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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2004
Applicant:
Frank Budde, Damme, DE;
Inventor:
Frank Budde, Damme, DE;
Assignee:
ZF Lemförder Metallwaren AG, Stemwede-Dielingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bearing shell for a ball and socket joint made of plastic as well as the ball and socket joint per se, wherein the bearing shell has first areas, which are subject to higher mechanical loads than the other areas of the bearing shell, wherein the material of the bearing shell forming the first areas is formed from a reinforced plastic, and the other areas are made of a less reinforced or unreinforced plastic.