Patent ID: 11867225
Assignee: FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC F

Claim 5:
6. A pivot joint assembly, comprising:
a housing with an opening which extends along an axis;
a bearing received in said opening of said housing and having a cylindrical outer surface;
said bearing having a curved inner bearing surface and a plurality of slots spaced circumferentially from one another and in communication with the inner bearing surface;
an inner ring having a curved outer bearing surface that is in slidable contact with said curved inner bearing surface of said bearing so that said inner ring can rotate and articulate relative to said housing; and
an outer ring received in said opening of said housing and having a cylindrical inner surface that is in slidable contact with said cylindrical outer surface of said bearing so that said bearing can slide in an axial direction relative to said housing.