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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2005
Joachim Spratte, Osnabrueck, DE;
Metin Ersoy, Walluf, DE;
Joachim Spratte, Osnabrueck, DE;
Metin Ersoy, Walluf, DE;
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
A ball and socket joint for a motor vehicle, with a housing () having a wall (), a bottom () and an opening (), with a ball pivot (), which has a joint ball () and a pivot (). The ball pivot is mounted with the joint ball () rotatably and pivotably in the housing () and the pivot extends out of the housing () through the opening (). An electronic component () is arranged in the housing (). An electrically conductive connection () is arranged in the housing () and is electrically connected to the component (). The electrically conductive connection () extends out of the housing () from the component () in the area of the opening () or through the opening ().