Balljoint
AssigneeZF Lemförder Metallwaren AG
InventorsManfred Bohne, Jurgen Graber, Manfred Heidemann, Guido Remme, Hans Prins
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to a ball-and-socket joint, especially for steering mechanisms and/or wheel suspensions of motor vehicles, with a ball pivot (1), which is accommodated rotatably and tiltably in a one-part or multipart bearing shell (4) within a joint housing (7), wherein the bearing shell (4) is fixed in the joint housing by a closing ring (9), wherein a metallic compressible element (18), which provides a sealing contact surface between the joint housing (7) and the closing ring (9) in the assembled state of the ball-and-socket joint, is arranged between the closing ring (9) and the joint housing (7).
Claims7
Ball-and-socket joint, especially for steering mechanisms and/or wheel suspensions of motor vehicles, with a said ball pivot (1), which is accommodated rotatably and tiltably in a said one-part or multipart bearing shell (4) within a said joint housing (7), wherein the said bearing shell (4) is fixed by a said closing ring (9) in the said joint housing (7),
- characterized in that
- a said metallic compressible element (18), which provides a sealing contact surface between the said joint housing (7) and the said closing ring (9) in the assembled state of the ball-and-socket joint, is arranged between the said closing ring (9) and the said joint housing (7).
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