AU2002361043A1 - Ball joint - Google Patents

Ball joint

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Publication number
AU2002361043A1
AU2002361043A1 AU2002361043A AU2002361043A AU2002361043A1 AU 2002361043 A1 AU2002361043 A1 AU 2002361043A1 AU 2002361043 A AU2002361043 A AU 2002361043A AU 2002361043 A AU2002361043 A AU 2002361043A AU 2002361043 A1 AU2002361043 A1 AU 2002361043A1
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Australia
Prior art keywords
ball joint
ball
joint
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
AU2002361043A
Inventor
Theo Heep
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
TRW Fahrwerksysteme GmbH and Co KG
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TRW Fahrwerksysteme GmbH and Co KG
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Publication date
Application filed by TRW Fahrwerksysteme GmbH and Co KG filed Critical TRW Fahrwerksysteme GmbH and Co KG
Publication of AU2002361043A1 publication Critical patent/AU2002361043A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C11/00—Pivots; Pivotal connections
    • F16C11/04—Pivotal connections
    • F16C11/06—Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints
    • F16C11/0619—Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints the female part comprising a blind socket receiving the male part
    • F16C11/0623—Construction or details of the socket member
    • F16C11/0642—Special features of the plug or cover on the blind end of the socket
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C11/00—Pivots; Pivotal connections
    • F16C11/04—Pivotal connections
    • F16C11/06—Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints
    • F16C11/0619—Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints the female part comprising a blind socket receiving the male part
    • F16C11/0623—Construction or details of the socket member
    • F16C11/0628—Construction or details of the socket member with linings
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C11/00—Pivots; Pivotal connections
    • F16C11/04—Pivotal connections
    • F16C11/06—Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints
    • F16C11/0619—Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints the female part comprising a blind socket receiving the male part
    • F16C11/0623—Construction or details of the socket member
    • F16C11/0647—Special features relating to adjustment for wear or play; Wear indicators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C11/00—Pivots; Pivotal connections
    • F16C11/04—Pivotal connections
    • F16C11/06—Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints
    • F16C11/0685—Manufacture of ball-joints and parts thereof, e.g. assembly of ball-joints
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C2326/00—Articles relating to transporting
    • F16C2326/01—Parts of vehicles in general
    • F16C2326/05—Vehicle suspensions, e.g. bearings, pivots or connecting rods used therein

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Pivots And Pivotal Connections (AREA)
AU2002361043A 2001-12-12 2002-12-10 Ball joint Abandoned AU2002361043A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE20120251.4 2001-12-12
DE20120251U DE20120251U1 (en) 2001-12-12 2001-12-12 ball joint
PCT/EP2002/014016 WO2003054400A1 (en) 2001-12-12 2002-12-10 Ball joint

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU2002361043A1 true AU2002361043A1 (en) 2003-07-09

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Family Applications (1)

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AU2002361043A Abandoned AU2002361043A1 (en) 2001-12-12 2002-12-10 Ball joint

Country Status (6)

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EP (3) EP1681478B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2005515366A (en)
AU (1) AU2002361043A1 (en)
DE (3) DE20120251U1 (en)
PL (1) PL362769A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2003054400A1 (en)

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DE102011108881A1 (en) 2011-07-28 2013-01-31 Trw Automotive Gmbh Joint housing of a ball joint and method for mounting the joint housing to a support element
DE102013106707B4 (en) 2013-06-26 2015-03-05 Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh Method for producing a motor vehicle driver with ball joint
DE102015224616A1 (en) * 2015-12-08 2017-06-08 Robert Bosch Gmbh Method for fastening a spherical shell in a joint rod and joint rod with ball socket
EP3669092B1 (en) * 2017-08-16 2022-06-22 Multimatic, Inc. Ball joint with injection molded bearing

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US2910316A (en) * 1955-07-21 1959-10-27 Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc Stamped socket assembly
FR1153763A (en) * 1955-07-21 1958-03-21 Thompson Prod Inc Stamped sheet metal ball joint
DE1266060B (en) * 1962-09-27 1968-04-11 Ehrenreich & Cie A Method for producing an annular bead for attaching a sealing bellows to a ball joint housing
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US3613201A (en) * 1970-01-20 1971-10-19 Trw Inc Stamped ball joint assembly and method of making same
GB1363661A (en) * 1972-08-11 1974-08-14 Ada Halifax Ltd Bearings for motors
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GR64390B (en) * 1976-05-29 1980-03-21 Ehrenreich Gmbh & Co Kg A Method for the construction of a ball and socket joint
JPS5382957A (en) * 1976-12-29 1978-07-21 Tokai Trw & Co Method of fastening ball joint
DE3018187A1 (en) * 1980-05-13 1981-11-19 Daimler-Benz Ag, 7000 Stuttgart Steering rod ball-joint with socket insert - has hollow spherical portions each side of central cylindrical one in insert
US5061110A (en) * 1991-02-08 1991-10-29 Trw Inc. Ball joint and method of assembly
DE4301303C1 (en) * 1993-01-20 1994-08-18 Lemfoerder Metallwaren Ag Ball joint
JPH1037944A (en) * 1996-07-24 1998-02-13 Otix:Kk Ball joint structure body

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Publication number Publication date
DE50209386D1 (en) 2007-03-15
EP1681478B1 (en) 2009-01-21
EP1681478A2 (en) 2006-07-19
EP1681478A3 (en) 2006-08-16
JP2005515366A (en) 2005-05-26
EP1454073B1 (en) 2007-01-24
DE50213250D1 (en) 2009-03-12
WO2003054400A1 (en) 2003-07-03
EP1454073A1 (en) 2004-09-08
EP1760337A3 (en) 2007-05-09
DE20120251U1 (en) 2002-04-18
PL362769A1 (en) 2004-11-02
EP1760337A2 (en) 2007-03-07

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase