Joints and connections – Articulated members – Pivoted
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-05
2005-07-05
Bagnell, David (Department: 3679)
Joints and connections
Articulated members
Pivoted
C403S050000, C403S122000, C403S135000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06913409
ABSTRACT:
A ball-and-socket joint for motor vehicles has a ball pivot with at least a joint ball (4) accommodated rotatably and/or pivotably in a bearing shell (2) of a housing (3) and a pivot section (5). A sealing bellows is provided with a first edge area (7) fastened to the housing (3) and withe a second edge area (8) has a sliding connection with a thrust ring (9), which is fixed on the pivot section (5) and comprises an axial shoulder (10) and a radial shoulder (11), wherein the radial shoulder (11) of the thrust ring (9) forms a wave-shaped contour.
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Bagnell David
Ferguson Michael P.
McGlew and Tuttle , P.C.
ZF Lemförder Metallwaren AG
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