EP3174682A1 - Ball joint for a chassis - Google Patents
Ball joint for a chassisInfo
- Publication number
- EP3174682A1 EP3174682A1 EP15734612.3A EP15734612A EP3174682A1 EP 3174682 A1 EP3174682 A1 EP 3174682A1 EP 15734612 A EP15734612 A EP 15734612A EP 3174682 A1 EP3174682 A1 EP 3174682A1
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- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- ball
- housing
- structural component
- ball joint
- fiber
- 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.)
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a ball joint with a ball stud and a
- the invention further relates to a method for producing such a ball joint.
- the EP 1 953 012 A2 shows a joint rod for use in vehicles, with a struts body, which is formed from an open profile and wherein the end of the strut body is at least partially encapsulated with a plastic sheath.
- the strut body may be formed of sheet metal, plastic or a fiber composite material and serves to reinforce the otherwise made of plastic housing, so that this reaches the desired stability in order to provide a secure fit in the housing for the ball stud.
- the articulated rod forms a two-point link, in the chassis of a motor vehicle as
- Connecting component between the body and another chassis component or between two suspension components can be used.
- plastic for the housing, this can have a significantly lower weight compared to steel.
- the cited publication shows an overall component which does not allow integration to form a handlebar which is formed without an additional reinforcing structure.
- An object of the invention is achieved by a ball joint, in particular for integration into a handlebar made of fiber composite material, with a ball stud and a housing, wherein the ball of the ball stud is rotatably and pivotally received in the housing, wherein the ball at least partially from a
- Is surrounded structural component characterized in that the structural component substantially of a fiber-plastic composite structure, in particular without a reinforcing structure, is formed and at least partially forms the housing.
- the ball stud has at its one end a ball which allows the ball stud to rotate and pivot about the To execute the ball center.
- a conical seat is usually provided, which allows a highly resilient positive connection with a connection component or the body.
- the ball stud usually made of steel to be connected to a light metal handlebar, so can improve the connection between
- Ball stud and the connection component a in particular conical, intermediate ring may be provided, which allows an improved connection between light metal and steel.
- the housing of the ball joint may also be made of steel or plastic, wherein the plastic may be encapsulated around the ball.
- the ball is at least partially surrounded by a structural component.
- Structural component is part of the housing and surrounds or surrounds this. It surrounds the ball when in the structural component a hole or a shot or a
- Recess is formed. It surrounds the ball at least partially, if the structural component instead of the hole or the receptacle or the recess has a spherical recess, wherein the trough is formed such that the ball in this directly or with the interposition of a bearing shell rotatably and pivotally received can be.
- the structural component is essentially designed as a planar component.
- the flat or planar structural component can have an overall uniform wall thickness.
- the structural component can have a higher wall thickness in the region of the connection to the ball joint than in the end region that is part of the ball joint
- the structural component can decrease evenly in the material cross-section and become smaller until the end region facing away from the housing, until the
- the structural component a, in particular essential, part of Housing forms.
- the structural component reinforces the housing and is connected to the
- the housing is encapsulated in plastic, as a result of the encapsulation on at least parts of the structural component, at least in the region of the ball, a bonded connection between encapsulated plastic and the structural component is produced.
- the structural component does not have a separate reinforcing structure known from the prior art, e.g. B. in the form of injections or injections on.
- the additional step for introducing a gain is thus eliminated. It is obvious that this results in a more favorable end product with regard to throughput times and thus also with regard to costs.
- the absence of a reinforcing structure is also expected to result in a lower weight than a component with reinforcement.
- the structural component is preferably produced from a preform structure, in particular TFP structure or organic sheet.
- Organic sheet is to be understood as a semi-finished product made of thermoplastic material reinforced with continuous fibers, which is usually produced in sheet form.
- Organo sheets can be plastically deformed under the influence of temperature (for example, by the forming process thermoforming).
- a preform structure is understood to mean a blank which consists of at least one flat textile material and is brought into its final shape under the influence of pressure and temperature within the manufacturing process of the structural component by means of a shaping tool. Due to the component requirements z. B. by means of finite element method (FEM), which loads or stresses the manufactured handlebar component, for example. in a car chassis subject. Due to the then known, later acting on the finished component loads or stresses (in terms of intensity and direction) a flat textile is created by machine, so that a preform structure with load-adapted
- Fiber orientation is present. Simply stated, fiber compaction is provided at positions in the component where higher stress is expected. In less polluted places, the fibers are less dense. Since it is unfavorable to use fiber To interrupt plastic composite structures or their fibers (for example, by a hole that would destroy fibers in the area of the bore), the fibers of the textile are placed so that, for example, later intended recesses or holes for receiving be guided around other suspension components.
