Patent · US Expired

Connecting ball joint, for example for an anti-roll bar of a running vehicle

US6824323B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 29, 2004
Grant dateNov 30, 2004
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Expiry dateJan 29, 2024

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, said ball joint (10) comprising a straight support (20) running along a general axis of elongation (xx′) and an elastically deformable member (30) mounted around this support (20). This 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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