Patent ID: 11898598
Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 6:
7. A method of producing a joint according to claim 1, and the method comprising:
making the inner joint portion, the housing and the at least one sealing bellows,
fitting the inner joint portion into the housing so that, via the bearing area, the inner joint portion is arranged in the housing and extends out of the housing in the axial direction through the journal openings,
making the bearing body by injecting or casting plastic around the bearing area arranged in the housing, and firmly attaching the bearing body to the housing,
guiding the at least one sealing bellows over the inner joint portion so that the at least one sealing bellows surrounds the inner joint portion and extends from the bearing-body-side bellows contact area to the inner-joint-portion-side bellows contact area, and
forming the at least one sleeve as a cylindrical plastic sleeve and fitting the at least one sleeve over the at least one of the bearing-body-side and the inner-joint-portion-side bellows contact areas, so that the at least one sleeve surrounds the inner joint portion and extends in the axial direction, after which, when the at least one sealing bellows is guided over the inner joint portion, the at least one sealing bellows and the at least one sleeve are pushed into one another, after which the at least one sleeve that is provided with the radial limb supports the at least one sealing bellows axially.