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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2018
Federal-mogul Motorparts Llc, Southfield, MI (US);
Brennan Sugg, Maplewood, MO (US);
Glen Parker, St. Peters, MO (US);
Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
The socket assembly includes a housing with an inner bore that extends along a central axis from a generally closed first end to an open second end. The socket assembly also includes a ball stud which includes a ball portion and a shank portion. The ball portion is received in the inner bore of the housing, and the shank portion projects out of the inner bore through the open second end. A backing bearing is disposed in the inner bore. The backing bearing has a curved bearing surface that is in slidable contact with the ball portion of the ball stud. The backing bearing includes a polymeric piece and a metal sleeve which surrounds the polymeric piece to resist radial expansion of the polymeric piece.