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US 2025/0052275 A1Published application
Joint assembly
AssigneesCcty USA Bearing Co., Ccty Bearing Company
InventorsCorey M. HELGESON, John J. SWEETWOOD, Da Li WANG
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Abstract
A joint assembly includes a housing having a concave inner cup. The concave inner cup includes an inner surface having one or more angled grooves extending around at least a portion of a circumference of the inner surface. A liner can be molded into the inner cup. The liner fills the one or more angled grooves such that the liner is mechanically secured to the inner surface of the inner cup. A corresponding cap can also include similar angled grooves and liner.
Claims20
A joint assembly comprising:
- a housing having a concave inner cup, wherein the concave inner cup includes an inner surface having one or more angled grooves extending around at least a portion of a circumference of the inner surface;
- and
- a liner molded into the inner cup, wherein the liner fills the one or more angled grooves such that the liner is mechanically secured to the inner surface of the inner cup.
A method of manufacturing a joint assembly, comprising:
- providing a housing having a concave inner cup, wherein the concave inner cup includes an inner surface having one or more grooves extending around at least a portion of a circumference of the inner surface;
- injecting or molding a liner material into the inner cup such that the liner material enters and fills into the one or more grooves;
- and
- curing the liner material to form a liner that is incorporated into the one or more grooves and mechanically secured to the inner cup.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.