Socket joint and pressure cup for a socket joint
AssigneeFederal-Mogul Motorparts LLC
InventorsRoger G. Sellers, Dustin Schrieber
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Abstract
A pressure cup for a socket joint and a socket joint having the pressure cup. The pressure cup includes a cup end wall and a side wall extending from the cup end wall to a cup lip edge. The side wall has an outer surface configured to contact an inner bore of a housing and an inner surface configured to at least partially house a stud and a bearing. The inner surface of the side wall includes a curved bearing surface that is configured to contact a spherical bearing by including a curvature that is oriented substantially axially.
Claims19
A pressure cup for a socket joint, comprising:
- a cup end wall;
- and
- a side wall extending from the cup end wall to a cup lip edge, wherein the side wall has an outer surface configured to contact an inner bore of a housing and an inner surface configured to at least partially house a stud and a bearing, wherein a curved bearing surface is located adjacent the cup lip edge, wherein the curved bearing surface is configured to contact the bearing by including a curvature that is oriented substantially axially on the inner surface of the side wall, wherein the curved bearing surface is adjacent to a transition surface, and the transition surface leads to an inwardly projecting surface, and wherein the transition surface is at least partially coaxial with a main portion of the inner surface.
A socket joint, comprising:
- a stud;
- a bearing at least partially surrounding the stud;
- a housing at least partially surrounding the bearing, the housing having an inner bore;
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- a pressure cup, wherein the pressure cup includes a cup end wall and a side wall extending from the cup end wall to a cup lip edge, wherein the side wall has an outer surface that faces the inner bore of the housing and an inner surface that at least partially houses the stud and the bearing, wherein a curved bearing surface is located adjacent the cup lip edge, wherein the curved bearing surface has a curvature that is oriented substantially axially on the inner surface of the side wall, wherein the curved bearing surface is adjacent to a transition surface, and the transition surface leads to an inwardly projecting surface, and wherein the transition surface is at least partially coaxial with a main portion of the inner surface.
A socket joint, comprising:
- a stud;
- a retaining ring at least partially surrounding the stud;
- a spherical bearing at least partially surrounding the stud;
- a housing at least partially surrounding the bearing and the retaining ring, the housing having an inner bore;
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- a pressure cup, wherein the pressure cup at least partially houses the retaining ring that at least partially surrounds the stud, wherein the pressure cup includes a cup end wall and a side wall extending from the cup end wall to a cup lip edge, wherein the side wall has an outer surface and an inner surface that at least partially houses the stud and the bearing, and wherein a curved bearing surface bears against the spherical bearing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.