Patent ID: 8147161

Claim:
A joint arrangement for a vehicle, the joint arrangement comprising: a joint comprising a joint housing, a pivot pin mounted movably in relation to said housing, said joint housing comprising a joint housing pin and a radial shoulder portion; a rod having a cavity and an annular exterior surface, said rod being connected to said joint; a sealing bellows defining an interior space, said joint being arranged at least partially in said interior space; and a gas-permeable connection connecting said cavity of said rod to an interior space of said sealing bellows, said gas-permeable connection having an axially extending groove and at least one groove formed in an axial front side of said joint housing, wherein a surface of said joint housing pin defines said axially extending groove and a surface of said radial shoulder portion defines said at least one groove, said at least one groove extending in a radial direction with respect to a longitudinal axis of said joint housing, said front side of said joint facing said rod, and said at least one groove opening in the axial front side of the joint housing into said interior space at a radial location outside of said annular exterior surface and said at least one groove ending with a radially outer end at a spaced location from an outer circumferential contour of a front surface of said joint, said cavity, said at least one groove and said axially extending groove defining a fluid flow path.