KR101732070B1 - Ball joint and Manufacturing method thereof - Google Patents
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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
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
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Abstract
A ball joint is disclosed. A ball stud comprising a ball and a stud; A bearing coupled to surround the outer circumferential surface of the ball; A ball casing accommodating the ball and the bearing therein; And an insert which is filled in the ball casing and is integrated with the ball casing and the bearing, And a rotation preventing structure for preventing the bearing inserted in the ball casing from being twisted or rotated when receiving external pressure is provided, so that the formability of the ball joint can be improved.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball joint and a method of manufacturing the ball joint, and more particularly, to a ball joint having improved stability of a bearing and a method of manufacturing the ball joint.
BACKGROUND ART [0002] Generally, a suspension of a vehicle is a device for connecting a vehicle body and a wheel. The suspension includes a spring for absorbing vibration or shock transmitted from the road surface to the vehicle body, a shock absorber for controlling the operation of the spring, .
Suspension arms, links, etc. of suspension devices as described above use ball joints or ball joints in order to make relative motion with respect to the vehicle body or wheels.
A conventional ball joint is a structure in which a ball of a ball stud is inserted into a housing and is made to rotate. The ball joint includes a ball and a ball stud made of a rigid body, a housing or a case surrounding the ball stud, and a ball stud interposed between the housing and the ball stud. A bearing that freely moves, and a dust cover that prevents foreign matter from entering the inside of the housing.
The conventional ball joint as described above is usually manufactured through the following series of processes. That is, the case is placed on the upper plate of the mold, the bearing is mounted on the ball, and the lower case of the mold is closed by inserting the insert into the mold to inject the insert. Attach the dust cover to the ball stud.
However, in the process of injecting the insert resin into the mold in the above-described conventional ball joint manufacturing process, since the bearing is merely attached to the ball and the injection pressure of the insert resin is received, For example, when the insert is injected in a state in which the bearing is twisted, a defective forming of the ball joint occurs, resulting in premature wear of the bearing and lowering of durability of the ball joint.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above and other problems, and it is an object of the present invention to improve the moldability and productivity of a ball joint by making it possible for a bearing stud- And a method of manufacturing the ball joint.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ball joint comprising: a ball stud including a ball and a stud; A bearing coupled to surround the outer circumferential surface of the ball; A ball casing accommodating the ball and the bearing therein; And an insert which is filled in the ball casing and is integrated with the ball casing and the bearing, And a rotation preventing structure for preventing the bearing inserted in the ball casing from being twisted or rotated when receiving external pressure.
The rotation preventing structure may include: a supporting jaw formed on the ball casing; And two or more rotation preventing protrusions formed on the bearing to be seated and supported on the supporting jaw.
Wherein the ball casing includes a cylindrical shape having both side faces opposed to each other in the axial direction, the cylindrical shape including a radially outer side surface and an inner side surface; And the supporting jaw may be formed at an axial lower end edge of the inner side surface.
Wherein the bearing comprises a hemispherical cup-shaped bearing body having a radially outer side and an inner side respectively; The rotation preventing protrusions may extend axially from the outer surface of the bearing body and may be spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction.
The two or more rotation preventing protrusions may be formed in a rectangular shape including a seating side supported on the supporting jaw.
And between the rotation preventing protrusion and the bearing body, a cover for increasing the coupling rigidity can be interposed.
A recessed groove may be formed between the rotation preventing protrusion and the bushing and the bearing body so as to open in the axial direction in which the insert is filled.
A plurality of ribs may be formed on the outer side of the outer surface of the bearing body.
The boss may be formed integrally with the lower end of the outer surface of the bearing body.
Each of the plurality of ribs is formed to extend radially about the boss, and is disposed at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction, and may have a fan shape.
The ribs may be formed in a triangular shape including a curvature along an outer curvature of the bearing body and two sides forming a predetermined angle from the curvature sides.
The boss may protrude from the outer surface of the bearing body in a "+ " shape.
The inner surface of the ball casing may be provided with concave grooves cooperating with the insert, and concavo-convex portions continuous in the axial direction.
And a concave groove filled with the insert may be formed continuously in the circumferential direction on the axially lower end surface of the ball casing.
The ball cover may be covered with a dust cover and fixed with a ring clip.
At least one lubricating oil retaining groove is formed on the inner surface of the bearing body in the form of a wedge toward the outer surface, and the lubricating oil retaining groove may be formed to extend along the inner surface in the axial direction.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a ball joint, the method including: fabricating a ball casing, a ball stud, a bearing, a dust cover, and a ring clip; Mounting the ball casing to a mold; Assembling the bearing into the ball stud; Assembling the ball stud assembled with the bearing into the ball casing; Injecting an insert resin into the mold; Assembling the dust cover to the ball stud; Assembling the ring clip to the ball stud to secure the dust cover to the ball stud; The ball cage is provided with a supporting step; And two or more rotation preventing protrusions are formed on the bearings so as to be seated and supported on the support jaws.
Wherein the ball casing includes a cylindrical shape having both side faces opposed to each other in the axial direction, the cylindrical shape including a radially outer side surface and an inner side surface; And the supporting jaw may be formed at an axial lower end edge of the inner side surface.
