Sealing assembly of a ball joint and ball joint

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9068591
APP PUB NO 20140312573A1
SERIAL NO

14222704

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A sealing assembly of a ball joint, in particular for a vehicle, comprises a retaining ring which includes a ring axis and a radial ring flange having a flange upper side and an opposed flange lower side, and a sealing element which rests against the flange upper side and against the flange lower side and is exclusively connected to the retaining ring with an interlocking fit, the interlocking fit being configured such that the retaining ring and the sealing element are fixed to each other free of play in the axial and in the radial direction, and the flange upper side having an exposed contact surface for a sealing bellows.

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THK RHYTHM AUTOMOTIVE GMBHHANSAALLEE 190 DEUESSELDORF 40547

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bernhardt, Peter Wuppertal, DE 15 102
Erdogan, Cengiz Geldern, DE 7 29
Maier, Andreas Solingen, DE 75 504
Mette, Ulrich Essen, DE 11 97

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