Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

Zf Lemforder Metallwaren Ag

Hans Prins

Manfred Heidemann

Thomas Richter

Manfred Bohne

Jürgen Gräber

Guido Remme

Christoph Gierke

The invention relates to a closure element () for a ball joint () with a first component () made of metal and with a second component () made of a plastic material, where the second component () is designed as a first bearing component () of a two-part slide bearing () for the ball joint (). To enable high functionality and as economical a production cost as possible, the closure element () is characterized in that the first component () has a cylindrical inner circumferential surface () and a cylindrical outer circumferential surface () of the second component () is arranged on the said inner circumferential surface () in an interlocked, frictionally fixed and/or material-bonded manner.

Closure element for a ball joint, ball joint for a chassis of a vehicle and method for producing such a closure element and/or such a ball joint

A socket for a ball joint having a socket body with an opening and a hollow space, which comprises a concave inside peripheral surface that delimits the hollow space and extends around a longitudinal axis, and which is axially divided into two body halves which merge together in a transition zone, each of which comprises an inside peripheral surface half. A first body half comprises a first inside peripheral surface half which lies on a spherical surface and is closed, in the circumferential direction, and a second body half which comprises the socket opening, at least one slot extending axially and a second inside peripheral surface half which is closed in the circumferential direction, or closed apart from the slot. The second body half is designed such that the second inside peripheral surface half lies outside the spherical surface at least an axial distance away from the transition zone.

Ball socket for a ball joint

A ball and socket joint for a motor vehicle is provided with a ball pivot (), which is accommodated rotatably and pivotably in a one-part or multipart bearing shell () fixed by a closing ring () in a housing (). A metallic deformation element (), which assumes a sealing function in the assembled state of the ball and socket joint, is arranged between the closing ring () and the housing (). The deformation element () is elastically deformed during the assembly of the ball and socket joint and is arranged at the housing () and/or at the closing ring ().

Sealing element for a ball and socket joint

The present invention pertains to a ball-and-socket joint, especially for steering mechanisms and/or wheel suspensions of motor vehicles, with a ball pivot (), which is accommodated rotatably and tiltably in a one-part or multipart bearing shell () within a joint housing (), wherein the bearing shell () is fixed in the joint housing by a closing ring (), wherein a metallic compressible element (), which provides a sealing contact surface between the joint housing () and the closing ring () in the assembled state of the ball-and-socket joint, is arranged between the closing ring () and the joint housing ().

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Damme, Germany

Hans Prins