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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/0638 (2013.01); F16C 11/0685 (2013.01); F16C 2220/04 (2013.01); F16C 2326/05 (2013.01); Y10T 403/32803 (2015.01);
Abstract
An insert for a ball joint () in a motor vehicle. The insert having a first part-structure () for making at least partial slide-bearing contact with a joint ball (). The first part-structure () can be connected, by over-molding, to a joint socket () and/or to a joint housing (). The insert () can be positioned and/or handled to cover a pole surface, to increase the extraction force, the insert () has an open part-structure () such that a cage-like configuration can be produced for surrounding the joint ball ().