Adjustment for a ball joint assembly

专利名称：Adjustment for a ball joint assembly发明人：Brian A. Urbach,Gordon J. Decker,Jack

Jaroneski

申请号：US09/089193申请日：19980602公开号：US05997208A公开日：19991207

摘要：A ball joint assembly (10) includes a housing (12) having a socket chamber (20). Abearing (22) is disposed in the socket chamber. A ball stud has a head end portion (30)enclosed by the bearing (22) and a shank portion (34) which extends out of the housing(12). A retainer (38) applies force against an outer end portion (40) of the bearing (22) topress an inner end portion (44) of the bearing firmly against a locating surface (46) of thehousing. A torque adjustment assembly (64) is operable to adjust the torque required torotate the ball stud (32) about a longitudinal central axis (36) of the shank portion (34).The torque adjustment assembly (64) includes a force transmitting member (70) and anadjustment member (72). The adjustment member (72) is operable to press the forcetransmitting member (70) against the flexible inner end portion (26) of the bearing tovary the force applied against the head end portion (30) of the ball stud (32).

申请人：TRW INC.

代理机构：Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell, Tummino & Szabo LP.

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