Ball and socket joint

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2008-05-06

2008-05-06

Hewitt, James M. (Department: 3679)

Joints and connections

Articulated members

Pivoted

C403S027000, C403S135000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07367742

ABSTRACT:
A ball-and-socket joint for a motor vehicle, especially for the chassis of the motor vehicle has a ball-and-socket joint housing (i), which has a joint opening and in which a bearing shell (5) made of an insulating material is arranged. A ball pivot (4) is made of an electrically conductive material and has a joint ball (2) and a pivot (3) mounted rotatably and pivotably with its joint ball (2) in the bearing shell (5) and protrudes with its pivot (3) from the ball-and-socket joint housing (1) through the joint opening. An electrode (14) is arranged in the wall (12) of the bearing shell (5) at a spaced location from the joint ball (2), and the electrode (14) and the joint ball (2) are electrically insulated against each other via the bearing shell (5).

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English Translation of Japanese patent, JP-56-006911A, PTO-2006-1712.

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