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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2005
Applicants:
Trygve Ruste, Raufoss, NO;
Stig Fredrik Mathiesen, Raufoss, NO;
Inventors:
Trygve Ruste, Raufoss, NO;
Stig Fredrik Mathiesen, Raufoss, NO;
Assignee:
Raufoss Technology AS, , NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A ball joint for a wheel suspension in a vehicle is disclosed. The ball joint includes a bearing shell, a ball, and a housing. The ball is supported in the bearing shell, with the shell being subdivided by slots into lip elements. The slots are preferably arranged in the bearing shell from a middle part and up to an upper rim. The lip elements may be bent outwards at a compression groove to admit the ball when it is introduced into the shell.