CN213711605U

CN213711605U - Ball joint assembly

Info

Publication number: CN213711605U
Application number: CN202022439586.5U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王国平
Original assignee: Ningbo Yinzhou Chaojie Auto Parts Co ltd
Current assignee: Ningbo Jieda Auto Parts Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-10-28
Filing date: 2020-10-28
Publication date: 2021-07-16
Anticipated expiration: 2030-10-28

Abstract

The present application relates to the field of vehicles, and more particularly to a ball joint assembly, wherein the ball joint assembly includes a base, wherein the base has a cavity and an opening communicating with the cavity, wherein the opening is also in communication with the outside; a rotating member, wherein the rotating member has a rolling end, wherein the rolling end is rotatably disposed within the cavity; a support member, wherein the rolling end of the rotating member is mounted on the support member, wherein the bottom of the support member abuts against the bottom wall forming the cavity; and the two telescopic assemblies are oppositely arranged, each telescopic assembly comprises a moving block, one end of each moving block abuts against the wall surface which forms the cavity and is close to the opening, and the other end of each moving block abuts against two sides of the top of the rolling end respectively. The utility model discloses can realize convenient to use, difficult card is dead, the less advantage of wearing and tearing through effectively utilizing its self structural configuration.

Description

Ball joint assembly

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of vehicles, and more particularly to a ball joint assembly.

Background

When the existing ball joint rotates, due to the abrasion problem, after the ball joint is used for a long time, the existing ball joint is easy to clamp and is not flexible to rotate. In addition, when the rotating member is processed in a factory, unqualified products are installed on the base due to the problem of low quality inspection, and the rotating member cannot rotate on the base. Therefore, it is necessary to design a ball joint assembly which is convenient to use, not easy to be stuck and has less abrasion.

There is therefore a need to provide a ball joint assembly that is easy to use, less prone to seizing, and less prone to wear.

Disclosure of Invention

The present application is directed to a ball joint assembly, wherein the ball joint assembly can effectively utilize its own structural configuration to realize the advantage of being difficult for the card to die, wearing and tearing are less.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a ball joint assembly, wherein the ball joint assembly includes a rotating member and a telescopic assembly, wherein the rotating member has a rolling end, wherein the telescopic member has a moving block capable of controlling to move for a predetermined distance, wherein when the rolling end is an irregular sphere, the moving block can control to move for the predetermined distance, so that the rolling end of the rotating member can rotate, thereby avoiding the occurrence of the jamming phenomenon.

Another object of the present application is to provide a ball joint assembly, wherein the ball joint assembly has a simple structure, is easy to operate, does not involve complicated manufacturing processes and expensive materials, has high economical efficiency, and is easy to popularize and use.

To achieve at least one of the above objects, the present application provides a ball joint assembly, wherein the ball joint assembly includes:

a base, wherein the base has a cavity and an opening communicating with the cavity, wherein the opening is also communicated with the outside;

a rotating member, wherein the rotating member has a rolling end, wherein the rolling end is rotatably disposed within the cavity;

a support member, wherein the support member is disposed within the cavity and the rolling end of the rotating member is mounted on the support member, wherein a bottom of the support member abuts against a bottom wall forming the cavity; and

the two opposite telescopic assemblies comprise moving blocks, one ends of the two moving blocks abut against two sides of a wall surface which forms the cavity and is close to the opening, the other ends of the two moving blocks abut against two sides of the top of the rolling end respectively, the two moving blocks form a circular ring together, and the moving blocks are arranged to be capable of controlling to move for a preset distance so as to control the size of the circular ring.

In one or more embodiments of the present application, the rotating member further includes a connecting end, wherein the connecting end extends outwardly from an end of the rolling end, wherein a cross-sectional diameter of the rolling end is smaller than a size of the opening such that the rolling end is insertable into the cavity.

In one or more embodiments of the present application, the supporting member further has a groove, wherein a wall surface forming the first through groove is in contact with a surface of the rolling end, and a first through groove is further formed at a center of the wall surface forming the groove, wherein the first through groove is in communication with the groove, and the groove is in communication with the cavity.

In one or more embodiments of the present application, the rolling end is a truncated sphere.

In one or more embodiments of the present application, the ball joint assembly includes a limiting member, wherein the limiting member is clamped to the wall forming the cavity and close to the opening, and the top of the telescopic assembly abuts against the bottom of the limiting member, wherein the limiting member has a second through groove, wherein the width of the second through groove is smaller than the maximum cross-sectional diameter of the rolling end, so that the rolling end cannot be separated from the cavity.

