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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2002
Applicant:
Olaf Abels, Belm, DE;
Inventor:
Olaf Abels, Belm, DE;
Assignee:
ZF Lemförder Metallwaren AG, Stemwede-Dielingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C011/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A ball-and-socket joint for motor vehicles has a ball pivot with at least a joint ball () accommodated rotatably and/or pivotably in a bearing shell () of a housing () and a pivot section (). A sealing bellows is provided with a first edge area () fastened to the housing () and withe a second edge area () has a sliding connection with a thrust ring (), which is fixed on the pivot section () and comprises an axial shoulder () and a radial shoulder (), wherein the radial shoulder () of the thrust ring () forms a wave-shaped contour.