- the sheet-like textiles can be produced in one or more layers, in particular starting from a single layer, using methods such as tailored fiber placement (TFP), jacquard methods, fiber-matrix mixing methods, commingling methods and / or film stacking Methods are used.
- the preform structure created by these methods already shows the shape of the later structural component. In particular, however, it can be recognized by the load-adapted fiber orientation at which point the component will be exposed to a higher load during later use. Since, as stated above, the structural component to be part of the housing of the ball joint, at least one recess or hole or recess is provided in the preform structure, in which at least the ball pin is inserted before an encapsulation with plastic to create the housing can be made. In a structural component of a preform structure according to the above-mentioned method (in particular TFP), the preform structure is within a shaping
- Consolidated tool by supplying pressure and / or temperature.
- consolidation or consolidation process by increasing pressure and temperature and keeping these parameters for a certain time, which is dependent on the base material of the preform structure, a solidification of the starting material or the fiber-plastic composite structure is accomplished .
- the consolidation or the consolidation process is also known by the term "hot pressing" or “pressing and hardening".
- the starting material of the preform structure connects to a matrix material already present in or on the preform structure prior to introduction into the tool (eg in the form of so-called hybrid yarns).
- the matrix material is supplied to the preform structure in the tool, in particular in the form of a resin. This results in the consolidation of such a homogeneous fiber-plastic composite.
- Matrix materials in the form of resin also called “infiltrating” or in the form of hybrid yarns will be commented on later.
- Downstream of the consolidation can be carried out a cooling in the tool, which is possible with the tool closed or open and can be done depending on the material within a certain period of time.
- a controlled active cooling within the tool can be done by in the
- the thus created largely flat structural component has a hole or a receptacle or a recess into which the ball stud can be introduced with its ball.
- organic sheet can be used as an alternative to a preform structure of TFP structure or a structure. It is possible to subject the organic sheet in a separate, in particular previous process step, a deformation by deep drawing under the influence of temperature, if the structural component is not flat, but should be provided with a certain shape. By deep drawing thus also the above-described recess or trough for receiving the ball of the ball stud can be created.
- the organo sheet can be brought to a temperature close to the melting temperature of the matrix before being placed in a mold, in particular in a separate apparatus, and placed in the mold immediately after heating.
- the structural component in a side facing away from the ball
- holes wherein the holes, in particular substantially, are arranged concentrically around the ball center.
- the holes in the structural component can serve as bolt-on points for integration into a handlebar.
- a small number, in particular three, holes are assumed to be of their diameter are configured such that screws can be used with a corresponding diameter for screwing with the connection component for the screw.
- Embodiment formed with another fiber-plastic composite structure to form a handlebar so cause the holes or interruptions in the structural support of the joint forming a positive connection between the joint with the structural component and the rest of the link part.
- Through the holes or interruptions in the structural support of the joint this can be connected by encapsulation in an advantageous manner with the rest of the handlebar component.
- injection-molded material for connecting the bearing or joint with the handlebar encloses not only the structural support
- the breaks or holes are designed such that they have circular and / or elliptical and / or polygonal shapes.
- the holes or interruptions in the structural component are advantageously already introduced during the production of the structural component of the preform structure in this.
- the holes or interruptions are created in particular by thinning and / or drilling and / or by designing the fiber structures during the production of the preform structure.
- the housing of the ball joint is designed in several parts, wherein at least a first part, in particular housing lower part, is formed from the structural component and an at least further part, in particular housing upper part, of a fiber composite material or a light metal, in particular aluminum, is formed.
- the at least two housing parts by means of gluing and / or by spraying and / or riveting and / or
- thermoplastic or thermosetting Overmolding may be performed during consolidation as previously described within the forming tool.
- a joint cartridge which is then joined or consolidated within the molding tool by thermoplastic or thermoset encapsulation with the structural component.
- a joint cartridge is a
- Ball joint for itself, so with ball stud and housing and possibly a bearing shell, which still has to be joined to the structural component at this point.
- the ball and the structural component and / or at least one of the housing parts one, in particular mounted on the ball or by means
- bearing shell in particular made of plastic, available.
- plastic housing it may be necessary to achieve the required sliding properties of the ball stud within the housing that a bearing shell is to be used.
- the bearing shell can
- a bearing cage in particular formed of a metal, is formed between the ball and the structural component and / or at least one of the housing parts.
- the bearing cage can be advantageously used to increase the pull-out force, if it is necessary that the hinge is provided for higher pull-out forces that can act on the ball stud.
- the hinge is provided for higher pull-out forces that can act on the ball stud.
- thermoplastic or thermosetting plastic is injected or encapsulated between the bearing shell and / or the bearing cage and at least one of the housing parts or the structural part.
- the invention further relates to a method for producing a ball joint, as described above.