In one or more embodiments of the present application, the telescopic assembly further includes a housing, wherein an outer wall of the housing is clamped on a wall surface forming the cavity, a top wall of the housing contacts with a bottom of the stopper, and the housing further has a mounting groove.

In one or more embodiments of the present application, the telescopic assembly further includes an elastic member, wherein the elastic member and the moving block are both installed in the installation groove, wherein one end of the elastic member is connected to one end of the moving block, wherein the other end of the elastic member abuts against the bottom of the installation groove, and wherein the other end of the moving block contacts with the rolling end.

In one or more embodiments of the present application, an end of the moving block contacting the rolling end is arc-shaped, and a radian of the arc-shaped is consistent with a radian of the rolling end.

In one or more embodiments of the present application, the ball joint assembly further includes a dust cap, wherein the dust cap further has a third through groove, wherein the connecting end slidably passes through the third through groove, and a bottom of the dust cap abuts against a top of the base, wherein a width of the third through groove is smaller than a minimum cross-sectional diameter of the connecting end, so that the third through groove can be tightly attached to a surface of the connecting end to close the opening of the cavity.

In one or more embodiments of the present application, the dust cap is a rubber member.

Drawings

These and/or other aspects and advantages of the present application will become more apparent and more readily appreciated from the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 illustrates a schematic view of a ball joint assembly.

Fig. 2 illustrates a close-up view of a ball joint assembly.

Fig. 3 illustrates a partial structural schematic of a ball joint assembly.

Detailed Description

The terms and words used in the following specification and claims are not limited to the literal meanings, but are used only by the inventors to enable a clear and consistent understanding of the application. Accordingly, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the following descriptions of the various embodiments of the present application are provided for illustration only and not for the purpose of limiting the application as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

It is understood that the terms "a" and "an" should be interpreted as meaning that a number of one element or element is one in one embodiment, while a number of other elements is one in another embodiment, and the terms "a" and "an" should not be interpreted as limiting the number.

While ordinal numbers such as "first," "second," etc., will be used to describe various components, those components are not limited herein. The term is used only to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first component could be termed a second component, and, similarly, a second component could be termed a first component, without departing from the teachings of the present inventive concept. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing various embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, numbers, steps, operations, components, elements, or combinations thereof, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, elements, or groups thereof.

Summary of the application

When the existing ball joint rotates, due to the abrasion problem, after the ball joint is used for a long time, the existing ball joint is easy to clamp and is not flexible to rotate. In addition, when the rotating member is processed in a factory, unqualified products are installed on the base due to the problem of low quality inspection, and the rotating member cannot rotate on the base.

In view of this, there is a need for a ball joint assembly that is convenient to use, less prone to seizing, and less prone to wear.

Based on above-mentioned technical problem, this application provides a ball joint subassembly, wherein, ball joint subassembly simple structure does not relate to complicated manufacturing process and expensive material, has higher economic nature, and simultaneously, to the producer, the ball joint subassembly that this application provided easily produces, and low cost more is favorable to controlling manufacturing cost, further is favorable to product popularization and use.

Exemplary ball joint Assembly

Referring to fig. 1-3, a ball joint assembly in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a rotary member 20 and a base 10. Further, the rotary member 20 is deflectably mounted on the base 10. It is worth mentioning that, when the existing ball joint rotates, due to the abrasion problem, after the ball joint is used for a long time, the existing ball joint is easy to be blocked and is not flexible to rotate. In addition, when the rotary member 20 is processed in a factory, an unqualified product may be mounted on the base 10 due to a problem of poor quality inspection, and thus the rotary member 20 may not be rotated on the base 10. And the utility model provides a this problem, it is following to the ball joint goes on elaborating on to be convenient for understand the utility model discloses a ball joint's practical principle.

Specifically, the base 10 has a cavity 101 and an opening 102, wherein the cavity 101 communicates with the opening 102, and wherein the opening 102 communicates with the outside.

Further, the base 10 further has a connecting portion 11, wherein the connecting portion 11 is used for connecting an external shaft, and wherein the connecting portion 11 extends outward from one side of the base 10.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, the rotating member 20 further has a rolling end 21 and a connecting end 22, wherein the connecting end 22 extends outward from one end of the rolling end 21. Further, the rolling end 21 is disposed in the cavity 101, and it is worth mentioning that the rolling end 21 rotates around the center thereof, so that the connecting end 22 of the rotating member 20 swings around the center of the rolling end 21 by a predetermined angle. It should be noted that the maximum cross-sectional diameter of the rolling end 21 is larger than the cross-sectional diameter of the connecting end 22, and the aperture of the opening 102 is larger than the maximum cross-sectional diameter of the rolling end 21, so that the rolling end 21 can be inserted into the cavity 101.

