Patent ID: 7037022
Filing Date: 2006-05-02
Classification: B60G,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A ball-and-socket joint, for chassis suspensions and/or steering mechanisms of motor vehicles, the ball-and-socket joint comprising: a joint housing defining an open end and with a single part forming side walls and defining an integral closed bottom area; a pivot pin accommodated rotatably and tiltably in said joint housing with a joint area at one free end, said joint area having an essentially spherical shape with a flattened area end face, said flattened area being planar and not forming a recess in said joint area, said pivot pin being fixed statically to a body part with a pin connection area located at another free end; and a stop device for limiting the tilting movement of said pivot pin unitarily and rigidly formed with said housing, said stop device having a stop element arranged rotationally symmetrically to the longitudinal axis of the ball-and-socket joint with said stop element formed by said bottom area of said joint housing and cooperating with said flattened area of said pivot pin, said stop element comprising a rotationally symmetrical arch with a constant radius ball surface form projecting spherically, in a direction of said flattened area, over said bottom area of the joint housing.