| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 403132000 | Elastomerically biased or backed components | 8 |
| 20090010705 | Mechanical joint assembly such as a ball joint assembly and method of manufacturing such a ball joint assembly - This ball joint assembly comprises an external body made of a plastic matrix composite material, in which there is fitted an internal centrepiece with the interposition of a metal rigid hollow insert. This insert delimits, on the one hand, an interior surface collaborating in articulated contact with the exterior surface of the centrepiece and, on the other hand, an exterior surface fixedly attached to the external body by being covered thereby in order to form an interface via which stresses can be transmitted between this insert and this external body. In order to enhance the strength of the aforementioned interface, the exterior surface of the insert is designed to be substantially in the shape of a truncated sphere and is advantageously provided with at least one peripheral groove. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090154989 | Ball Joint - A ball joint, particularly an axial joint, having a housing, a bearing shell which is arranged in the housing, and a ball pin with a ball head which is arranged in the bearing shell, is characterized in that the bearing shell is bent open elastically by the ball head so that the restoring force resulting from its deformation applies a prestress onto the ball head which attempts to press the latter out of the housing. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100092235 | Ball Joint - The invention relates to a ball joint, particularly a radial ball joint, including a housing, a bearing shell which is arranged in the housing, and a ball pin having a ball head which is arranged in the bearing shell, the housing having a mounting opening to receive the bearing shell and the ball head, the mounting opening being closed by a housing cover which is fastened to the housing. The bearing shell is deformed by the ball head and the housing cover such that the restoring force resulting from the deformation urges the ball head away from the housing cover and prestresses it against the housing. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20110013974 | Socket for ball joints and the like | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110013975 | Ball joint for connecting mechanical elements - A ball joint ( | 01-20-2011 |
| 20120020724 | BALL JOINT - A ball joint provided with a ball stud having a ball section at one end thereof, a socket for housing the ball section, and an elastically deformable anti-friction seat mounted between the ball section and the socket and rotatably supporting the ball section, wherein the socket and the anti-friction seat have an opening through which the stud section of the ball stud can be inserted in a loose fit condition. Bases and grooves are arranged in the inner surface of the anti-friction seat so as to extend in a direction across the peripheral edge of the opening and be alternately arranged in the circumferential direction extending along the peripheral edge of the opening. Each of the grooves is isolated from the opening by a partition wall extending between bases on opposite sides of the groove. The bases are in spherical contact with the ball section, and the grooves are filled with a lubricating agent. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120189377 | SOCKET FOR BALL JOINTS AND THE LIKE | 07-26-2012 |
| 20140321904 | Rotating Mechanism of a Working Lamp - A rotating mechanism, for a working lamp with a housing and a base, including a connecting column, a ball joint, and a seat; wherein a second end of the connecting column extends inside the housing; the ball joint is rotatably mounted inside the seat and a elastic member pushes the ball joint against the seat; furthermore, the connecting column relative to the housing, or the seat relative to the base, can move along the axis of the housing. A certain space may be formed between the ball joint and the seat, thereby ensuring that the ball joint performs stepless rotation of 360 degrees as required and then drives the housing on the connecting column (or seat) and the illuminant in the housing to rotate, subsequently realizing universal illumination conveniently. In the invention, light can be universally adjusted to a required angle and the purpose of reliable positioning can be realized. | 10-30-2014 |
