Ball-and-socket joint
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1. A ball-and-socket joint comprising:
- a joint housing (7) defining a chamber and having an opening into the chamber, the joint housing including a face (12) located adjacent the opening into the chamber;
a ball-ended spindle (3) including a spherical head (1) in the chamber and a link pin (2) extending through the opening, the ball-ended spindle being movably mounted in the joint housing;
a one-piece plastic bearing shell (6) having a portion in the chamber and having an annular shoulder (11), the annular shoulder extending radially outward and abutting against the face of the joint housing in an area of contact; and
means for joining the annular shoulder and the face of the joint housing together in their area of contact, one of the joined parts including an annular land (13) and the other one of the joined parts having an annular groove (14) which receives the annular land.
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The invention pertains to a ball-and-socket joint with a ball-ended spindle (3) encompassing a spherical head (1) and a link pin (2), which is movably mounted in a joint housing (7) of pot-like interior configuration. A simply producible and installable ball-and-socket joint with a secure, air- and dust-tight connection between bearing shell and joint housing has a spherical head (1), which is mounted in the joint housing (7) by means of a one-piece bearing shell (6) of plastic, while the bearing shell (6) has, on the pin side, an annular shoulder (11) extending radially outward, which is fitted to the face (12) of the joint housing (7) on the aperture side.
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1. A ball-and-socket joint comprising:
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a joint housing (7) defining a chamber and having an opening into the chamber, the joint housing including a face (12) located adjacent the opening into the chamber; a ball-ended spindle (3) including a spherical head (1) in the chamber and a link pin (2) extending through the opening, the ball-ended spindle being movably mounted in the joint housing; a one-piece plastic bearing shell (6) having a portion in the chamber and having an annular shoulder (11), the annular shoulder extending radially outward and abutting against the face of the joint housing in an area of contact; and means for joining the annular shoulder and the face of the joint housing together in their area of contact, one of the joined parts including an annular land (13) and the other one of the joined parts having an annular groove (14) which receives the annular land. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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