Patent ID: 6821047
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
A ball-and-socket joint, comprising:a housing closed by a cover; a bearing shell accommodated in said housing; a joint ball accommodated rotatably and tiltably in said housing, said joint ball with a pivot pin protruding with a shaft from an outlet of said housing located opposite said cover, wherein said bearing shell is provided with projections and offsets on its outside; and an entropy-elastic pretensioned spring element fixed by said cover in said housing, said bearing shell being formed by lower and upper bearing shells both of which are closed, said lower bearing shell partially extending over said upper bearing shell, said lower bearing shell being provided on an overarching inside and said upper bearing shell being provided on an outside with said projections and offsets, said entropy-elastic spring element cooperating in a closed position in a positive-locking or non-positive manner under the action of said cover and coupling said two bearing shells with one another in a nonrotatable manner, said cover also being provided on an underside with projections and offsets, which are engaged by said entropy-elastic spring element which couples said two bearing shells with said cover in a positive-locking manner as wall as nonrotatably.