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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Oliver Greb, Neunkirchen, DE;
Horst Maury, St. Sebastian, DE;
Klaus Koch, Dahlheim, DE;
Stefan Völpel, Koblenz, DE;
Rolf Mintgen, Thuür, DE;
Assignee:
Stabilus GmbH, Koblenz, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 1/106 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 1/106 ;
Abstract
A spring element exerts a radial force on a pivotable ball head and thereby prestresses it in a ball cup, the spring element being formed by a leaf spring which extends along the lengthwise axis of the ball head and whose active line of force is directed toward the ball cup below the equator of the ball head.