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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
May. 11, 2004
Paul Muders, Rhens, DE;
Frank Born, Dienethal, DE;
Wilhelm Schwab, Neuwied, DE;
Andre Stein, Goar-Werlau, DE;
Rolf Mintgen, Thür, DE;
Paul Muders, Rhens, DE;
Frank Born, Dienethal, DE;
Wilhelm Schwab, Neuwied, DE;
Andre Stein, Goar-Werlau, DE;
Rolf Mintgen, Thür, DE;
Stabilus GmbH, Koblenz, DE;
Abstract
A ball-and-socket joint connection has a retaining part which has a fastening point for fixedly mounting the retaining part to a structure, and a rod part which is arranged pivotably in a pivoting-angle region in a pivoting plane via a ball-and-socket joint on the retaining part. The fastening point and the ball-and-socket joint are situated approximately in the pivoting plane and the rod part protrudes from the ball-like component out of a journal slot which extends radially to the ball seat in a sector-like or sectional manner at least corresponding to the pivoting angle and has a width at least corresponding to the thickness of the rod part to reduce a bending moment and loading on the retaining part.