- the ball joint is manufactured with the following steps, whereby the sequence of the steps does not necessarily have to be made as shown here in succession. In particular, steps may be omitted, which are listed below.
- Injection and / or riveting and / or encapsulation in particular by means of a thermoplastic or thermoset encapsulation.
- Preload be created so that a breakaway torque between ball stud and joint housing can be adjusted.
- a bearing shell is usually necessary that the ball joint heated after manufacture for a certain period of time, also called annealed, so that the bearing shell material can relax or flow to the final setting of the breakaway torque.
- a structural component having a preform structure is used from TFP or similar flat textile, so can be dispensed with the annealing of a ball joint thus produced.
- work is done by means of a relatively high temperature within the tool so that this heat causes annealing. For annealing, a temperature below the melting temperature of the
- bearing shell material necessary. Therefore, a material for the bearing shell is selected, which is compatible with the consolidation process as a function of the material
- Preform structure is compatible. This results in considerable cost advantages, since a subsequent annealing of the ball joint can be avoided.
- Ball bearing provided a bearing cage, which may be necessary for the stability of the ball joint depending on the application.
- holes or interruptions facing away from the seat of the ball are preferably introduced, which are created in particular by spiking and / or by drilling and / or by designing the fiber structure during the production of the preform structure become.
- the structural component is preferably made of a load-matched or
- the preform structure as, in particular flat, textile TFP and / or produced by the jacquard process and / or fiber-matrix mixing and / or commingling and / or the film stacking material is formed, in particular multi-layered, is formed.
- Properties of a structural component to produce as this is also known from metal or a formed from fiber-plastic composite structure with reinforcing structure form.
- the preferred load adjustment by fiber orientation on the preform structure in the form of single and / or multiple superimposed and / or side by side
- hybrid yarn is a yarn in which a
- Hybrid yarns are made of a textile
- Carrier thread with thermoplastic matrix such as e.g. Polyamide (PA), polyetheretherketone (PEEK), polypropylene (PP) or similar.
- the textile carrier thread can be twisted with the matrix material.
- the matrix material may surround the carrier thread, e.g. in which it comprises the carrier thread, in particular when it runs within the matrix material.
- the thermoplastic matrix is formed by the shape and the texture similar to a wool thread.
- the two-dimensional textile preform structure can be made wholly or partly from these
- Hybrid yarns may be provided with a reinforcing fiber of glass fiber or carbon fiber or similar known materials.
- thermoplastic TFP constructions based on polypropylene (PP), polyamide (PA), partially aromatic PA (PPA) or other thermoplastic hybrid yarns and dry (without matrix material) are conceivable as matrix materials for the fiber-matrix system to be used ) textile semi-finished products or constructions produced in the TFP process, which are impregnated or infiltrated with resin in the thermoplastic RTM or T-RTM process or thermoset HD-RTM process.
- At least one sensor is integrated in the fiber composite structure of the structural component or in the ball joint, which detects a change in the fiber composite structure to the load or an overload and / or
- the senor is preferably with a
- the load is preferably displayed to the driver in the cockpit of the vehicle, in particular optically and / or acoustically.
- the evaluation unit in particular via a
- Vehicle bus system eg CAN bus
- a control device in the vehicle, so that load values can be kept retrievable in a memory.
- the control device can influence the onward travel or prevent a restart, so that driving with a faulty joint or handlebar or chassis can be effectively avoided.
- a ball joint is preferably used in a link of a fiber-plastic composite structure, in particular if this is made of a textile preform structure.
- the ball joint is preferably used in a steering device for an axle system, preferably for an axle system with a rear-wheel steering.
- the ball joint is integrated into the handlebar of an adjusting device, wherein the handlebar may be variable in length or the handlebar has a displaceable tie rod, which is adjustable by the adjusting device, in particular linear, in relation to the handlebar.
- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a ball joint installed in a multi-point link
- Fig. 1 a is a partially sectioned view of a ball joint gem.
- Fig. 1 is a partial sectional view through a ball joint
- Fig. 3 is a detail view of the ball joint with a structural component
- Fig. 4a is an illustration of an embodiment of the ball joint
- Fig. 4b is an illustration of another embodiment of the ball joint
- Fig. 5 shows a sequence of the method steps according to the invention
- Fig. 1 shows a control arm of a motor vehicle in the form of a
- the wishbone 1 is made of a multilayer preform structure, which has been brought by folding about the axis A shown in Figure 1 in its illustrated form.
- a ball joint 1 is introduced at the one end of the arm 12.
- a structural part 4 which surrounds the ball stud 3 and the bearing shell 5.
- the structural part 4 and the bearing shell 5 are encompassed by a housing 2.
- the ball joint 1, consisting of the aforementioned components is introduced here as a preassembled ball joint cartridge 1.
