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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2007
Applicant:
Lothar Schaumann, Ratingen, DE;
Inventor:
Lothar Schaumann, Ratingen, DE;
Assignee:
TRW Automotive GmbH, Alfdorf, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/00 (2006.01); F16C 11/06 (2006.01); F16C 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/0633 (2013.01); F16C 11/0638 (2013.01); F16C 11/0671 (2013.01); F16C 11/086 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ball joint, particularly a radial ball joint, includes a housing, a bearing shell which is arranged in the housing, and a ball pin having a ball head which is arranged in the bearing shell, the housing having a mounting opening to receive the bearing shell and the ball head, the mounting opening being closed by a housing cover which is fastened to the housing. The bearing shell is deformed by the ball head and the housing cover such that the restoring force resulting from the deformation urges the ball head away from the housing cover and prestresses it against the housing.