EP3625470A1 - Kugelgelenk - Google Patents
KugelgelenkInfo
- Publication number
- EP3625470A1 EP3625470A1 EP18720173.6A EP18720173A EP3625470A1 EP 3625470 A1 EP3625470 A1 EP 3625470A1 EP 18720173 A EP18720173 A EP 18720173A EP 3625470 A1 EP3625470 A1 EP 3625470A1
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- Prior art keywords
- joint
- ball
- sensor element
- joint body
- ball joint
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- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
- B60G7/00—Pivoted suspension arms; Accessories thereof
- B60G7/005—Ball joints
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- 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
- F16C41/00—Other accessories, e.g. devices integrated in the bearing not relating to the bearing function as such
- F16C41/007—Encoders, e.g. parts with a plurality of alternating magnetic poles
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- B60G17/00—Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or surface conditions, e.g. due to speed or load
- B60G17/015—Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or surface conditions, e.g. due to speed or load the regulating means comprising electric or electronic elements
- B60G17/019—Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or surface conditions, e.g. due to speed or load the regulating means comprising electric or electronic elements characterised by the type of sensor or the arrangement thereof
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- 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
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- F16C11/06—Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints
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- 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
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a ball joint, in particular for a vehicle chassis, the use of such a ball joint and a method for producing a joint body for such a ball joint according to the preamble of claim 1, according to claim 14 or according to claim 15.
- Ball joints for use in the chassis of motor vehicles have long been known from the prior art in different designs. In general, these serve to connect a first component articulated with a second component; In the chassis technology, these are chassis elements such as, in particular, handlebar components, wheel carriers or the like, which are, for example, articulated to one another or articulated to a vehicle body or axle carrier.
- a ball joint typically has a joint housing and a joint body.
- the joint body which may be a ball pin or a ball sleeve depending on the type of ball joint, has a spherical portion, that is, a part spherical surface area.
- the joint body is received at its spherical portion of the joint housing in order to be mounted articulated against this.
- Today's vehicles are increasingly equipped with measuring devices that determine, for example, a position of the wheel to the body, in order to conclude on the ride height of the vehicle.
- this can be implemented by at least one ball joint installed in the chassis having a sensor arrangement with which the position of the joint body relative to the joint housing can be detected. It is thus a ball joint with integrated position sensor.
- a ball joint which has the features according to the preamble of patent claim 1. It is a spherical handle in the form of an angle joint, comprising a joint housing and a rotatably and pivotally supported by this joint body in the form of a ball stud.
- a spherical ball section having a spherical portion of the ball stud is supported relative to the joint housing via a bearing shell arranged between ball stud and joint housing.
- the ball pin is pivotally mounted relative to the joint housing about the center of the ball joint and rotatably mounted about the longitudinal axis of the ball stud.
- the ball joint is equipped with a sensor arrangement which has a first sensor element associated with the joint housing and a second sensor element associated with the ball stud.
- the first sensor element is a magnetic field sensor, which is arranged above the housing bottom, near the axial head end of the ball stud.
- the second, the ball pin associated sensor element is a permanent magnet, which is arranged below a head-side flattening (pole face) of the ball joint of the ball stud.
- the permanent magnet associated with the joint body (ball pin) interacts with the magnetic field sensor assigned to the joint housing such that the position of the ball pin relative to the joint housing can be detected by means of the sensor arrangement thus formed. In particular, can be detected with respect to the joint housing with the sensor arrangement, the angular position of the ball stud. As can be seen from the single figure, it is, in accordance with the measuring principle, a non-contact measurement.
- the joint body is based exclusively in a relative to the longitudinal axis of the ball pin radial peripheral region relative to the joint housing.
- the ball joint shown therefore has a limitation, because the presence of the sensor arrangement limits the support of the ball pivot in the axial direction.
- a ball joint with the features of claim 1. It is a ball joint, which is designed in particular for a chassis of a vehicle, with a joint housing and a spherical portion having a joint body. The joint body is received at its spherical portion of the joint housing in order to be mounted articulated against this. Furthermore, the ball joint has a sensor arrangement, comprising a first, the joint housing associated sensor element and a second, the joint body associated sensor element which cooperates with the first sensor element to detect the position of the joint body relative to the joint housing. According to the invention, the second sensor element is arranged in the region of the spherical section of the joint body.
