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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Thk Rhythm Automotive Gmbh, Duesseldorf, DE;
Inventors:
Lothar Schaumann, Duesseldorf, DE;
Harald Walter, Duesseldorf, DE;
Assignee:
THK RHYTHM AUTOMOTOVE GMBH, Duesseldorf, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/06 (2006.01); F16C 33/04 (2006.01); B60G 7/00 (2006.01); F16C 33/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/0614 (2013.01); B60G 7/005 (2013.01); F16C 11/0623 (2013.01); F16C 33/046 (2013.01); F16C 33/1065 (2013.01); F16C 2220/04 (2013.01); F16C 2326/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ball joint including a ball stud which has a spherical portion, two bearing shells that are arranged on the spherical portion such that there is a small gap between the two bearing shells, and a housing that is made from plastic in one piece and encloses the two bearing shells such that the two bearing shells are urged against the spherical portion by the housing.