- the housing 2 may consist of plastic or is encapsulated in plastic and takes the ball stud 3 with the ball
- the structural part 4 surrounds the cartridge or the ball stud and is also held by the extrusion coating with plastic.
- the ball joint 1 is protected on the pin side by a sealing bellows 3, both the ball stud 3 and the
- housing 2 positively engages around.
- the structural part 4 is provided, which is completely enclosed by the fiber-plastic composite structure.
- the structural part 4 has an approximately planar configuration which flattens out (wedge-shaped) towards the end remote from the ball joint 1 towards the end of the structural part.
- Structural part 4 is also permeated with holes 9, which are arranged approximately concentrically with different radii about the longitudinal axis of the ball joint 1.
- the structural part 4 itself can be made of a metal material or likewise of a fiber-plastic composite material. The fact that the structural part 4 is completely enclosed by the fiber-plastic composite structure, resulting in a homogeneous bond between the ball joint 1 and the control arm 12 itself. Through the holes 9 a particularly strong bond is achieved in the consolidation process, as the handlebar material and / or the matrix material penetrates into the holes 9 during consolidation and thus the structural part 4 is additionally held in a form-fitting manner. Depending on the material, which is provided for the structural part, in addition to the positive connection also a cohesive bond between the preform structure and the. Depending on the material of the structural part or the housing 2 if necessary Fiber-plastic composite structure and the structural part can be provided.
- a ball joint 1 consisting of at least one ball stud 3 and a housing 2 or a ball of the ball stud 3 enclosing bearing shell 5 is a during the manufacture of the
- Ball joint or the manufacturing process downstream annealing process required downstream annealing process required.
- the ball joint is heated for a certain period of time, so that the bearing shell material or the structure between
- Fig. 2 shows the integration of a ball joint 1 in a preformed fiber-plastic composite structure 2b.
- a housing made of metal preferably an upper housing part made of aluminum 2a, a ball stud 3 with preassembled bearing shell 5 and the preformed fiber-plastic composite structure 2b (eg a preform structure made of TFP) in an injection mold be inserted, and thermoplastic encapsulation (T-RTM) or thermosetting (HD-RTM).
- T-RTM thermoplastic encapsulation
- HD-RTM thermosetting
- Figures 4a and 4b show further variants of ball joints, which are also suitable for integration in a fiber-plastic composite handlebars.
- Fig. 4a shows a ball joint 1 with a ball stud 3 and a bearing shell 5, wherein the ball stud 3 is embedded with enclosing bearing shell 5 in a metal housing 2 and bearing cage 6. Also visible is a structural component 4, which encloses the metal housing or the bearing cage 6. In other words that's it
- the housing 2 encloses the aforementioned components in such a way that the ball stud 3 has the usual pivot and rotational mobility with ball joints.
- the housing 2 is introduced by encapsulation or surrounds the structural component 4 and the bearing cage 6 to a solid composite.
- the structural part may be made of organic sheet or also by a preform structure, which is produced for example in the TFP process. When made of organic sheet this can be thermoformed for shaping.
- FIG. 4b shows a slightly modified alternative to FIG. 4a.
- the housing 2 is in this case made in two parts.
- the lower part 2b of the housing is designed as the structural part 4 according to Figure 4a, wherein no hole is provided, but a spherical recess or bead 14 is provided, which is the
- Bearing shell 5 or the ball 3a of the ball stud 3 at least partially,
- the journal-side part 2a of the housing 2 is formed by a conical ring 2a, which is connected to the lower housing part 2b in a form-fitting or cohesive manner.
- the ball stud 3 is held with the bearing shell 5 in the ball joint 1.
- the conical ring can be made of a deep-drawn
- preassembled component is inserted for the production of the handlebars in the forming tool, so that housing upper and lower part are then enclosed in the consolidation process by the fiber composite material or the structure and the injected plastic matrix.
- upper part 2a and lower part 2b can be joined together by an encapsulation 7 shown in FIG. 4b.
- FIG. 5 shows a sequence of the method steps according to the invention.
- a preform structure is created, for example a flat semifinished textile product or construction made by the TFP method using hybrid yarns by sewing them onto the flat textile.
- PS-> W the workpiece is introduced by means of a handling robot into a shaping tool. A ball stud with mounted on it
- Bearing shell is also introduced and positioned in the tool in this step.
- the tool is then closed.
- the component is consolidated. It is injected to form the housing, a plastic.
- a matrix material in the form of a resin is injected into the tool which encloses the textile knitted fabric.
- a temperature adapted to the materials used and a predetermined pressure in or with the tool is generated and held for a certain time. This creates the housing and the composite housing with structural component. Subsequently, the ball joint
- step F / W-> K completed and can be removed from the tool, which in turn takes place by means of a handling robot.
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