Integrated lubricating self-cleaning ball cup
By designing an integrated lubrication self-cleaning ball joint seat, the problems of uneven lubricant filling and impurity entry are solved, achieving automatic and uniform lubricant filling and a self-cleaning effect for the ball joint seat, thus improving the reliability of automotive parts.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202511114023.X
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-08-11
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-07
AI Technical Summary
Traditional ball joint lubricant is often applied unevenly and in a timely manner, making it susceptible to environmental factors, which can lead to wear and the entry of impurities, affecting its performance and reliability.
An integrated lubrication self-cleaning ball head seat is designed. It achieves automatic and uniform lubrication through arc grooves and through holes, prevents impurities from entering through self-cleaning components, and uses a spring structure to ensure sealing and cleaning effect.
It achieves automatic and uniform lubrication, improving the lubrication effect, and prevents impurities from entering through rubber gaskets and sealing structures, thus enhancing the protection and cleanliness of the ball head seat.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of automobile parts, in particular to an integrated lubrication self-cleaning ball head seat. BACKGROUND
[0002] In the field of automobile parts, the ball head seat is a core connecting component of key parts such as the automobile steering system and the suspension system, and its performance directly affects the safety, stability and comfort of automobile driving.
[0003] At present, the traditional ball head seats used on automobiles mostly rely on manual periodic lubricating oil injection to maintain lubrication effect. However, the driving conditions of automobiles are complex and changeable, and it is difficult for manual operation to accurately control the lubricating oil injection time according to the actual operating conditions, which can easily lead to uneven and untimely lubricating oil injection, thereby affecting the normal use of the ball head seat and causing wear and damage of the ball head seat. Moreover, the traditional ball head seat mostly lacks impurity protection or uses a leather cover for impurity protection, which can easily be damaged due to the driving environment of the automobile and the installation position of the ball head seat, thereby causing impurities to enter the ball head seat and causing damage to the ball head seat.
[0004] Based on the above reasons, the present application provides an integrated lubrication self-cleaning ball head seat which can automatically and uniformly supplement lubricating oil and automatically clean the outer wall of the ball head, thereby improving the use effect and reliability of automobile parts. SUMMARY
[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the present application is to provide an integrated lubrication self-cleaning ball head seat which has good lubricating oil injection and protection effects.
[0006] To solve the above technical problems, the present application provides the following technical solutions: An integrated lubrication self-cleaning ball head seat, comprising a circular shell, the inside of the circular shell is arc-shaped and the bottom is not closed, a ball head is inserted into the circular shell, mounting rods are fixedly connected to the circular shell and the ball head, a plurality of arc-shaped grooves are formed in the inner side wall of the circular shell, through holes are formed in the center of the side walls of the arc-shaped grooves and extend through the circular shell, a bottom plate is installed on the bottom surface of the circular shell, circular plates are fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the bottom plate and the top surface of the circular shell, an arc-shaped plate is arranged between the bottom plate and the circular shell, a pushing assembly is arranged on the bottom surface of the arc-shaped plate, an oil inlet pipe is fixedly connected to the center of the bottom surface of the arc-shaped plate, the oil inlet pipe extends through the bottom plate and the lower circular plate, an anti-backflow assembly is arranged in the oil inlet pipe, and a self-cleaning assembly is arranged on the upper circular plate.
[0007] Preferably, the pushing assembly comprises mounting holes, a plurality of mounting holes are uniformly formed in the bottom plate, the mounting holes extend through the upper and lower side walls of the bottom plate, and an active rod is movably connected to each mounting hole.
[0008] Preferably, the top end of the movable rod is fixedly connected with the arc-shaped plate, and the bottom end of the movable rod is fixedly connected with a flat plate, a first spring is sleeved on the movable rod, and the two ends of the first spring are fixedly connected with the flat plate and the inner wall of the mounting hole, respectively.
[0009] Preferably, the anti-backflow assembly comprises a circular ring plate, the circular ring plate is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the oil inlet pipe, a fixed plate is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the circular ring plate, and a vertical rod is movably connected to the center of the fixed plate.
[0010] Preferably, the two ends of the vertical rod are fixedly connected with a baffle and a side plate, respectively, a second spring is sleeved on the vertical rod, and the two ends of the second spring are fixedly connected with the side plate and the fixed plate, respectively.
[0011] Preferably, the self-cleaning assembly comprises a ring-shaped plate, a plurality of horizontal rods are movably connected to the ring-shaped plate, a fixed shell is fixedly connected to one end of each horizontal rod close to a ball head, two movable plates are symmetrically movably connected to the fixed shell, the fixed shell and the movable plates are both arranged in an arc shape, one third spring is fixedly connected between the two movable plates, a rubber pad is fixedly connected to the side wall of the fixed shell and the movable plates on the side close to the ball head, a limiting plate is fixedly connected to the end of each horizontal rod away from the fixed shell, and a fourth spring is sleeved on each horizontal rod, and the two ends of the fourth spring are fixedly connected with the limiting plate and the outer wall of the ring-shaped plate, respectively.
