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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2013
Applicant:
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/06 (2006.01); F16C 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/0652 (2013.01); F16C 11/0638 (2013.01); F16C 11/0647 (2013.01); F16C 11/086 (2013.01); F16C 11/0685 (2013.01); Y10T 403/32713 (2015.01); Y10T 403/32737 (2015.01); Y10T 403/32811 (2015.01);
Abstract
A ball joint, in particular, an axial joint, having a ball stud, which is enclosed in a ball socket. The ball socket is enclosed in a joint housing and is integrally formed having at least one spring element in a region of the ball socket that faces away from the opening of the joint housing. The spring element has discontinuities, in particular in the form of slots, so that wear compensation is created by the spring element within the ball joint.