METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BALL AND SOCKET JOINT AND JOINT MANUFACTURED ACCORDING TO SAID METHOD.

摘要

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a ball and socket joint and a joint manufactured according to said method. It is intended to permit simple fabrication of a completely mounted ball and socket joint with a low torque and tilting moment. The described ball and socket joint is manufactured here in such a way that the joint housing is produced using an injection molding or casting method in which the ball joint with the fitted-on bearing shell is surrounded by a metallic material or a plastic. According to the invention, the basically spherical design of the joint shell is slightly modified. The joint shell is provided in at least one area with a recessed portion which behaves elastically with respect to the pressure acting during the injection molding or casting process and bulges slightly outwards after the injection molding or casting process. This ensures that the joint shell does not rest on the ball joint over the entire surface after the injection molding or casting process.