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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Frédéric Déclas, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
GKN Automotive AG, Lohmar, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/223 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/223 ;
Abstract
In this ball joint the centers (B, C) of the director lines ( ) of the two grooves ( ) in each of said axial half-planes, in the aligned position of the joint, being offset axially and symmetrically relative to the transverse diametral plane (P) of the joint and radially by the same distance (d ) relative to the central axis (X—X, Y—Y) of the joint on the side opposite the grooves, with a radial offset from approximately 15% to approximately 25% of the pitch circle diameter of the joint.