Ball stud joint for a chassis, method for producing a closure cover for such a ball stud joint, and method for producing a ball stud joint with a accordingly produced closure cover
AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorKonstantin Rempel
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Abstract
The invention relates to a ball stud joint (1) for a chassis of a vehicle, the ball stud joint having a ball stud (3) which is fitted and can move in a joint housing (7), where the joint housing (7) has an assembly opening (9) that is closed by a closure cover (14). A cover rim (15) of the closure cover (14) is held fast on the joint housing (7) by means of a beaded and/or flanged holding edge (11) of the joint housing (7). To avoid or at least reduce a notch effect between the cover rim (15) and the holding edge (11), the ball stud joint (1) is characterized in that the cover rim (11) of the closure cover (14) is formed by a simple fold (16).
Claims13
A ball stud joint for a chassis of a vehicle, the ball stud joint comprising:
- a joint housing (7) having a beaded and/or flanged holding edge (11) and defining a housing opening (8) and an assembly opening (9);
- a bearing shell (6) arranged in the joint housing (7);
- a ball stud (3) that comprises a joint ball (4) and a stud section (5), wherein the joint ball (4) is fitted into and can move in the bearing shell (6), the ball stud (3) extending through the housing opening (8) of the joint housing (7) so that the stud section (5) is located outside the joint housing (7) and the bearing shell (6);
- a closure cover (14) closing the assembly opening (9), the closure cover having a cover rim (15) formed by a simple fold (16), the closure cover (14) held onto the joint housing (7) by means of the beaded and/or flanged holding edge (11) of the joint housing (7).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.