[0012] Preferably, a plurality of threaded holes are formed in the circular shell and the bottom plate, the threaded holes in the circular shell and the bottom plate are equal and concentrically arranged, and a plurality of fixed bolts are movably connected to the two circular plates.
[0013] Preferably, a fixed ring is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the circular shell, an annular groove is formed in the top surface of the bottom plate, and the fixed ring is inserted into the annular groove.
[0014] Preferably, a sealing ring is fixedly connected to the side wall of the arc-shaped plate, and another sealing ring is fixedly connected to the side of the baffle close to the circular ring plate.
[0015] Preferably, a sealing plug is inserted into the bottom end of the oil inlet pipe, and the cross section of the sealing plug is arranged in a convex shape. Compared with the prior art, the present application has at least the following beneficial effects: Under the elastic force of the first spring, the flat plate moves upward in the mounting hole, the flat plate pushes the arc-shaped plate upward through the movable rod, the lubricating oil is discharged to the position between the ball head and the circular shell through the through holes in the circular shell, the lubricating oil can be added in multiple points and uniformly distributed due to the uniform distribution of the through holes and the storage of the lubricating oil by the arc-shaped groove, and the lubricating oil can be further diffused and distributed, so that the lubricating oil is automatically added and the lubricating effect is good. The fourth spring can make the fixed shell and the movable plate tightly adhere to the outer wall of the ball head, and the movable plate can be unfolded and the adjacent side walls of the movable plate can be adhered together under the elastic force of the third spring, so that the fixed shell and the movable plate can completely block the ball head, and the good adhering effect is realized through the effect of the rubber pad, the impurities entering the inner part of the circular shell is reduced, the protection is improved, and the outer wall of the ball head can be scraped through the rubber pad, the cleanliness of the ball head is improved, and the protection effect is further improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0016] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and constitute part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, further serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure and to enable a person skilled in the relevant art to implement and use the present disclosure.
[0017] Figure 1 is a front perspective structural schematic view of the present application; Figure 2 is a side perspective structural schematic view of the present application; Figure 3 is a transverse cross-section perspective structural schematic view of the present application; Figure 4 is a perspective structural schematic view on the arc-shaped plate of the present application; Figure 5 is a perspective structural schematic view on the upper side circular plate of the present application; Figure 6 is a perspective structural schematic view of the self-cleaning assembly of the present application; Figure 7 is a perspective structural schematic view of the anti-backflow assembly of the present application; Figure 8 is a perspective structural schematic view on the upper side of the circular shell of the present application; Figure 9 is a perspective structural schematic view on the lower side of the circular shell of the present application.
[0018] [Reference signs] 1, circular shell; 2, ball head; 3, mounting rod; 4, arc-shaped groove; 5, through hole; 6, bottom plate; 7, circular plate; 8, arc-shaped plate; 9, pushing assembly; 10, oil inlet pipe; 11, anti-backflow assembly; 12, self-cleaning assembly; 13, mounting hole; 14, movable rod; 15, flat plate; 16, first spring; 17, circular ring plate; 18, fixed plate; 19, vertical rod; 20, baffle; 21, side plate; 22, second spring; 23, annular plate; 24, cross rod; 25, fixed shell; 26, movable plate; 27, third spring; 28, rubber pad; 29, limiting plate; 30, fourth spring; 31, threaded hole; 32, fixed bolt; 33, fixed ring; 34, annular groove; 35, sealing ring; 36, sealing plug.
[0019] As shown in the drawings, for the purpose of clearly implementing the structure of the embodiments of the present application, specific structures and devices are marked in the drawings, but this is only for the need of illustration, and is not intended to limit the present application in the specific structures, devices and environments, and the ordinary skilled in the art can adjust or modify these devices and environments according to specific needs, and the adjustment or modification still includes in the scope of the appended claims. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0020] The integrated lubrication self-cleaning ball head seat provided by the present application is described in detail below in combination with the drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that, in order to make the embodiments more detailed, the following embodiments are the best and preferred embodiments, and other alternative ways can also be used by the skilled in the art to implement some known technologies; and the drawings are only used to more specifically describe the embodiments, and are not intended to specifically limit the present application.
[0021] It should be noted that the terms "one embodiment", "an embodiment", "exemplary embodiment", "some embodiments", etc. in the specification indicate that the described embodiment can include a specific feature, structure or characteristic, but not necessarily every embodiment includes the specific feature, structure or characteristic. In addition, when a specific feature, structure or characteristic is described in combination with an embodiment, it should be within the knowledge of the skilled in the related art to realize this feature, structure or characteristic in combination with other embodiments (whether or not explicitly described).
