METHOD FOR MAKING BALL JOINT Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: machine engineering, possibly manufacture of ball joints of controlled wheels of transport vehicles.

SUBSTANCE: method comprises steps of preliminarily making in housing cylindrical recess with spherical bottom surface; placing in housing ball head; reducing housing at acting upon its end in axial direction by means of tool; preliminarily forming in tool curvilinear surface with smooth transition to cone surface; at first reducing housing at sliding motion of deformed portion of housing on cone surface of tool and then - along curvilinear surface of tool at predetermined effort.

EFFECT: increased carrying capacity of ball joint, lowered labor consumption for making it, automatic manufacturing process.

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