Patent ID: 6287040
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: B60G,B62D,F16C,F16J,Y10T

Abstract:
A ball-and-socket joint for motor vehicles, comprising:a ball pivot with a joint ball and a shoulder;a housing;a bearing shell inserted into said housing, said bearing shell accommodating said joint ball with said ball pivot projecting from said housing on at least one side movably in all directions, said ball pivot being provided with a connection contour on an end side;a bellows sealing element having an area in sealing contact with said housing and having an area in sealing contact with said shoulder of said ball pivot;a circular ring collar made in one piece with said ball pivot, said ring collar being provided with a markedly undercut contour defining an annular space, said sealing element being inserted under elastic pretension into said annular space formed by said undercut contour with said area in sealing contact with said ball pivot;on a side opposite said joint ball said ball pivot has said connection contour in the form of a circular groove; andsaid ring collar has a contour of a hook-shaped cross section with a pointed edge area pointing in a direction of said joint ball of said ball pivot.