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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2011
Uwe Forthaus, Duesseldorf, DE;
Vat Phiaphakdy, Juechen, DE;
Lothar Schaumann, Ratingen, DE;
Harald Walter, Duisburg, DE;
Dagmar Woelki, Hilden, DE;
Uwe Forthaus, Duesseldorf, DE;
Vat Phiaphakdy, Juechen, DE;
Lothar Schaumann, Ratingen, DE;
Harald Walter, Duisburg, DE;
Dagmar Woelki, Hilden, DE;
THK RHYTHM AUTOMOTIVE GmbH, Deuesseldorf, DE;
Abstract
A ball joint which comprises a joint housing, a bearing shell received in the joint housing, and a ball stud having a ball head arranged for pivoting movement in the bearing shell. The ball head is prestressed by a spring system substantially in the direction of a longitudinal axis of the ball stud against the joint housing. The spring system is composed of spring elements connected in parallel and/or in series, at least one spring element of the spring system being made of a polymer material or of an elastomer material.