Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

Heinfried Helms

Hans-Gerd Brunneke

Sören Knopp

Ralf Kunze

Manfred Buhl

Franz-Josef Marquardt

Andreas Rosengarten

Soeren Knopp

Jens Donzelmann

Ulrich Kalmey

Lars Von Der Haar

Holger Rudolph

A ball joint () for a vehicle, in particular for an off-road vehicle. The ball joint () has a housing () and a ball stud () which is rotatably and pivotably mounted in the housing () and which, with a shaft (), extends out of an opening of the housing (). The housing opening is protected against unwanted penetration of dirt and/or moisture by f a seal bellows (). The seal bellows () is surrounded in some areas by a bellows protection () in order to prevent damage to the seal bellows () due to mechanical influence.

Ball joint for a vehicle, in particular for an off-road vehicle

A joint device () including an axially extending pivot pin () and a housing () that surrounds the pivot pin radially, wholly or partially, such that the pivot pin () and the housing () can move relative to one another at least by pivoting. A separate retaining element (), for the housing (), is associated with the joint device (). The joint device is designed in such manner that the retaining element () starts from an area () of the housing () and engages in a substantially axial channel () of the pin ().

Linkage device for a motor vehicle

A joint unit of a control arm of a wheel suspension in a motor vehicle, with a housing () and a pivot (), which is mounted slidingly in the housing by a spheroidal bearing surface (). The joint unit has a catching device () to avoid complete separation of the housing () from the pivot (). The catching device spans over part of the housing () in a contactless manner during normal operation. The catching device () has at least one flexible catching band or at least one securing strap () with a recess (), into which protrudes a catching pin () of the housing in a contactless manner during normal operation, or at least two securing straps (and).

Joint unit

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Bad Essen, Germany

Heinfried Helms