KR101779382B1 - Ball Joint with Supporting Rib - 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
- F16C11/00—Pivots; Pivotal connections
- F16C11/04—Pivotal connections
- F16C11/06—Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints
- F16C11/0619—Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints the female part comprising a blind socket receiving the male part
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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
- F16C11/04—Pivotal connections
- F16C11/06—Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints
- F16C11/0604—Construction of the male part
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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
- F16C11/04—Pivotal connections
- F16C11/06—Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints
- F16C11/0619—Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints the female part comprising a blind socket receiving the male part
- F16C11/0623—Construction or details of the socket member
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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
- F16C2326/00—Articles relating to transporting
- F16C2326/01—Parts of vehicles 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
- F16C2326/00—Articles relating to transporting
- F16C2326/01—Parts of vehicles in general
- F16C2326/05—Vehicle suspensions, e.g. bearings, pivots or connecting rods used therein
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C2326/00—Articles relating to transporting
- F16C2326/20—Land vehicles
- F16C2326/24—Steering systems, e.g. steering rods or columns
Abstract
The present invention relates to a ball joint having a support rib for preventing a ball from being separated from a ball retaining portion even if external pressure is transmitted to the ball stud in a state where the ball portion of the ball stud is inserted into the ball retaining portion. In the present invention, when the releasing pressure is applied to the ball stud in a state where the ball stud is coupled to the ball retaining portion, the retaining portion of the ball retaining portion is supported by the supporting protrusion of the supporting rib to restrict the elastic deformation of the retaining portion, There is an effect to be prevented.
Description
The present invention relates to a ball joint having a support rib, and more particularly, to a ball joint having a support rib so as to prevent the ball from being separated from the ball support portion even if external pressure is transmitted to the ball stud in a state where the ball portion of the ball stud is inserted into the ball support portion The present invention relates to a ball joint having a rib.
Generally, ball joints are widely used in automotive steering, suspension systems, etc. Recently, they have also been used in AHLS (Auto Headlamp Leveling System), which adjusts the angle of irradiation of a headlamp.
1 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional ball joint. Referring to FIG. 1, a conventional ball joint 1 includes a ball stud 10 having a ball 12 and a shaft 14, an inlet 24 and a receiving portion 22 And a housing 30 that supports the outside of the ball holding portion 20 by inserting the ball holding portion 20 and the ball holding portion 20 having the ball holding portion 20 therein. The circle passing through the center of the ball 12 and cut perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the shaft 14 is referred to as a circle and the circumference of the circle is referred to as a center.
The ball holding portion 20 is made of a material having elasticity such as urethane or the like, and an inlet 24 is formed in the upper portion of the receiving portion 22. The inlet 24 is formed to be smaller than the center of the receiving portion 22 and the ball portion 12, and is configured to have elasticity. A locking portion 22a is formed so as to be in close contact with the outer peripheral edge of the ball portion 12 at a position spaced upward from the central portion of the accommodating portion 22. [
When the ball portion 12 of the ball stud 10 is inserted into the ball catching portion 20, first, the center portion of the ball portion 12 forcibly opens the inlet 24 of the ball catching portion 20, 20 into the accommodating portion 22 of the housing. When the ball 12 is inserted into the receiving portion 22, the center portion of the ball 12 elastically deforms the receiving portion 22 in the outward direction of the receiving portion 22, . When the ball portion 12 is inserted into the receiving portion 22, the ball portion 12 freely rotates in a state where the ball portion 12 is engaged with the receiving portion 22. Thus, the shaft 14 is rotated with respect to the ball holding portion 20 Can be rotated to have various degrees of freedom.
Since the engaging portion 22a must be elastically deformed when the ball portion 12 is inserted into the receiving portion 22, the engaging portion 22a is inserted into the receiving portion 22 by the operator. It can not be constructed so as to have a strong elastic force not less than a pressure capable of being applied. Accordingly, when the shaft 14 rotates and transmits a strong pressure to the ball 12, the ball 12 may be easily disengaged from the receiving portion 22. Thus, when the ball 12 is received in the receiving portion 22 , It is impossible to control the irradiation angle of various vehicle parts connected to the shaft 14, for example, the head lamp, thereby causing a traffic accident.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball joint having a support rib for preventing a ball from being detached from a receiving portion even if the shaft transmits a strong pressure to the ball portion.
In order to attain the above object, the present invention provides a ball-shaped ball-shaped ball-shaped ball-shaped ball-shaped ball-shaped ball-shaped ball-shaped ball- A ball stud including a shaft extending in an opposite direction of the ball portion; A ball holding portion having a receiving portion formed concavely to receive the first ball portion and a holding portion extending from the opened side of the receiving portion toward the second ball portion so that the first ball portion is not released; A support rib having one side located inside the accommodating portion and the other side being formed long inward of the engaging portion; And a housing enclosing the outside of the ball support portion, wherein the engaging portion is formed of an elastic material, and when an insertion pressure is applied to the first ball portion located outside the receiving portion toward the receiving portion, And the first ball portion is inserted into the receiving portion. The ball joint according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the holding portion to provide.
The supporting rib may include a supporting portion formed to be long inward of the retaining portion in the accommodating portion and a supporting protrusion bent in the direction of the end of the retaining portion at the end of the supporting portion located inside the retaining portion, When the first ball portion is inserted into the receiving portion and the releasing pressure in the opposite direction of the receiving portion is applied to the second ball portion after the second ball portion is engaged with the engaging portion, Wherein a distal end portion of the engaging portion is elastically deformed while being supported by the supporting protrusion portion so that the distal end portion of the engaging portion is prevented from being separated from the second ball portion Wherein the support rib is formed of a metal plate.