The ball joint assembly is further modified to define the mounting position of the rolling end 21 of the swivel member 20 within the cavity 101.

Specifically, the ball joint assembly further comprises a support 30, wherein the support 30 is disposed in the cavity 101, and the bottom of the support 30 abuts against the bottom wall forming the cavity 101.

Further, the supporting member 30 has a groove 301, wherein a wall surface forming the groove 301 is in contact with a wall surface of the rolling end 21. It should be noted that the rolling end 21 has a cross section, so that the rolling end 21 is in a truncated spherical shape, in addition, the wall surface forming the groove 301 is in an arc shape, the center of the wall surface forming the groove 301 is further provided with a first through groove 302, the first through groove 302 is communicated with the groove 301, and the cross section of the rolling end 21 is opposite to the first through groove 302.

Specifically, the ball joint assembly further includes a stopper 40, wherein the stopper 40 is clamped on a sidewall forming the cavity 101 and close to the opening 102. It should be noted that the limiting member 40 further has a second through groove 401, wherein the minimum cross-sectional diameter of the second through groove 401 is larger than the cross-sectional diameter of the connecting end 22 of the rotating member 20, so that the limiting member 40 can be slidably inserted through the limiting member 40 through the second through groove 401. Further, the minimum cross-sectional diameter of the second through-groove 401 is smaller than the maximum cross-sectional diameter of the connection end 22, so that the rolling end 21 of the rotating member 20 cannot be separated from the cavity 101.

Specifically, the ball joint assembly further includes two oppositely disposed telescopic assemblies 50, wherein the telescopic assemblies 50 are mounted on the side wall forming the cavity 101, and the top of the telescopic assemblies 50 abuts against the bottom of the retaining member 40.

Further, the telescopic assembly 50 includes a housing 51, wherein an outer wall of the housing 51 is clamped to a wall surface forming the cavity 101, a top wall of the housing 51 contacts with a bottom of the stopper 40, and the housing 51 further has a mounting groove 5101.

Further, the telescopic assembly 50 further includes an elastic member 52 and a moving block 53, wherein the elastic member 52 and the moving block 53 are installed in the installation groove 5101. Further, one end of the elastic member 52 is connected to one end of the moving block 53, wherein the other end of the elastic member 52 abuts against the bottom of the mounting groove 5101, and wherein the other end of the moving block 53 contacts with the rolling end 21. Further, the elastic member 52 may be further implemented as a spring. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the connection manner of the elastic member 52 and the moving block 53 includes, but is not limited to, glue connection, clamping connection, etc. The other end of the elastic member 52 is optionally fixed to the bottom of the mounting groove 5101 by a connection method including, but not limited to, gluing, etc., so as to prevent the elastic member 52 from moving abnormally, and prevent the elastic member 52 and the moving block 53 from being damaged or malfunctioning due to the misalignment of the elastic member 52 during the use process.

It should be noted that one end of the moving block 53 contacting with the rolling end 21 is in an arc shape, and the radian of the arc shape is consistent with the radian of the rolling end 21, so that the rolling end 21 is rollably contacted with one end of the moving block 53 in the arc shape.

Further, since the two telescopic assemblies 50 are arranged oppositely, the two moving blocks 53 of the two telescopic members arranged oppositely form a circular ring 501, wherein the circular ring 501 is connected with the cavity 101 and the second through groove 401 respectively. It should be noted that the maximum aperture of the circular ring 501 is smaller than the maximum cross-sectional diameter of the rolling end 21 of the rotating member 20, and the maximum aperture of the circular ring 501 is larger than the cross-sectional diameter of the rolling end 21 close to the limiting member 40, so that the arc-shaped ends of the two moving blocks 53 can contact the surface of the rolling end 21 close to the limiting member 40.

It is worth mentioning that, because the processing problem of mill leads to when the rolling end 21 of rotating member 20 is the irregular spherical segment shape, the utility model discloses a rotating member 20 the rolling end 21 can not blocked. The operation of the rolling end 21 of the rotating member 20 is described in a simple manner below.

