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US 2019/0001773 A1Published application
Ball joint and manufacturing method thereof
AssigneeIljin Co., Ltd.
InventorsIg Jin KWON, Se Woong JEONG, Hyuk KWON
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Abstract
There is provided a ball joint comprising a ball stud including a ball; a bearing configured to enclose and support the ball of the ball stud; a ball joint case configured to accommodate a portion of the ball stud and the bearing, the ball joint case being made of a plastic material; and a ball joint mounting case configured to accommodate the ball joint case and fastened to a suspension arm, wherein the ball joint mounting case is made of a carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP).
Claims15
A ball joint comprising:
- a ball stud including a ball;
- a bearing configured to enclose and support the ball of the ball stud;
- a ball joint case configured to accommodate a portion of the ball stud and the bearing, the ball joint case being made of a plastic material;
- and
- a ball joint mounting case configured to accommodate the ball joint case and fastened to a suspension arm, the ball joint mounting case being made of a carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP).
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A method of manufacturing a ball joint, the method comprising:
- integrally coupling one or more bolt mounting bushes to a ball joint mounting case;
- manufacturing a ball stud including a ball and a bearing and coupling the bearing to the ball stud so as to enclose the ball;
- and
- integrally coupling an assembly of the ball stud and the bearing to the ball joint mounting case.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.