The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2003
Klaus Bröker, Bohmte-Hunteburg, DE;
ZF Lemförder Metallwaren AG, Stemwede-Dielingen, DE;
Abstract
A ball-and-socket joint ( ) is provided with a housing ( ) closed by a cover ( ), with a bearing shell ( ) and a joint ball ( ) accommodated therein rotatably and tiltably with a ball pivot. The bearing shell ( ) provided with projections and offsets on its outside as well as an entropy-elastic, pretensioned spring element ( ) are fixed by the cover ( ) in the housing ( ). The bearing shell is formed by lower and upper bearing shells ( ), both of which are closed, and the lower bearing shell ( ) extending partially over the upper bearing shell ( ) is provided on its overarching inside ( ) and the upper bearing shell ( ) is provided on its outside ( ) with the projections and offsets ( ) with which the entropy-elastic spring element ( ) cooperates in a positive-locking and/or non-positive manner under the action of the cover ( ) in its closed position and nonrotatably couples the two bearing shells ( ) with one another.