Ball and socket joint for a motor vehicle
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1. A ball and socket joint for a motor vehicle, the ball and socket joint comprising:
- a ball pivot with a pin and a joint ball;
a housing having a recess, said ball pivot being arranged with said joint ball rotatably and pivotably in said recess provided in said housing and extending out of said housing through a pin opening; and
a moisture sensor in operative connection with said recess.
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A ball and socket joint for a motor vehicle has a ball pivot (3), which has a pin (2) and a joint ball (1). The ball pivot (3) is arranged with its joint ball (1) rotatably and pivotably in a recess (4) provided in a housing (5), and extends from this housing (5) through a pin opening (6), and with a sensor, which is a moisture sensor (12) and is in connection with the recess (4).
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1. A ball and socket joint for a motor vehicle, the ball and socket joint comprising:
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a ball pivot with a pin and a joint ball;
a housing having a recess, said ball pivot being arranged with said joint ball rotatably and pivotably in said recess provided in said housing and extending out of said housing through a pin opening; and
a moisture sensor in operative connection with said recess. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A ball and socket joint for a motor vehicle, the ball and socket joint comprising:
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a ball pivot with a pin and a joint ball;
a housing defining a recess, said joint ball being seated in said recess of said housing for rotatable and pivotable movement in said recess, said pin extending out of said recess of said housing through a pin opening; and
a moisture sensor connected to said housing for sensing a degree of moisture in said recess. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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