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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Inventors:
Wolfgang Meyer, Goldenstedt, DE;
Ignacio Lobo Casanova, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Martin Wachtel, Köln, DE;
Assignee:
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 7/00 (2006.01); F16C 11/06 (2006.01); B29C 70/40 (2006.01); B29C 70/86 (2006.01); B29C 37/00 (2006.01); B29C 45/14 (2006.01); B29K 71/00 (2006.01); B29K 77/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 7/005 (2013.01); B29C 37/0085 (2013.01); B29C 45/14311 (2013.01); B29C 45/14336 (2013.01); B29C 70/40 (2013.01); B29C 70/865 (2013.01); F16C 11/0657 (2013.01); F16C 11/0685 (2013.01); F16C 11/0695 (2013.01); B29C 2045/14327 (2013.01); B29K 2071/00 (2013.01); B29K 2077/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/04 (2013.01); B60G 7/001 (2013.01); B60G 2206/7101 (2013.01); B60G 2206/81012 (2013.01); B60G 2206/821 (2013.01); B60G 2206/8206 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ball joint having a ball pin and a housing. The ball pin together with the ball is accommodated in the housing to move in a rotational and pivotal manner. The ball is at least partially surrounded by a structural component. The structural component is essentially formed from a fiber-plastic composite structure and at least partially forms the housing.