Radial ball joint

A radial ball-and-socket joint comprising:

• a housing having an outlet opening;
• a bearing shell disposed in said housing, said bearing shell being accommodated in said housing, said bearing shell having edges defining an axially extending, continuous slot, said edges being circumferentially spaced from each other,
• a joint ball and ball pivot, said joint ball being rotatably and tiltably accommodated in said bearing shell, said ball pivot having a shaft, which projects through said outlet opening of said housing, said bearing shell enclosing said joint ball;
• a cover closing said housing on a side of said housing opposite said outlet opening;
• a damping element arranged between said cover and said bearing shell on an inner side of said cover facing said bearing shell, said cover having a geometry to bear on said damping element to maintain a cicumferential position of said bearing shell in said housing.

A radial ball-and-socket joint comprising:

• a ball pivot including a joint ball and a shaft;
• a one piece bearing shell enclosing said joint ball of said ball pivot, said bearing shell including edges defining a slot extending completely through said bearing shell in an axial and radial direction of said shaft of said ball pivot, said edges being spaced from each other in a circumferential direction of said shaft of said ball pivot, said joint ball being rotatably accommodated in said bearing shell;
• a housing arranged around said bearing shell, said housing defining an outlet opening and an opposite opening, said shaft of said ball pivot extending through said outlet opening,
• a damping element arranged at said opposite opening of said housing;
• a cover connected to said housing and closing said opposite opening of said housing, said cover, said damping element and said bearing shell interacting to fix said bearing shell relative to said housing in a predetermined circumferential position when said cover is connected to said housing, and closes said opposite opening of said housing.