Joints and connections – Articulated members – Pivoted
Patent
1997-11-19
1999-03-02
Silbermann, Joanne
Joints and connections
Articulated members
Pivoted
403135, 403122, 403 76, 277212FB, F16C 1100
Patent
active
058761497
ABSTRACT:
A ball joint with a ball (1a) that is arranged on a gudgeon (1) and situated in a ball socket in a rotatable and tiltable fashion. The ball socket consists of plastic and is closed on one side. The ball socket is arranged in a housing (3). The ball socket is sealed at its opening, which faces the gudgeon (1), by a sealing bellows (4) arranged between the housing (3) and the gudgeon (1). An edge (4a) of the sealing bellows (4) on the side of the ball is clamped in the axial direction between the housing (3) and an extension (2a) of the ball socket (2) on the side of the gudgeon.
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Broszat Lothar
Dorr Christoph
Schutt Hans-Joachim
Miller William L.
Silbermann Joanne
TRW Fahrwerksysteme GmbH & Co. KG
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