Ball and socket joint

Ball-and-socket joint for a motor vehicle, especially for a rocker pendulum of a motor vehicle, with a said housing (1), which is open on at least one side and into the said interior space (2) of which a said bearing shell (3) is inserted, which in turn accommodates a said joint ball (4) of a said ball pivot (5) in a slidingly movable manner, characterized in that

• the said interior space (2) of the said housing (I) has a polygonal cross section, so that the said bearing shell (3), which is provided with an oversize in relation to the said inner jacket surface (6), is inserted into the said housing (1) in a positive-locking manner while its said outer surface undergoes a partial plastic deformation.

Ball-and-socket joint in accordance with one of the above claims, characterized in that

• the said housing (1) has a hollow cylindrical shape.

Ball-and-socket joint in accordance with one of the above claims, characterized in that

• the said housing (1) is prepared according to a cold extrusion process or by machining.

Ball-and-socket joint in accordance with one of the above claims, characterized in that

• the said bearing shell (3) has on one side a said outlet opening (8), through which a said connection pin (9) of the said ball pivot (5), which said connection pin (9) is connected to the said joint ball (4), protrudes to the outside, and the said bearing shell (3) is closed on the side located opposite the said outlet opening (8).

Ball-and-socket joint in accordance with one of the above claims, characterized in that

• the said bearing shell (3) has on one side a said ring collar (10), which is supported on a front surface of the said housing (I) after the installation of the said bearing shell (3), and the side of the said bearing shell (3), which said side is located opposite the said ring collar (10) in the axial direction, has a said ring collet (11), which extends axially before the mounting and is deformed to establish a tight connection between the said bearing shell and the said housing (1).

Ball-and-socket joint in accordance with one of the above claims, characterized in that

• a binder, especially an adhesive, is introduced between the said bearing shell (3) and the said housing (1).