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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2006
Manfred Buhl, Bissendorf, DE;
Ralf Kunze, Bad Essen, DE;
Manfred Buhl, Bissendorf, DE;
Ralf Kunze, Bad Essen, DE;
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
A ball and socket joint is provided, for example, for an axle system of a motor vehicle. The joint has an essentially ring-shaped or pot-shaped joint housing (). The ball () of a ball pivot () is received in the interior space of the joint housing () in a slidingly movable manner. The joint housing () includes a ball pivot-side and a housing cover-side housing half (). The two housing halves () have an essentially circumferential axial stop (). Based on the axial stop (), the housing halves () can be brought into contact with one another in the axial direction in an exactly defined manner. The reproducibility of tolerances in manufacture can be carefully controlled allowing manufacture at a low cost. The specific load-bearing capacity of the ball and socket joint can be increased or the dimensions of the ball and socket joint can be reduced.