Ball joint and method of manufacturing ball joint
AssigneeMusashi Seimitsu Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsYasuhiro KONDOH, Ryoji MOTOMURA, Frank ZILL
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Abstract
In the present invention, a housing includes a first opening in a first edge region facing a pin of a ball stud, the ball stud protrudes from the first opening, a gap is provided between an inner wall of a cavity and an outer wall of a bearing shell, a lining is injected into the gap, and the housing further includes a second opening in a second edge region opposite from the first opening for injecting the lining through the cavity, and one or more structural elements for clamping the lining to the inner wall of the second opening.
Claims15
An ball joint comprising a housing having a cavity for housing a ball of a ball stud, the ball being movably supported in a bearing shell,
- wherein the housing has a first opening in a first edge region facing a pin of the ball stud, the ball stud protrudes from the first opening, a gap is provided between an inner wall of the housing and an outer wall of the bearing shell, and a lining is injected into the gap, and
- wherein the housing further has a second opening in a second edge region opposite from the first opening, and the second opening injects the lining into the cavity,
- the ball joint further comprising one or more structural elements for clamping the lining to an inner wall of the second opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.