Joint for a vehicle and method for producing such a joint
AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorsKlaus BROEKER, Monnic HOENKE
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Abstract
A joint for a vehicle, the joint having an outer sleeve, a joint shell for receiving a movably supported joint inner portion, and an inner sleeve, at least part of which is arranged between the joint shell and the outer sleeve. The inner sleeve has two radially outwardly projecting rim cylinders which are axially mutually spaced and run around the outer periphery of the inner sleeve, and the two rim cylinders define a peripheral recess on the outer periphery of the inner sleeve. The joint is characterized in that a press-fit device designed integrally with the inner sleeve extends in the region of at least one rim cylinder of the inner sleeve radially outwards beyond the outer diameter of the rim cylinder.
Claims16
1-14. (canceled)
A joint for a vehicle comprising:
- an outer sleeve (5);
- a joint socket (7) for holding an inner joint component (8, 40) fitted so that the inner joint component being movable;
- an inner sleeve (6) being arranged at least partially between the joint socket (7) and the outer sleeve (5) such that the inner sleeve (6) has two rim cylinders (24, 25) an axial distance apart from one another on an outer circumference of the inner sleeve (6) which project radially outward and the two rim cylinders (24, 25) delimit an ail-round recess (23) on the outer circumference of the inner sleeve (6);
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- a press-fitting device (32), being formed integrally with the inner sleeve (6) in an area of at least one rim cylinder (24) of the inner sleeve (6), extending radially outward beyond the outer diameter of the at least one rim cylinder (24).
A method for producing a joint (1, 39) for a vehicle, having an outer sleeve (5), a joint socket (7) for holding an inner joint component (8, 40) fitted so that the inner joint component is movable, and an inner sleeve (6) arranged at least partially between the joint socket (7) and the outer sleeve (5), such that the inner sleeve (6) has two rim cylinders (24, 25) axial spaced apart from one another on an outer circumference of the inner sleeve (6) which project radially outward and the two rim cylinders (24, 25) delimit an all-round recess (23) on the outer circumference of the inner sleeve (6), a press-fitting device (32) is formed integrally with the inner sleeve (6), in an area of at least one rim cylinder (24) of the inner sleeve (6), and extends radially outward beyond an outer diameter of the at least one rim cylinder (24), the method comprising:
- fitting the inner sleeve (6) into the outer sleeve (5);
- arranging the joint socket (7) in the inner sleeve (6);
- fitting the inner joint component (8, 40) to move within the joint socket (7);
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- arranging the press-fitting device (32) inside the outer sleeve (5) as an integral part of the inner sleeve (6) and pressing the press-fitting device into the outer sleeve (5) in order to expand the outer sleeve (5) radially, at least in part.
A joint for a vehicle, the joint comprising:
- an outer sleeve,
- a joint socket (7) which holds an inner joint component (8, 40) such that the inner joint component being movable,
- an inner sleeve (6) being arranged at least partially between the joint socket (7) and the outer sleeve (5),
- the inner sleeve (6) having first and second rim cylinders (24, 25) located on an outer circumference of the inner sleeve (6) which project radially outward and are axially spaced from one another, and the first and the second rim cylinders (24, 25) delimit an all-round recess (23) on the outer circumference of the inner sleeve (6), and a press-fitting device (32), formed integrally with the inner sleeve (6) in an area of the first rim cylinder (24) of the inner sleeve (6), extends radially outward beyond an outer diameter of the first rim cylinder (24).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.