When the rolling end 21 of the rotating member 20 rotates by a predetermined angle about itself, the protruding portion of the rolling end 21 presses one of the moving blocks 53 or simultaneously presses two moving blocks 53 disposed opposite to each other, so that the end of the moving block 53 contacting the rolling end 21 is pressed by the surface of the rolling end 21, thereby deforming the elastic member 52 connected to the moving block 53, and moving the moving block 53 a predetermined distance in the direction of the rolling end 21, so that one end of the arc-shaped moving block 53 can be tightly attached to the surface of the rolling end 21, in addition, when the contraction part of the rolling end 21 rotates to the moving block 53, the elastic member 52 applies a force to the moving block 53, so that the moving block 53 moves a predetermined distance to the surface close to the rolling end 21. It should be noted that the moving block 53 is a copper member, so that abrasion generated when the rolling end 21 contacts with the moving block 53 is reduced.

Specifically, the ball joint assembly further comprises a dust cover 60, wherein the dust cover 60 further has a third through slot 601, wherein the connecting end 22 slidably passes through the third through slot 601, and the bottom of the dust cover 60 abuts against the top of the base 10. It should be noted that the dust cap 60 is made of rubber, and the width of the third through groove 601 is smaller than the minimum cross-sectional diameter of the connection end 22, so that the third through groove 601 can be tightly attached to the surface of the connection end 22 to close the opening 102 of the cavity 101.

In summary, the ball joint assembly according to the embodiments of the present application is illustrated, which provides the advantages of convenient use, less possibility of being stuck, less wear, etc. to the ball joint assembly.

It is worth mentioning that in the embodiments of the present application, the ball joint assembly has a simple structure, does not involve a complicated manufacturing process and expensive materials, and has high economical efficiency. Simultaneously, to the manufacture factory, the ball joint subassembly that this application provided is easily produced, and low cost, more is favorable to controlling manufacturing cost, further is favorable to the product to promote and use.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments of the present invention as described above and shown in the drawings are given by way of example only and are not limiting of the present invention. The objects of the present invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. The functional and structural principles of the present invention have been shown and described in the embodiments, and any variations or modifications may be made without departing from the principles of the present invention.

Claims

1. A ball joint assembly, said ball joint assembly comprising:

the two opposite telescopic assemblies comprise moving blocks, one ends of the two moving blocks respectively abut against two sides of a wall surface which forms the cavity and is close to the opening, the other ends of the two moving blocks respectively abut against two sides of the top of the rolling end, the two moving blocks jointly form a circular ring, and the moving blocks are arranged to be capable of controlling to move for a preset distance so as to control the size of the circular ring.

2. The ball joint assembly of claim 1, wherein the swivel member further comprises a connecting end, wherein the connecting end extends outwardly from an end of the rolling end, wherein a cross-sectional diameter of the rolling end is smaller than a size of the opening such that the rolling end is insertable into the cavity.

3. The ball joint assembly of claim 1, wherein said support member further comprises a recess, wherein a wall defining said recess contacts a surface of said rolling end, wherein a first channel is centrally located on said wall defining said recess, wherein said first channel is in communication with said recess, and wherein said recess is in communication with said cavity.

4. The ball joint assembly of claim 1, wherein said rolling end is a truncated sphere.

5. The ball joint assembly of claim 1, wherein said ball joint assembly includes a retainer, wherein said retainer is snapped onto a wall defining said cavity and proximate to said opening, and wherein said top of said expansion assembly abuts against a bottom of said retainer, wherein said retainer has a second channel, wherein a width of said second channel is less than a maximum cross-sectional diameter of said rolling end, such that said rolling end cannot disengage from said cavity.

6. The ball joint assembly of claim 5, wherein said telescoping assembly further comprises a housing, wherein an outer wall of said housing is snapped onto a wall forming said cavity, a top wall of said housing contacting a bottom of said retainer, wherein said housing further has a mounting slot.

7. The ball joint assembly of claim 6, wherein the telescoping assembly further comprises a resilient member, wherein the resilient member and the moving mass are both mounted within the mounting groove, wherein one end of the resilient member is connected to one end of the moving mass, wherein the other end of the resilient member abuts against the bottom of the mounting groove, wherein the other end of the moving mass contacts the rolling end.

8. The ball joint assembly of claim 7, wherein an end of the moving mass in contact with the rolling end is arcuate and the arc of the arcuate is coincident with the arc of the rolling end.

9. The ball joint assembly of claim 2, wherein said ball joint assembly further comprises a dust cap, wherein said dust cap further comprises a third channel, wherein said connecting end slidably passes through said third channel, and wherein a bottom portion of said dust cap abuts a top portion of said base, wherein a width of said third channel is less than a minimum cross-sectional diameter of said connecting end, such that said third channel can abut a surface of said connecting end to close said opening of said cavity.

10. The ball joint assembly of claim 9, wherein said dust cover is rubber.