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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2010
Uwe Forthaus, Duesseldorf, DE;
Alexander Paul, Kempen, DE;
Ulrich Mette, Essen, DE;
Harald Walter, Duisburg, DE;
Uwe Forthaus, Duesseldorf, DE;
Alexander Paul, Kempen, DE;
Ulrich Mette, Essen, DE;
Harald Walter, Duisburg, DE;
TRW Automotive GmbH, Alfdorf, DE;
Abstract
A ball joint includes a joint housing having a recess, a ball stud having a ball head, a sealing bellows having a sealing seat on the housing side and a sealing seat on the stud side in the form of a bellows mouth which is adapted to be brought into contact with the ball stud, a bellows body of the sealing bellows extending between the sealing seat on the housing side and the bellows mouth, and further includes a joint socket, the ball head being accommodated for swiveling motion within the joint socket, and the joint socket being inserted in the recess of the joint housing.