Joints and connections – Articulated members – Pivoted
Patent
1996-05-06
1998-06-30
Dorner, Kenneth J.
Joints and connections
Articulated members
Pivoted
403143, 403136, 403138, 280674, F16C 1100
Patent
active
057723524
ABSTRACT:
A ball joint generates play when wear of a ball sheet reaches a predetermined allowable amount so that the end of service life of the ball joint can be recognized by a simple inspection. A spherical portion of a ball stud is interposed between an upper sheet and a lower sheet. The upper sheet is displaced toward the lower sheet when the upper sheet or the lower sheet has been worn due to sliding of the spherical portion. The displacement of the upper sheet is restricted so that the upper sheet is supported at a predetermined position relative to the lower sheet.
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Fukumoto Yasutaka
Ishikawa Yasuhiro
Kato Jun-ichi
Kondo Tetsuo
Nagai Hidetomi
Dorner Kenneth J.
Miller William L.
Otics Corporation
Toyota Jidosha & Kabushiki Kaisha
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