- the second sensor element associated with the joint body is arranged in the region of the spherical section of the joint body, compared to the ball joint known from the state of the art according to DE 10 2004 039 781 A1, the advantage that the mechanical supporting portion of the joint is due to the presence of the Sensor arrangement is not or only slightly reduced.
- the carrying portion of the ball joint in the axial direction In the previously known from the prior art ball joint of the spherical portion of the joint body on the head side, that is at the axial end of the ball pin, interrupted by a flattened pole face, below which the permanent magnet is arranged. Accordingly reduced is the carrying portion of the ball joint in the axial direction.
- the idea according to the invention has been developed of arranging the second sensor element cooperating with the first sensor element in the region of the spherical section of the joint body, and thus in a region of mechanical load transfer.
- the position detection to be carried out with the sensor arrangement which by cooperation of the housing-side first sensor element and the joint body side second sensor element, thus resulting in no adverse effect on the construction of the ball joint.
- the mechanical properties of the ball joint are thus similar to those of a ball joint without such a sensor arrangement despite the presence of a sensor arrangement.
- the detection of the position of the joint body in the context of this invention is primarily to be understood as the angular position of the joint body relative to the joint housing.
- position could also be understood to mean the relative position of the joint body relative to the joint housing, which may change, for example, due to mechanical force acting on the ball joint or due to wear (continuous or repeated application of force) the position detection primarily on the angle of the joint body relative to the joint housing.
- the joint body contacts the joint housing with its spherical section.
- the joint body and joint housing are in direct contact in this case. Due to less components to be mounted, this is an easily manufacturable development of the ball joint.
- the joint housing of the ball joint associated with a bearing shell, which is in direct contact with the spherical portion of the joint body.
- the joint body with the joint housing is only in indirect contact, the interposed bearing shell, which is made for example of plastic, prevents direct contact between the joint housing and joint body and favors a low-friction, low-wear mounting of the joint body relative to the joint housing.
- first and the second sensor element are arranged relative to one another such that an imaginary connecting line extending therebetween intersects a contact region which is between the two spherical portion of the joint body and the joint housing, or formed between the spherical portion of the joint body and a bearing shell associated therewith.
- first and second sensor element are arranged to each other so that their shortest connecting line passes through the contact area between the joint body and joint housing or bearing shell.
- the measured variable for example magnetic field lines
- the measured variable accordingly penetrates the contact area between joint body and joint housing or associated bearing shell, whereby the mechanical load capacity of the ball joint is not impaired.
- the ball joint is a so-called ball sleeve joint, in which case the joint body is designed as a ball sleeve with a longitudinal axis.
- the ball joint may be a radial joint, a ball joint or an axial joint, in which case the joint body is in each case designed as a ball pin with a longitudinal axis. While in a radial joint, the forces between the joint body (ball pivot) and joint housing can be transmitted primarily in the radial direction relative to the joint body, axial joints serve primarily for the transmission of forces in the axial direction, relative to the longitudinal axis of the joint body (ball pin).
- the sensor arrangement of the ball joint serves to detect an angular position of the joint body relative to the joint housing.
- the sensor arrangement serves to detect the angular position of the joint body relative to the joint housing with respect to the longitudinal axis of the joint body (as the axis of rotation of the joint). In this case, the sensor arrangement thus detects, in particular, dere take the pivot angle, the joint body and joint housing relative to the longitudinal axis of the joint body.
- the sensor arrangement is preferably based on a magnetic measuring principle.
- a sensor element may be formed as a permanent magnet (signal generator), while another sensor element is designed as a magnetic field sensor (signal receiver). If the signal transmitter changes its relative position relative to the signal receiver (due to a movement of the ball joint), the magnetic field sensor detects this in the form of a change in magnetic field, from the evaluation of which the position of the joint body relative to the joint housing can be deduced.
- the second sensor element in the ball joint is preferably a signal generator, in particular a permanent magnet
- the first sensor element is a signal receiver, in particular a magnetic field sensor.
- the sensor arrangement can advantageously be integrated into the ball joint by forming a recess, in particular in the form of a bore or groove, in the joint body in the region of the spherical section, which recess serves to receive the second sensor element.
