发明名称 |
Hybrid ball stud |
摘要 |
The present invention provides a ball joint for use in interconnecting a pair of components to accommodate relative angular movement therebetween. The ball joint includes a socket assembly and a hybrid ball stud. The socket assembly includes a cup-shaped housing defining a cavity therein and an insert disposed within the housing cavity and which defines a spherical ball socket. The hybrid ball stud includes a standard bolt and a polymeric insert attached to, or encapsulating, the head of the bolt to define a spherical ball or a partial spherical ball. The polymeric insert is adapted to be retained in the ball socket. The bolt is a high-volume commercially-available component having a threaded shank segment and a head segment which is over-molded or fitted with the polymeric insert. As such, an inexpensive hybrid ball stud is provided for use in ball joints.
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申请公布号 |
US6551006(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2003.04.22 |
申请号 |
US20010990172 |
申请日期 |
2001.11.21 |
申请人 |
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. |
发明人 |
KINCAID JEFFREY L.;WASYLEWSKI NEIL A.;MATTILA BRIAN A. |
分类号 |
B60G7/02;B60G21/055;F16C11/06;(IPC1-7):F16C11/06 |
主分类号 |
B60G7/02 |
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