Patent ID: 7357591
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A ball-and-socket joint, comprising: a pivot pin including a spherical joint area; a bearing shell, said spherical joint area being accommodated rotatably and tiltably in said bearing shell; a joint housing having a recess, said bearing shell being arranged in said recess of said joint housing, said recess having a step; a closing ring radially arranged within said housing, said closing ring including an axially directed portion substantially wedge-shaped in cross section and an expanded diameter portion in direct contact with said step and fixed to said housing between said step and a beaded edge of said housing fixing said bearing shell in said joint housing in an axial longitudinal direction of said pivot pin by at least one surface pair with contact surfaces between said housing and said bearing shell, said expanded diameter portion having a diameter greater than any diameter of said axially directed portion, said expanded diameter portion having a peripheral edge surface in direct contact with said housing; an intermediate element made of an elastic material only covering said contact surfaces of said closing ring along the axially directed portion and arranged between said closing ring and said bearing shell, whereby said intermediate element is in contact with said bearing shell and said closing ring; and a sealing bellows connected to said joint housing and connected to said pivot pin.