Global Patent Index - EP 1784580 A1

EP 1784580 A1 20070516 - BALL-AND-SOCKET JOINT

Title (en)

BALL-AND-SOCKET JOINT

Title (de)

KUGELGELENK

Title (fr)

ARTICULATION A ROTULE

Publication

EP 1784580 A1 20070516 (DE)

Application

EP 05779609 A 20050824

Priority

  • DE 2005001491 W 20050824
  • DE 102004042965 A 20040902

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2006024270A1] Disclosed is a ball-and-socket joint for a motor vehicle, particularly a pivoted support of a motor vehicle. Said ball-and-socket joint comprises a housing (1) which is open at least on one side and inside which a bearing shell is inserted that slidingly accommodates a ball of a ball pin. According to a first embodiment, the interior of the housing (1) is provided with elevations along the inner circumferential surface thereof. Said elevations are configured as triangular webs (13) and positively engage into the bearing shell. According to a second embodiment, the interior is provided with recesses along the inner circumferential surface thereof, the bearing shell positively engaging into said recesses that are configured as undercuts.

IPC 8 full level

F16C 11/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

F16C 11/06 (2013.01 - KR); F16C 11/0638 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 403/32737 (2015.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2006024270A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2006024270 A1 20060309; BR PI0514863 A 20080624; CN 101048606 A 20071003; CN 101048606 B 20100505; DE 102004042965 A1 20060330; DE 102004042965 B4 20070531; EP 1784580 A1 20070516; JP 2008511798 A 20080417; KR 20070054199 A 20070528; MX 2007002497 A 20070511; US 2008138150 A1 20080612; ZA 200702584 B 20080730

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 2005001491 W 20050824; BR PI0514863 A 20050824; CN 200580037095 A 20050824; DE 102004042965 A 20040902; EP 05779609 A 20050824; JP 2007528589 A 20050824; KR 20077005686 A 20070312; MX 2007002497 A 20050824; US 57453405 A 20050824; ZA 200702584 A 20050824