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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1999
Helmut Kammel, Damme, DE;
Other;
Abstract
A rubber-mounted ball-and-socket joint with stress-optimized bearing geometry is provided. The bearing geometry of a ball-and-socket joint mounted in a rubber-metal bearing is changed such that a sufficiently great pivot angle is guaranteed for the pivot pin and the surface of the elastomer is enlarged at the same time to prolong its life. The bearing is extended beyond the radius of the joint ball on its side located opposite the pivot pin projecting from the bearing. The fulcrum point of the bearing and the fulcrum point of the pivot pin mounted in the inner part having an offset in relation to one another in the axial direction, wherein the inner and outer parts of the bearing are conically expanded. The rubber-mounted ball-and-socket joint may have, on at least one side, at least one insert with a Shore hardness lower than that of the elastomer. The insert may be inserted into the elastomer.