Patent ID: 8647010

Claim:
A joint assembly ( 1 ) for chassis or steering components of a motor vehicle ( 10 ), the joint assembly comprising a joint ball ( 4 ), through which an axle body ( 12 ; 112 ; 212 ; 312 ) extends, that is mounted in and movable relative to a housing ( 5 ) that at least partially surrounds the joint ball ( 4 ), at least one support ring ( 6 ) and a rubber-elastic intermediate layer ( 7 ), the joint ball ( 4 ) comprises a sleeve element that forms a radially inner boundary surface of the joint ball that faces the axle body ( 12 ; 112 ; 212 ; 312 ), the sleeve element ( 4 ) is rigid and has an inherently stable shape, the axle body ( 12 ; 112 ; 212 ; 312 ) is arranged and able to rotate within the sleeve element ( 4 ), the axle body ( 12 ; 112 ; 212 ; 312 ) being secured in the sleeve element by axial securing means ( 20 ; 120 ) to prevent axial movement of the axle body ( 12 ; 112 ; 212 ; 312 ) relative to the sleeve element ( 4 ), and the sleeve element is spaced, along an entire axial length thereof, from the axle body by a gap, and seals are located at opposite axial ends of the sleeve element radially between the joint ball and the axle body, such that the axle body ( 12 ; 112 ; 212 ; 312 ) can be rotated freely in the joint ball ( 4 ) by a same minimal force.