Abstract:
A ball joint 10 includes a ball seat 200, and the ball seat 200 includes a thermal caulking portion 221 for fixing a ball seat 200 to a housing 300. The ball seat 200 includes a concave portion 212 having an overhang portion 212b for withstanding a pullout load so as to prevent a ball portion 120 from coming off from the concave portion 212. The concave portion 212 of the ball seat 200 is formed of polyoxymethylene, and the overhang portion 212b and the thermal caulking portion 221 are formed of a resin, in which glass fiber is added to the polyoxymethylene, so as to be strengthened. Consequently, the pullout load can be increased, and the weight of the ball joint is maintained and the production cost is not greatly increased.
Abstract:
A stabilizer device having high reliability and light weight is provided. The stabilizer device 1 has a stabilizer 100 consisting of a torsion part 110 and arm parts 120 each extending from both ends of the torsion part 110 and having an overall shape of a square bracket, a "]" shape, a bush 300 for fixing the stabilizer 100 to an automobile body 10 arranged at both ends of the torsion part 110, and a resin misalignment preventing member 400 which has a contacting part 410 contacting with the bush 300, which is arranged neighboring the bush 300, and which is integrally formed with the torsion part 110 and covering all therearound in a predetermined range of axial direction of the torsion part 110.
Abstract:
The ball joint includes a metal ball stud which includes a ball section and a resin housing which rotatably supports the ball section of the ball stud. A limiting member configured to limit molding shrinkage of the housing is embedded in the housing at an interval with respect to an equatorial section of the ball section such that the limiting member is positioned to surround at least the equatorial section of the ball section.
Abstract:
This ball joint (1b) is provided with: a ball stud (10) having a stud part (10s) one end of which is coupled to a stabilizer device (2) or a suspension device (3), and the other end of which is integrally joined to a ball part (10b); a housing (11) made of a metal material having a space, one end of which is open and which swingably and turnably supports the ball part (10b) of the ball stud (10); and a ball seat (12) interposed between the housing (11) and the ball part (10b). A swaged section (11k3) for swaging the ball seat (12) is a lump having a mountain-shaped cross-section into which an opening rim part thinner than a trunk section (11j) of the housing (11) is deformed by a compressive load.
Abstract:
A torque tuning method includes a high-frequency induction heating apparatus (20) that generates a magnetic field from a coil (24) by passing an alternating current (i) to the coil (24), which is arranged so as to be separated from an outer housing (11). By passing the current (i) having a predetermined frequency from the high-frequency induction heating apparatus (20) to the coil (24), a ball portion (10b) is induction-heated by a magnetic field generated from the coil (24) through which the current (i) flows, and after the ball portion (10b) has reached a temperature at which a ball seat (12) can be deformed by induction heating, the current (i) is stopped and the ball portion (10b) is cooled.
Abstract:
A stabilizer device 1 includes a bar 100 having a portion 10a to be mounted to a vehicle body. A resin ring 40 is integrally formed to the bar 100 by a direct injection method, and a bush 30 made of rubber is provided around the periphery of the resin ring 40. The bush 30 is fixed to a member 50 of the vehicle body side by a bracket 20. Since the contact area of the resin ring 40 to the bar 100 is secured by using the axial direction length of the bush 30, the movement strength of the bush 30 in the axial direction can be improved even when there is size restriction. In the fixing construction of the stabilizer device, the movement of the bush to the bar can be sufficiently prevented even when the size restriction is severe.
Abstract:
A stabilizer manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a stabilizer (1) to which rubber bushes (3) are heat-bonded is provided with a curing furnace (R) in which high-frequency induction heating is performed, a conveyor (C) for conveying the stabilizer (1) in a conveying direction through the curing furnace (R), the rubber bushes (3) being pressure-bonded to bonding locations on the stabilizer (1) on which an adhesive layer is formed, power supply devices (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) for supplying power to coils used in the high-frequency induction heating, and coils (5a1, 5a2, 5b, 5c, 5d) for generating a magnetic field in portions to be heated of the stabilizer (1) near the bonding locations and for heating the portions to be heated; the coils (5a1, 5a2, 5b, 5c, 5d) being separated by a predetermined distance from the portions to be heated of a predetermined number of stabilizers (1) conveyed in the conveying direction.