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US 11,078,952 B2Granted
Method for producing a ball joint
AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorsManfred Sieve, Jan Pabst, Frank Nachbar, Volker Grube
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AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorsManfred Sieve, Jan Pabst, Frank Nachbar, Volker Grube
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A method for producing a ball joint having an outer housing with an outer housing stud opening, an inner housing arranged inside the outer housing and provided with an inner housing stud opening, and a ball stud having a joint ball is moveably fitted in the inner housing and which extends out through the inner housing stud opening. The method includes inserting and positioning the stud with its joint ball in the outer housing such that, between the outer housing and the stud, a free space surrounding the joint ball and/or stud remains and the stud extends out through the outer housing stud opening. After which the free space is filled with a plastic material which enclosed the joint ball and then cures to form the inner housing. A gap is formed between the outer and inner housings during curing and closed after curing by compressing the outer housing.
A method for producing a ball joint that comprises an outer housing provided with an outer housing stud opening, an inner housing arranged inside the outer housing and provided with an inner housing stud opening, and a ball stud provided with a joint ball, which with the joint ball is fitted and movable within the inner housing and which extends through the inner housing stud opening out of the inner housing, the method comprising:
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