part (12) of the element and a second region (26) which receives the shaft part (16) and has a diameter which is of the same size as or fractionally smaller than the diameter of this shaft part, wherein the first region (24) of the stepped bore has a depth, which is somewhat greater than a longitudinal dimension of the head part (12) from the end face (14) to the contact surface (30) and in that at least one notch (36) is introduced by material deformation in the edge region of the component around the opening of the region (24) of the stepped bore (22) of larger diameter which leads to a displacement of material of the component over the end face of the element at least one point (38) and in this way secures the element (10) in the component (20) in the axial direction.

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