- the second sensor element in particular a permanent magnet, in this case, for example, be substantially cylindrical, so that it can be inserted into the bore and, for example, flush flush in the joint body.
- the second sensor element may be annular or ring-segment-shaped and inserted into an annular or ring-segment-shaped groove.
- the recess is filled either by the second sensor element itself or by the second sensor element and a supplementary cover such that the spherical portion of the joint body despite the arrangement of the second sensor element has an uninterrupted spherical segment-shaped outer contour.
- the recess may have a plurality of steps (for example stepped bore), wherein the second sensor element is received in the lower step and the lid is supported at a higher level relative to the joint body.
- the sensor arrangement can be positioned differently.
- the second sensor element is arranged outside of a mainly loaded area of the spherical portion of the joint body according to an advantageous development of the ball joint.
- the invention further relates to the use of a ball joint as described above for detecting the angular position of the joint body relative to the joint housing, wherein the joint body of a first suspension element and the joint housing are assigned to a second suspension element, whereby the detected angular position corresponds to an angular position of the chassis elements to each other.
- the ball joint described can be conveniently used to detect the angular position between a wheel and a pivotally connected thereto via the ball joint (for example, upper) wishbone.
- Such an angle detection can serve inter alia to determine the ride height of a wheel received by the wheel carrier relative to a vehicle body.
- the above-mentioned object is further achieved by a method for producing a joint body for a ball joint as described above.
- the method according to the invention comprises the following production steps:
- An advantageous development of the method provides that after inserting the second sensor element also a lid is inserted into the recess, in which case the surface treatment is also performed on the lid to produce a spherical section with an uninterrupted spherical section outer contour.
- Fig. 1 is a ball joint according to a first embodiment
- Fig. 3 is a ball joint according to a second embodiment
- Fig. 4 is a ball joint according to a third embodiment the invention in perspective, partially sectioned view
- Fig. 5 is a ball joint according to a fourth embodiment
- Fig. 8 is a ball joint according to a fifth embodiment
- FIGS. 1 and 2 show, in different views, a ball joint according to a first exemplary embodiment of the invention in a typical installation state.
- the ball joint 1 is used here in a vehicle chassis by a wheel carrier 2 (only partially shown) articulated with a wishbone 9 (also shown only partially) connects.
- the ball joint 1 is designed as a so-called ball sleeve joint, it has an annular joint housing 3, which encloses a sleeve-like joint body 4.
- the joint body 4, also referred to as a ball sleeve has a longitudinal axis 11 which extends substantially orthogonally to the longitudinal extent of the transverse link 9.
- the handlebar 9 at its the ball joint 1 facing end, which can be seen in Figure 1, an approximately S-shaped curved course. It is understood that instead of the illustrated control arm 9 also differently shaped handlebar or other structural components can be connected to the ball joint 1.
- the trained as a ball sleeve joint body 4 has in the central region of the ball joint 1 a part-spherical thickening.
- the thickening forms a spherical section 5, which thus forms a closed circumferential surface area of the joint body 4.
- Central region of the ball joint 1 of the formed as a ball socket hinge body 4 projects axially in relation to the longitudinal axis 11 - both directions sleeve-like.
- a bolt 16 penetrates two bearing lugs 18, 19 formed on the wheel carrier 2 at a distance from one another and the joint body 4 arranged therebetween.
- the bolt 16 is secured by a securing nut 17.
- the joint body 4 is connected in this way with the wheel carrier 2.
- the joint housing 3 encloses the joint body 4 circumferentially in the region of the spherical section 5. In the embodiment shown, however, there is no direct contact between the spherical section 5 of the joint body 4 and the joint housing 3, because the joint housing 3 is assigned a bearing shell 8 made of a plastic material, which in turn is in direct contact with the spherical section 5 of the joint body 4. Joint housing 3 and joint body 4 of the ball joint 1 are thus on the circumferentially formed in this case bearing shell 8 in indirect contact.
- the bearing shell 8 has a conventional manner on its inner surface on a spherical shape, which is thus complementary to the shape of the spherical portion 5 of the joint body 4 and therefore conforms to this to form a surface contact.
- the ball joint 1 is equipped with a sensor arrangement with which an angular position of the joint body 4 relative to the joint housing 3 can be detected.
