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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2018
Applicant:
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Inventors:
Dirk Sokolihs, Porta Westfalica, DE;
Uwe Petersen, Espelkamp, DE;
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/06 (2006.01); F16J 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/0671 (2013.01); F16C 11/068 (2013.01); B60G 2204/416 (2013.01); F16J 3/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sealing bellows for a ball joint having a housing-side sealing area, a stud-side sealing area, and an outlet opening arranged between the sealing areas and which penetrates a wall of the sealing bellows. The outlet opening is open in the unassembled state of the sealing bellows. The outlet opening is closed in the assembled state of a ball joint. The sealing bellows and/or the ball joint can be used for a multi-point link, particularly a two-point link.