Global Patent Index - EP 2265832 A1

EP 2265832 A1 20101229 - BALL JOINT

Title (en)

BALL JOINT

Title (de)

KUGELGELENK

Title (fr)

JOINT À ROTULE

Publication

EP 2265832 A1 20101229 (DE)

Application

EP 09726799 A 20090402

Priority

  • DE 2009050014 W 20090402
  • DE 102008000996 A 20080404

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2009121354A1] The invention proposes a ball joint for a motor vehicle. It comprises a housing (1), a ball pin (2) supported rotatably and pivotally in the housing (1), and a bellows seals (3), wherein the bellows seals (3) with a first bellows seal edge (4) rests in a sealing manner against the ball pin (2) and with a second bellows seal edge (5) rests against the housing (1). The one-piece bellows seals (3) between the bellows seal edges (4, 5) thereof comprises at least two sections (6, 7) having different geometries, of which a first section (6) forms a bellied contour, and a second section (7) has an extension along the outer top surface (8) and in the direction of the longitudinal axis (9) of the housing (1). According to the invention, the inner top surface (10) of the second section (7) of the bellows seal (3) and/or the outer top surface (8) of the housing (1) corresponding thereto is provided with a surface geometry having alternating directions.

IPC 8 full level

F16C 11/06 (2006.01); F16J 3/04 (2006.01); F16J 15/52 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F16C 11/0628 (2013.01 - EP US); F16C 11/0671 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 403/32729 (2015.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2009121354A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2009121354 A1 20091008; BR PI0910697 A2 20180327; CN 102027250 A 20110420; DE 102008000996 A1 20100114; EP 2265832 A1 20101229; KR 20100125374 A 20101130; MX 2010010648 A 20101015; RU 2010144618 A 20120520; US 2011027013 A1 20110203

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 2009050014 W 20090402; BR PI0910697 A 20090402; CN 200980116738 A 20090402; DE 102008000996 A 20080404; EP 09726799 A 20090402; KR 20107021874 A 20090402; MX 2010010648 A 20090402; RU 2010144618 A 20090402; US 93537009 A 20090402