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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2022
Applicant:
Multimatic Inc., Markham, CA;
Inventors:
Rudolf Gruber, Uxbridge, CA;
Thomas Alexander Sparrow, Toronto, CA;
Ryan Warren Alexander, Etobicoke, CA;
Assignee:
MULTIMATIC INC., Markham, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/06 (2006.01); F16C 33/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/0623 (2013.01); F16C 11/0685 (2013.01); F16C 33/102 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a ball joint includes arranging a ball in a bore of a housing, and enclosing an end of the bore. Plastic is injected into a space between the housing and the ball to form a bearing that has a bearing surface that engages the ball. The bearing shrinks to form a recess in the bearing surface so that the recess can be filled with a grease.