摘要 |
<p>A ball joint lip sealing member which, in use, forms a lip sealing contact with the ball of a ball joint. The ball joint comprises: - a securing section (2), in order to enable mounting of the sealing member in the ball joint; and - a sealing section (3), which has a lip sealing portion (7). The sealing section (3) and the lip sealing portion (7) thereof are shaped, and positioned, so that a lip sealing contact (8) is formed with the ball of the ball joint, and the sealing section (3) is deformable so that the lip sealing portion (7) maintains said lip sealing contact (8) with the ball during movement/operation of the ball joint. The sealing section (3) may be formed as a skirt like member (7) having an arm like cross-section to the member.</p> |