Method for manufacturing a bearing shell assembly and bearing shell assembly for a ball joint

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PATENT NO 8757916
APP PUB NO 20120155952A1
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13405948

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A method for manufacturing a bearing shell assembly for a ball joint includes the following steps: a) a bearing shell having a plastic extension is produced; b) a spring element is arranged in a region of the plastic extension; and c) the spring element is fastened to the bearing shell by deformation of the plastic extension. The invention further relates to a bearing shell assembly for a ball joint, including a bearing shell and a spring element, the spring element being non-detachably connected with the bearing shell.

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THK RHYTHM AUTOMOTIVE GMBHFICHTENSTR 37 DUESSELDORF 40233

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Orend, Sven-Helgi Meerbusch, DE 2 12

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