Connecting ball joint, for example for an anti-roll bar of a running vehicle
US6726394B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/32803
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a connecting ball joint (10), for example an anti-roll bar of a running vehicle, the ball joint (10) comprising a straight support (20) running along a general axis of elongation (xx′) and an elastically deformable member (30) mounted around the support (20). The ball joint has the characteristic that its elastically deformable member (30) comprises at least one laminated structure (35; 135) made up of (a) layer(s) (32) of elastically deformable flexible material and of (a) layer(s) (34) of more rigid material.
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