Ball-and-socket joint

Details Ball-and-socket joint Ball-and-socket joint

1996-11-12

1998-05-19

Kim, Harry C.

Joints and connections

Articulated members

Pivoted

403140, 403122, F16C 1110

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057527806

ABSTRACT:
The invention pertains to a ball-and-socket joint, in particular, for a motor vehicle, having a ball pivot (1), the coupling ball (1b) of which is supported, by a bearing shell (2), in a joint housing (3) in a tilting sense, such that it can be twisted and tilted to a limited extent, with the bearing shell (2) being fixed in the joint housing (3) by a lock ring (6). For a simple design and a mechanizable assembly, even with the use of a plastic joint housing, for an axial tensile load on the ball pivot (1), a lock ring (6) is formed with a double-leg cross section, the radial inner leg (6a) of which forms a support surface for the section (2b) of the bearing shell (2) between the equator (1e) and the opening for the ball pivot (1) and the radial outer leg (6b) of which, in a mounted state, is supported at the edge of its free end (6d) by an approximately radial annular surface (3e) which is formed by an undercut in the joint housing (3).

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patent: 4880329 (1989-11-01), Sakai
patent: 4883263 (1989-11-01), Buhl
patent: 5230580 (1993-07-01), Henkel
patent: 5395176 (1995-03-01), Zivkovic

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