Method and apparatus for the manufacture of a ball joint and ball joint obtained thus
US4504166A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 1982 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/32836
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
According to the invention, a prestress is applied to the bearing bush (17) to obtain a certain frictional torque between the latter and the spherical pivot while the locking ring (18) is placed on the bush (17); the punching tools (28) comprising a double die (30) are then actuated simultaneously in the direction of the socket (15) so as to deform the latter along two approximately circumferential and parallel zones located on both sides of the ring (18) to surround it without displacing it.
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