Patent ID: 6113302
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: B60G,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
A ball-and-socket joint for wheel suspensions in motor vehicles in combination with a motor vehicle part with a mounting bushing, the combination comprising:a ball pin;a joint ball provided at the end of said ball pin;a bearing shell formed of plastic for mounting said joint ball;a housing for accommodating said bearing shell, said housing being closed by an inner cover on one side, said ball pin exiting said housing on a side opposite said inner cover;an outer bushing for mounting said joint in the motor vehicle part via an elastomeric layer arranged adhesively between said housing and said outer bushing, said outer bushing being provided with a circular radial flange;a movable flange rigidly arranged on an outside of said housing, said movable flange being provided on a radial outer surface with an elastomeric coating; andan outer cover for closing the ball and socket joint, said outer cover overlapping both said inner cover and said movable flange, said circular radial flange being provided on a side of said outer cover, said circular radial flange being fixed together with said outer cover by deformation of material at an edge of said mounting bushing of the motor vehicle part to press said outer bushing together with said outer cover.