Ball joint and method for manufacturing a ball joint

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10844899
APP PUB NO 20150240865A1
SERIAL NO

14430684

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In a ball joint with a housing, a ball stud which includes a ball head mounted in the housing, and with a sealing bellows which includes a ring-shaped housing-side connecting region, it is provided that at the housing a ring-shaped channel is provided, in which the housing-side connecting region is accommodated, wherein the outer radius of the channel at the channel bottom is greater than the outer radius at the free edge of the channel, and on the housing-side connecting region of the sealing bellows at least one holding element made of a rigid material is provided, which in particular in a top view in longitudinal direction of the ball stud is at least partly covered by the free edge of the channel.

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THK RHYTHM AUTOMOTIVE GMBHFICHTENSTR 37 DUESSELDORF 40233

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Forthaus, Uwe Duesseldorf, DE 5 40
Ortmann, Markus Willich, DE 1 2
Walter, Harald Duisburg, DE 184 936

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