Further, the support rib is formed at the end portion of the support portion so that the auxiliary protrusion is bent in a direction opposite to the direction in which the support protrusion is bent.
In addition, a plurality of support ribs are disposed along the inner circumference of the ball support portion.
The support rib may have an engagement protrusion formed on an inner side of a distal end portion of the engagement portion so as to abut the second ball portion, and an elastic cover extending in an axial direction of the shaft is formed outside the distal end portion of the engagement portion. Provide a ball joint.
Further, the extension cover has a guide rib formed in the outer circumferential direction of the shaft.
Further, the present invention provides a ball joint having a support rib, further comprising a housing that surrounds the outside of the ball support portion.
In the present invention, when an insertion pressure is applied to the ball stud in a state where the ball stud is not engaged with the ball support portion, the engagement portion of the ball support portion is easily elastically deformed toward the receiving portion by the insertion pressure, To be accommodated in the receiving portion. On the other hand, when the releasing pressure is applied to the ball stud in a state where the ball stud is coupled to the ball support portion, the engagement portion of the ball support portion is supported by the support projection portion of the support rib to restrict the elastic deformation of the engagement portion, There is an effect to be prevented.
Further, an insertion groove is formed concavely in the outer periphery of the shaft abutting the extension cover, and the insertion cover is formed in the extension cover so as to be inserted into the insertion groove, thereby preventing foreign foreign matter from flowing into the extension cover .
1 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional ball joint.
2 is a schematic view of a ball joint having a support rib according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic view illustrating a state where a ball stud of a ball joint having a support rib according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is coupled to a ball support portion.
FIG. 4 is a schematic view illustrating a process in which a first ball portion of a ball stud passes through a retaining portion of a ball retaining portion when an insertion pressure is applied to a ball stud of a ball joint having a support rib according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which a first ball portion of a ball joint having a support rib according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is inserted into a receiving portion of a ball support portion and the second ball portion is prevented from being released to the outside by the engagement portion. Fig.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a ball stud according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when a release pressure is applied to a ball stud of a ball joint having a support rib, the second ball portion of the ball stud is supported by the support protrusion of the support rib, FIG. 2 is a view schematically showing the process of FIG.
Hereinafter, a ball joint having a support rib according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
2 is a schematic view of a ball joint having a support rib according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 2, a ball joint 50 having a support rib according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a
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FIG. 3 is a schematic view illustrating a state where a ball stud of a ball joint having a support rib according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is coupled to a ball support portion.
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4 is a view schematically showing a process in which a first ball portion of a ball stud passes through a retaining portion of a ball retaining portion when an insertion pressure is applied to a ball stud of a ball joint having a support rib according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which a first ball portion of a ball joint having a support rib according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is inserted into a receiving portion of a ball support portion and the second ball portion is prevented from being released to the outside by the engagement portion. Fig.
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FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a ball stud according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when a release pressure is applied to a ball stud of a ball joint having a support rib, the second ball portion of the ball stud is supported by the support protrusion of the support rib, FIG. 2 is a view schematically showing the process of FIG.
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It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It should be understood that the technical idea belonging to the scope of the claims also belongs to the present invention.
50: Ball joint
100: ball stud 110: ball portion
112: first ball portion 114:
116: second ball portion 120: shaft
200: ball support portion 205: support body
210: accommodating portion 220:
222: Engagement end 230: Extension cover
232: insertion guide part 300: support rib
310: Support part 320: Supporting part
330: auxiliary protrusion 400: housing
Claims (7)
A ball holding portion having a receiving portion formed concavely to receive the first ball portion and a holding portion extending from the opened side of the receiving portion toward the second ball portion so that the first ball portion is not released;
A support rib having one side located inside the accommodating portion and the other side being formed long inward of the engaging portion; And
And a housing that surrounds the outside of the ball holding portion,
When the insertion pressure is applied to the first ball portion located outside the receiving portion, the first ball portion presses the distal end portion of the receiving portion toward the receiving portion , The distal end portion of the engaging portion is elastically deformed in the direction of the accommodating portion, the first ball portion is inserted into the accommodating portion,
Wherein the support rib includes a support portion formed to be long inside the retaining portion in the accommodating portion and a support protrusion bent at an end portion of the support portion inside the retaining portion in the direction of the end of the retaining portion,
When the first ball portion is inserted into the accommodating portion and the second ball portion is engaged with the engaging portion and then the releasing pressure is applied to the second ball portion in the direction opposite to the accommodating portion, And the distal end of the engaging portion is elastically deformed while the distal end of the engaging portion is supported by the supporting protrusion so that the distal end of the engaging portion is prevented from separating from the second ball portion Characterized in that the ball has a support rib.
Wherein the support rib is bent at an end of the support portion in a direction opposite to a direction in which the support protrusion is bent.
And a plurality of support ribs are disposed along the inner circumference of the ball support portion.
Wherein an engaging end portion is protruded to abut the second ball portion on an inner side of a distal end portion of the engaging portion and an elongated cover made of an elastic material is formed on an outer side of a distal end portion of the engaging portion in an axial direction of the shaft, .
Wherein the extension cover is formed with an insertion guide portion in an outer circumferential direction of the shaft.
And a housing surrounding the outside of the ball support portion.
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