Spherical joint, has wear compensation device with thermally activated body, which tracks connection of bearing surfaces at joint ball through mechanical loading of bearing above defined temperature value of bearing temperature

摘要

The joint (1) has a joint pin (3) attached to a joint ball (2), and a joint housing (4), where the joint ball is accommodated in the housing. A wear compensation device (15) is provided for pressing a bearing at the joint ball during the wear of the ball joint. The compensation device has a thermally activated body, which tracks the connection of the bearing surfaces at the joint ball through mechanical loading of the bearing above a defined temperature value of the bearing temperature.