Ball and socket joint

Details Ball and socket joint Ball and socket joint

1996-09-23

1998-07-21

Stodola, Daniel P.

Joints and connections

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403122, 403133, 403140, F16C 1100

Patent

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057825742

ABSTRACT:
A ball-and-socket joint for motor vehicles with a lining (30) consists of an elastic plastic material that is inserted between a socket (40) and a ball (2) of a rotatable or tiltable ball-ended shaft (1) and braced in the socket (40) with its outer surface, whereby lubricating pockets (6) are formed on the inner side of the lining (30) under the influence of a joint prestress or load. In order to lower the release torque while simultaneously improving the lubrication effect and extending the service life of the ball-and-socket joint, the surface of the lining (30) that adjoins the socket (40) is provided with a number of flat portions (34) or elevations (35) that, in the assembled state of the ball-and-socket joint, form lubricating pockets (6 or 7) on the inner side of the lining (30) that faces the smooth ball (2) due to the grease filling.

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patent: 5509748 (1996-04-01), Idosako et al.
patent: 5549700 (1996-08-01), Graham et al.

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