Dust cover for ball joint

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PATENT NO 9850940
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15034201

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In a dust cover for a ball joint, one end of a ball stud is retained within a socket, the other end is fixed by fastening a knuckle having a notch portion, one end large-diameter and other end small-diameter opening portions are respectively retained to the socket and the shaft, and a plate member is retained between an inner peripheral surface of the knuckle and an outer peripheral surface of the shaft. The plate member is constructed by an annular plate member, an elastic annular seal portion integrally formed in an inner peripheral side of the annular plate member, and an elastic engagement projection in the annular plate member in the knuckle side, and engaging with the notch portion. The annular seal portion is retained in a compression manner between an annular step portion in an inner peripheral surface of the knuckle and an outer peripheral surface of the shaft.

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NOK CORPORATION1-12-15 SHIBA DAIMON MINATO-KU TOKYO 1058585

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hosen, Tatsuro Makinohara, JP 11 27
Yanagi, Tokunori Makinohara, JP 12 52

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