Socket joint device, fastening device, and indirect visual system for vehicles
First Claim
1. A socket joint device for adjustably mounting a first and a second joint component about a pivot point, comprising:
- a spherical surface element to be mounted on the first joint component, with an exterior that is part of a spherical surface and has a first radius of curvature with a first midpoint,an engagement mechanism to be mounted on the second joint component, which contacts the spherical surface element with a first contact surface,a concave spherical cap-shaped receptacle which is situated inside the spherical surface element at the first or second joint component, the concave spherical cap-shaped receptacle having a second radius of curvature with a second midpoint,wherein the second or first joint component has a convex spherical cap, which with a second contact surface is supported in the spherical cap-shaped receptacle, andwherein the first radius of curvature is larger than the second radius of curvature,wherein the engagement mechanism engages over the spherical surface element and connects the first and second joint component like a snap fastener, andwherein the spherical surface element has a spherical ring shape in sections distributed over a circumference of the spherical surface element, the sections of the spherical surface element being spaced apart along a circumferential direction.
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Abstract
A socket joint device includes a first and a second joint component (2, 6). The first joint component (2) has a spherical surface element (10) with a convex or concave exterior (11). The exterior (11) of the spherical surface element (10) is part of a spherical surface. An engagement mechanism (14) engages over the spherical surface element (10), so that the engagement mechanism (14) and the spherical surface element (10) contact one another via a first contact surface (22). A spherical cap-shaped receptacle (24) in the first or second joint component (2, 6) and an associated convex spherical cap (26) in the respective other joint component result in a second contact surface (28) that has a smaller radius of curvature R2 than the radius of curvature R1 of the spherical surface element (10).
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20 Claims
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1. A socket joint device for adjustably mounting a first and a second joint component about a pivot point, comprising:
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a spherical surface element to be mounted on the first joint component, with an exterior that is part of a spherical surface and has a first radius of curvature with a first midpoint, an engagement mechanism to be mounted on the second joint component, which contacts the spherical surface element with a first contact surface, a concave spherical cap-shaped receptacle which is situated inside the spherical surface element at the first or second joint component, the concave spherical cap-shaped receptacle having a second radius of curvature with a second midpoint, wherein the second or first joint component has a convex spherical cap, which with a second contact surface is supported in the spherical cap-shaped receptacle, and wherein the first radius of curvature is larger than the second radius of curvature, wherein the engagement mechanism engages over the spherical surface element and connects the first and second joint component like a snap fastener, and wherein the spherical surface element has a spherical ring shape in sections distributed over a circumference of the spherical surface element, the sections of the spherical surface element being spaced apart along a circumferential direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A socket joint device for adjustably mounting a first and a second joint component about a pivot point, comprising:
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a spherical surface element to be mounted on the first joint component, with an exterior that is part of a spherical surface and has a first radius of curvature with a first midpoint, an engagement mechanism to be mounted on the second joint component, which contacts the spherical surface element with a first contact surface, a concave spherical cap-shaped receptacle which is situated inside the spherical surface element at the first or second joint component, the concave spherical cap-shaped receptacle having a second radius of curvature with a second midpoint, wherein the second or first joint component has a convex spherical cap, which with a second contact surface is supported in the spherical cap-shaped receptacle, and wherein the first radius of curvature is larger than the second radius of curvature, wherein the engagement mechanism engages over the spherical surface element and connects the first and second joint component like a snap fastener, wherein the first and second midpoints are slightly offset relative to one another, thus joining the two joint components together under pretensioning. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A socket joint device for adjustably mounting a first and a second joint component about a pivot point, comprising:
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a spherical surface element to be mounted on the first joint component, with an exterior that is part of a spherical surface and has a first radius of curvature with a first midpoint, an engagement mechanism to be mounted on the second joint component, which contacts the spherical surface element with a first contact surface, a concave spherical cap-shaped receptacle which is situated inside the spherical surface element at the first or second joint component, the concave spherical cap-shaped receptacle having a second radius of curvature with a second midpoint, wherein the second or first joint component has a convex spherical cap, which with a second contact surface is supported in the spherical cap-shaped receptacle, and wherein the first radius of curvature is larger than the second radius of curvature, wherein the engagement mechanism engages over the spherical surface element and connects the first and second joint component like a snap fastener, wherein the spherical surface element has a spherical ring shape in sections distributed over a circumference of the spherical surface element, and wherein the spherical surface element has pins that extend from the spherical ring-shaped sections, and whose exteriors rest on the spherical ring-shaped sections.
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