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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
May. 11, 2023
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventor:
Collin R. Lockhart, Waterford, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 7/00 (2006.01); F16C 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 7/005 (2013.01); F16C 11/0623 (2013.01); F16C 11/0695 (2013.01); B60G 2204/416 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ball joint for a rear toe link includes a ball joint housing including a cylindrical wall, a first surface extending between the cylindrical wall at a first end thereof, and a bore in the first surface. A stud includes a head, a shoulder extending from the head, and a shaft extending from the shoulder. The shoulder is inserted into the bore in the first surface of the ball joint housing and the head is arranged adjacent to an inner side of the first surface. A ball/rod portion includes a ball and a rod extending from the ball.