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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2007
Applicants:
Manfred Bohne, Quernheim, DE;
Manfred Heidemann, Belm-Vehrte, DE;
Hans Prins, Damme, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A ball and socket joint for a motor vehicle is provided with a ball pivot (), which is accommodated rotatably and pivotably in a one-part or multipart bearing shell () fixed by a closing ring () in a housing (). A metallic deformation element (), which assumes a sealing function in the assembled state of the ball and socket joint, is arranged between the closing ring () and the housing (). The deformation element () is elastically deformed during the assembly of the ball and socket joint and is arranged at the housing () and/or at the closing ring ().