Wherein the bearing comprises a hemispherical cup-shaped bearing body having a radially outer side and an inner side respectively; The rotation preventing protrusions may extend axially from the outer surface of the bearing body and may be spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction.
The two or more rotation preventing protrusions may be formed in a rectangular shape including a seating side supported on the supporting jaw.
And between the rotation preventing protrusion and the bearing body, a cover for increasing the coupling rigidity can be interposed.
A recessed groove may be formed between the rotation preventing protrusion and the bushing and the bearing body so as to open in the axial direction in which the insert is filled.
As described above, according to the ball joint and the method of manufacturing the ball joint according to the embodiment of the present invention, the bearing surrounding the outer circumference of the ball of the ball stud is provided with two or more rotation preventing protrusions, The insert is injected into the mold, so that even if the pressure is applied to the bearing, there is no possibility that the bearing is twisted or rotated due to the interaction between the rotation preventing protrusion and the support jaw.
Therefore, the insert is injected in a state in which the bearing is seated in a correct position on the ball of the ball stud, the formability of the ball joint can be improved and the ball of the ball stud is properly wrapped by the bearing, So that the operability and durability of the ball joint can be improved.
1 is a sectional view of a ball joint according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a bottom view of a bearing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a perspective view of a bearing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a front view of a bearing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an explanatory diagram of a method of manufacturing a ball joint according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1, a ball joint according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a
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Referring to FIG. 5, the process of manufacturing the ball joint according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. A ball casing 30 manufactured in advance is attached to a
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While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, And all changes to the scope that are deemed to be valid.
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A bearing coupled to surround the outer circumferential surface of the ball;
A ball casing accommodating the ball and the bearing therein;
An insert which is filled in the ball casing and is integrally coupled to the ball casing and the bearing; And
And a rotation preventing structure for preventing the bearing inserted in the ball casing from being twisted or rotated when receiving external pressure,
The anti-
A supporting jaw protruding radially inward of the ball casing; And
And two or more rotation preventing protrusions formed on the bearing so as to be seated and supported on the support jaw.
Wherein the ball casing includes a cylindrical shape having both side faces opposed to each other in the axial direction, the cylindrical shape including a radially outer side surface and an inner side surface;
And the support jaw is formed at an axially lower end edge of the inner side surface.
Wherein the bearing comprises a hemispherical cup-shaped bearing body having a radially outer side and an inner side respectively;
Wherein the rotation preventing protrusions extend axially from the outer surface of the bearing body and are spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction.
Wherein the at least two rotation preventing protrusions are formed in a rectangular shape including a seating side supported by the support jaw.
Wherein the rotation preventing protrusion and the bearing body are provided with a covering portion for increasing the coupling rigidity.
Wherein a recessed groove is formed between the rotation preventing protrusion and the bearing body so as to open in an axial direction in which the insert is filled.
And a plurality of ribs are formed on an outer side surface of the bearing body.
And a boss is integrally formed on the lower end of the outer surface of the bearing body.
Wherein each of the plurality of ribs is formed to extend in the radial direction around the boss and is disposed at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction and has a fan shape.
Wherein each of the ribs is formed in a triangular shape including a curvature along an outer curvature of the bearing body and two sides forming a predetermined angle from the curvature sides.
Wherein the boss is formed so as to protrude in a "+ " shape from an outer surface of the bearing body.
Wherein an inner surface of the ball casing is provided with concave grooves that cooperate with the insert and protrusions whose axes are continuous in the axial direction.
Wherein a concave groove filled with the insert is continuously formed in the circumferential direction on the lower end surface of the ball casing in the axial direction.
Wherein the ball casing is covered with a dust cover and fixed with a ring clip.
Wherein at least one lubricating oil retaining groove is formed on an inner surface of the bearing body in a shape of a wedge toward the outer surface;
And the lubricant oil retaining groove is formed to extend along the inner side surface in the axial direction.
Mounting the ball casing to a mold;
Assembling the bearing into the ball stud;
Assembling the ball stud assembled with the bearing into the ball casing;
Injecting an insert resin into the mold;
Assembling the dust cover to the ball stud;
Assembling the ring clip to the ball stud to secure the dust cover to the ball stud;
Wherein the ball casing is formed with a support protrusion protruding radially inward of the ball casing;
Wherein the bearing has two or more rotation preventing protrusions formed on the supporting jaw so as to be supported thereon.
Wherein the ball casing includes a cylindrical shape having both side faces opposed to each other in the axial direction, the cylindrical shape including a radially outer side surface and an inner side surface;
Wherein the support jaw is formed at an axially lower end edge of the inner side surface.
Wherein the bearing comprises a hemispherical cup-shaped bearing body having a radially outer side and an inner side respectively;
Wherein the rotation preventing protrusions extend axially from the outer surface of the bearing body and are spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction.
Wherein the at least two rotation preventing protrusions are formed in a rectangular shape including a seating side supported by the support jaw.
Wherein the rotation restraining projection and the bearing body are provided with a covering part for increasing the coupling rigidity.
Wherein a groove is formed between the rotation preventing protrusion and the bearing body so that the insert is filled in the axial direction.
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