Patent ID: 6123181
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: F16C,F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
An articulation head for a clutch-release rocker arm of a friction clutch of a motor vehicle comprising:a bearing shell arranged on the clutch-release rocker and having a ball socket;a ball shaft having a ball head guided in said ball socket, an area projecting out of said ball socket and a circumferential flange, said ball shaft being provided for connection to an actuating element of the friction clutch; anda resilient sleeve disposed around said ball head for sealing said area projecting out of said ball socket, said sleeve having one end preloaded against said circumferential flange, wherein said sleeve bears on said bearing shell and one of said ball shaft and a component which adjoins said ball shaft, said preloaded end of said sleeve comprising a bent section which bears against said circumferential flange and an elastic diaphragm having an opening for said ball shaft.