- the ball joint 1 as explained by the mechanical structure already described, a joint articulated connection between the control arm 9 and the wheel carrier 2 ago.
- the wishbone is pivotable relative to the wheel carrier 2 about the longitudinal axis 11 of the ball joint 1.
- the described spherical bearing allows at least some pivoting of the control arm 9 about two longitudinal axes 11 each perpendicular coordinate axes with the ball center as the center of rotation.
- a pivoting movement of the transverse link 9 about the longitudinal axis 11, however, represents the main direction of movement of the ball joint 1.
- the sensor arrangement serves in particular to detect the angular position of the transverse link 9 relative to the wheel carrier 2 with respect to a rotation about the longitudinal axis 11 of the joint body 4.
- the sensor arrangement has a first sensor element 6 assigned to the joint housing 4.
- the first sensor element 6 is a magnetic field sensor.
- a recess formed in the joint housing 3 partially receives the first sensor element 6.
- An inner region of the sensor element 6 has a cylindrical outer contour and is completely received by the joint housing 3.
- a further outwardly lying region of the first sensor element 6 protrudes from the joint housing 3 radially outwards, as can be seen in Figure 2, which shows the ball joint 1 according to the first embodiment in a non-sectional view.
- the sensor arrangement furthermore has a second sensor element 7 assigned to the joint body 4 designed as a ball socket, in which case it is a permanent magnet.
- the second sensor element is received in a formed in the joint body 4 recess 10 in the form of a bore and completely sunk into this.
- the designed as a permanent magnet second sensor element 7 has a cylindrical basic shape.
- the formed in the joint body 4 recess 10 has in the embodiment shown several stages (stepped bore) and is supported by the second sensor element 7 in the lower stage and a supplementary cover 12 which is supported at a higher level of the recess 10 relative to the joint body 4 , filled out.
- Second sensor element 7 and cover 12 fill the recess 10 such that the spherical portion 5 of the joint body 4 defies arrangement of the second sensor element 7 has an uninterrupted spherical segment-shaped outer contour.
- the spherical segment-shaped outer contour of the joint body 4 in the region of the spherical section 5 is thus not impaired by the arrangement of the second sensor element 7.
- the second sensor element 7 - permanent magnet - acts as a signal generator in that the permanent magnet forms a magnetic field which is stationary relative to the joint body 4.
- the first sensor element 6 in turn serves as a signal receiver by detecting the magnetic field generated by the second sensor element 7 and converting it into an electrical signal. Changes due to a relative movement between As a result of a change in the relative position of the first sensor element 6 (magnetic field sensor) relative to the second sensor element 7 (permanent magnet), the first sensor element 6 generates a measurement signal from which the angular position of the joint body 4 relative to the joint housing 3 can be derived. In this way, in the ball joint 1, the first sensor element 6 and the second sensor element 7 cooperate in such a way that the position of the joint body 4 relative to the joint housing 3 can be detected.
- the ball joint 1 may have a per se conventional design.
- the first and second sensor elements 6, 7 are arranged relative to one another such that an imaginary connecting line extending therebetween intersects a contact region which is formed between the spherical section 5 of the joint body 4 and a bearing shell 8 associated with the joint housing 3.
- the magnetic field measurement takes place in this design through the bearing shell 8, d. H. by a mechanically loadable area of the ball joint 1.
- the second sensor element 7 is externally covered by the cover 12 relative to the bearing shell 8. Since the cover 12 is supported on the higher level of the recess 10, the spherical portion 5 of the joint body 4 can receive mechanical loads even in the area of the second sensor element 7.
- the second sensor element 7 and also the first sensor element 6 are arranged laterally relative to a main extension plane of the transverse link 9.
- the arrangement thus lies outside a mainly loaded area of the ball joint 1, because the main loading direction of the ball joint 1 shown is in the main extension direction of the transverse link 9.
- Figure 3 shows a second embodiment of a ball joint 1, which is substantially similar to that of the first embodiment.
- the second sensor element 7 (permanent magnet) designed so that it fills the recess 10 itself. Ie. it is dispensed with a final cover.
- the second sensor element 7 can be designed as a purely cylindrical body.
- a bore in the joint housing 3 is provided for receiving the first sensor element 6. This is not continuous in the case shown. Alternatively, a through hole may be provided.
