Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

Matthias Behre

Dirk Adamczyk

Christian Maassmann

Reinhard Stöterau

Jean-Paul Castanet

Jens Bach

Marc Rochigneux

A ball and socket joint, for example, for an axle system of a motor vehicle, as well as to a process for manufacturing a joint housing for a ball and socket joint. The ball and socket joint has an essentially annular joint housing (), in the cylindrical interior space of which a ball shell () can be arranged. The ball () of a ball pivot can be accommodated in the ball shell () in a slidingly movable manner. The joint housing is of a smooth cylindrical design in the area of a housing cover-side functional section (), while elevations () and/or depressions () are arranged in the area of a ball pivot-side functional section () of the inner jacket surface of the joint housing.

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Holdorf, Germany

Matthias Behre