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US 9,394,936 B2Granted
Ball joint
AssigneesHONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorBo Long
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Abstract
A ball joint includes a ball member, a socket member, and a resilient pressing mechanism. The ball member couples with the socket member. The resilient pressing mechanism is positioned between the ball member and the socket member, applying compression to cause the ball member to tightly contact the socket member. The resilient pressing mechanism includes a plurality of springs positioned in parallel between the ball member and the socket member.
Claims4
A ball joint, comprising:
- a ball member;
- a socket member coupled with the ball member;
- and
- a resilient pressing mechanism positioned between the ball member and the socket member,
- wherein the resilient pressing mechanism applies compression to tightly mate the ball member to the socket member;
- the resilient pressing mechanism comprises four springs positioned in parallel between the ball member and the socket member, and the four springs are positioned equidistantly circumferentially;
- wherein the ball member comprises a head and a first flange connected to the head;
- the socket member comprises a socket coupled with the head, and a second flange connected to the socket the head is received in the socket, and the first flange is positioned opposite to the second flange;
- the second flange forms an oblique connecting surface on a side away from the socket, and the oblique connecting surface is oblique to the first flange.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.