- Figure 4 shows a third embodiment of a ball joint 1, which in turn is substantially equal to the ball joint according to the second embodiment.
- the second sensor element (permanent magnet) on a fundamentally different design.
- the acting as a signal generator second sensor element 7 is annular according to the third embodiment, wherein a closed or interrupted ring are conceivable.
- On the joint body 4 is in the region of the spherical portion 5 corresponding to an annular groove or a plurality of annular segment-like arranged recesses arranged.
- a second sensor element 7 designed in the form of a ring is received therein in the form of a permanent magnet.
- FIGS. 5, 6, 7 show a ball joint 1 according to a fourth exemplary embodiment.
- Figure 5 shows the ball joint in a perspective view
- Figure 6 is a sectional view from above
- Figure 7 shows an enlarged detail of the detail A.
- the ball joint 1 according to the fourth embodiment is substantially similar in construction to the ball joints according to the first to third embodiments. Reference is made in this regard to statements there.
- FIG. 5 indicates the orientation with regard to the installation situation on the wheel carrier of a vehicle by specifying the direction of travel FR. Notwithstanding the ball joints of the embodiments one to three is in the ball joint 1 according to the fourth embodiment
- the sensor arrangement comprising first sensor element 6 and second sensor element 7, is arranged on a side of the ball joint 1 facing away from the transverse link 9 (FIGS. 5 to 7). In Figure 5, this can be easily recognized by the name of the first sensor element 6, which is arranged on the side facing away from the handlebar 9.
- This type of arrangement has the advantage that a measurement result detected with the sensor arrangement with respect to the angular position is not or hardly impaired, in particular distorted, by forces acting on the ball joint 1 via the transverse link 9. This is due to the fact that forces transmitted via the transverse link 9 can not or hardly influence the alignment of the magnetic field generated by the second sensor element 7 with respect to the first sensor element 6.
- the ball joint 1 according to the fourth embodiment has a structure similar to that of the first embodiment.
- the second sensor element 7 is also covered by a cover 12.
- FIG. 7 further shows the design of the first sensor element 6 in more detail. In essence, this includes a sensor housing 14, which receives a sensor 13 and a circuit board 15. A sensor 13 receiving portion of the first sensor element 6 is received by the joint housing 3. An outer, the board 15 receiving area protrudes radially from the joint housing 3.
- the ball joints described above according to embodiments one to four each have the design of a so-called ball and socket joint. While achieving similar advantageous effects, the invention can also be applied to ball joints in the form of a radial joint, a ball joint or an axial joint.
- Figures 8 and 9 show by way of example each a ball joint 1 according to a fifth and sixth embodiment of the invention in the form of a radial joint.
- the ball joint 1 in the form of a radial joint also has a joint housing 3, as well as a provided with a spherical portion 5 hinge body 4.
- the hinge body 4 is - in this case - deviating from a ball and socket joint - designed as a so-called ball stud.
- the joint body 4 in the form of a ball stud is received at its spherical portion 5 from the joint housing 3, in order to be mounted articulated against this.
- the ball joint 1 shown has a sensor arrangement which has a first sensor element 6 assigned to the joint housing 3 and a second sensor element 7 assigned to the joint body 4.
- the second sensor element 7 is again a permanent magnet, which is used as an approximately cylindrical component in a bore on the spherical section 5 of the joint body 4.
- the ball joint 1 shown in Figure 9 according to the sixth embodiment of the invention is substantially similar to the ball joint according to the fifth embodiment. Reference should therefore be made to corresponding statements. Notwithstanding this, in the case of the ball joint 1 according to the sixth exemplary embodiment, the second sensor element 7 designed as a permanent magnet is of annular design.
- the ball joint 1 likewise serves for articulated connection between a wheel carrier 2 and a control arm 9.
- the sensor arrangement assigned to the ball joint 1 makes it possible in each case to determine the position of the joint body 4 designed as a ball pivot to detect the joint housing 3.
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| DE102017208410.3A DE102017208410B3 (de) | 2017-05-18 | 2017-05-18 | Kugelgelenk |
| PCT/EP2018/059802 WO2018210511A1 (de) | 2017-05-18 | 2018-04-18 | Kugelgelenk |
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| EP3625470A1 true EP3625470A1 (de) | 2020-03-25 |
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