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US 11,286,975 B2Granted
Ball stud and method of manufacturing a ball stud
AssigneeTHK RHYTHM AUTOMOTIVE GmbH
InventorsLothar Schaumann, Harald Walter
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Abstract
A ball joint includes a carrier part and a hollow ball which is a component separate from the carrier part and is fixed on the carrier part.
Claims16
A ball stud for a ball joint, comprising:
- a carrier part;
- and
- a hollow ball which is a component separate from the carrier part and is fixed on the carrier part,
- wherein the hollow ball includes radially protruding material portions that are dug into a material of the carrier part.
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A method of manufacturing a ball stud, the method comprising:
- providing a carrier part;
- providing a hollow ball;
- and
- fixing the hollow ball on the carrier part,
- wherein the carrier part is upset in an axial direction so that the carrier part experiences an increase in diameter in a radial direction outside the hollow ball and a press fit is obtained in an area of the hollow ball.
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A method of manufacturing a ball stud, the method comprising:
- providing a carrier part;
- providing a hollow ball;
- and
- fixing the hollow ball on the carrier part,
- wherein the hollow ball is plastically deformed in order to produce a plurality of material portions penetrating into the carrier part, and
- wherein the hollow ball is crimped in the radial direction at a plurality of points spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.