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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Thk Rhythm Automotive Gmbh, Duesseldorf, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
THK RHYTIIM AUTOMOTIVE GmbH, Deusseldorf, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/0666 (2013.01); F16C 11/06 (2013.01); F16C 11/069 (2013.01); F16C 11/0628 (2013.01); F16C 11/0671 (2013.01); F16C 11/0685 (2013.01); F16C 11/0695 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49853 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49863 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49872 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49918 (2015.01); Y10T 403/32631 (2015.01);
Abstract
This invention relates to a joint housing () of a ball joint (), comprising a sheet-metal part () for accommodating a ball head (), which is substantially rotationally symmetrical with respect to a joint axis (A) and includes a circumferential wall portion (), wherein the circumferential wall portion () includes a housing opening () at an axial end (), through which a joint pin () can extend, wherein the sheet-metal part () is formed with two layers at this axial end () of the circumferential wall portion (). Furthermore, the invention also relates to a method for mounting such joint housing () on a carrier element ().