[0022] Generally, the terms can be understood at least in part from the context in which they are used. For example, the term "one or more" as used herein, depending at least in part upon the context in which it is used, can be used to describe any feature, structure, or characteristic in a singular sense or can be used to describe combinations of features, structures or characteristics in a plural sense. In addition, the term "based on" can be understood as not necessarily requiring a set of exclusive factors, but instead, can allow for existence of additional factors not explicitly described, again, depending at least in part on the context in which the term is used.
[0023] It can be understood that the meanings of "on", "over", and "above" in the present disclosure should be interpreted in the broadest way, so that "on" not only means "directly on" something, but also includes the meaning of "on" something with intervening features or layers therebetween, and "over" or "above" not only means the meaning of "over" or "above" something, but also can include the meaning of "over" or "above" something without intervening features or layers therebetween.
[0024] Furthermore, spatially related terms such as “below,” “under,” “lower,” “above,” and “upper” are used herein for convenience to describe the relationship of one element or feature to one or more other elements or features, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Spatially related terms are intended to cover different orientations in the use or operation of the device other than those depicted in the accompanying drawings. The device may be oriented in other ways, and the spatially related descriptive terms used herein can be interpreted similarly.
[0025] like Figures 1-9 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides an integrated lubricating self-cleaning ball head seat, including a circular shell 1. The interior of the circular shell 1 is arc-shaped and the bottom is not closed. A ball head 2 is inserted into the circular shell 1. Mounting rods 3 are fixedly connected to both the circular shell 1 and the ball head 2. Several arc-shaped grooves 4 are opened on the inner side wall of the circular shell 1. A through hole 5 is opened in the center of the side wall of the arc-shaped groove 4, which penetrates the circular shell 1. A base plate 6 is installed on the bottom surface of the circular shell 1. Circular plates 7 are fixed on the bottom surface of the base plate 6 and the top surface of the circular shell 1. Several threaded holes 31 are opened on both the circular shell 1 and the base plate 6. The threaded holes 31 on the circular shell 1 and the base plate 6 are equal and concentric. Several fixing bolts 32 are movably connected to both circular plates 7. The fixing bolts 32 are threadedly connected to the threaded holes 31. The lubricating oil can be stored through the inner cavity of the circular shell 1, which facilitates the continuous lubrication operation of the ball head seat. Furthermore, the assembly operation of this ball head seat can be conveniently performed through the threaded connection between the fixing bolts 21 and the threaded holes 31. Furthermore, a fixing ring 33 is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the round shell 1, and an annular groove 34 is opened on the top surface of the base plate 6. The fixing ring 33 is inserted into the annular groove 34, which can realize the docking positioning and sealing of the round shell 1 and the base plate 6, improve the convenience of assembly and reduce the possibility of lubricating oil leakage, and have a good performance. An arc-shaped plate 8 is provided between the base plate 6 and the circular shell 1. A pushing component 9 is provided on the bottom surface of the arc-shaped plate 8. The pushing component 9 includes mounting holes 13. Several mounting holes 13 are evenly distributed on the base plate 6. The mounting holes 13 penetrate the upper and lower side walls of the base plate 6. Each mounting hole 13 is movably connected to a movable rod 14. The top end of the movable rod 14 is fixedly connected to the arc-shaped plate 8, and the bottom end of the movable rod 14 is fixedly connected to a flat plate 15. A first spring 16 is sleeved on the movable rod 14. The two ends of the first spring 16 are fixedly connected to the flat plate 15 and the inner wall of the mounting hole 13, respectively. In the technical scheme of the embodiment, the ball head seat is filled with lubricating oil in use, and as the ball head seat is used, the lubricating oil is continuously consumed and reduced. At this time, under the elastic force of the first spring 16, the flat plate 15 moves upward in the mounting hole 13, the flat plate 15 pushes the arc-shaped plate 8 to move upward through the movable rod 14, and the lubricating oil is discharged to the position between the ball head 2 and the circular shell 1 through the through holes 5 on the circular shell 1. Because the through holes 5 are uniformly distributed and arranged and the arc-shaped grooves 4 store the lubricating oil, the lubricating oil can be uniformly filled at multiple points and is convenient for further diffusion and distribution, so that the lubricating oil is automatically filled and the lubricating effect is good. The arc-shaped plate 8 is fixedly connected with an oil inlet pipe 10 at the center of the bottom surface, the oil inlet pipe 10 penetrates through the bottom plate 6 and the lower circular plate 7 and is arranged, and the oil inlet pipe 10 is internally provided with an anti-backflow assembly 11. The anti-backflow assembly 11 comprises a circular ring plate 17, the circular ring plate 17 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the oil inlet pipe 10, a fixed plate 18 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the circular ring plate 17, a vertical rod 19 is movably connected to the center of the fixed plate 18, a baffle 20 and a side plate 21 are fixedly connected to the two ends of the vertical rod 19 respectively, a second spring 22 is sleeved on the vertical rod 19, and the two ends of the second spring 22 are fixedly connected with the side plate 21 and the fixed plate 18 respectively. In the technical scheme of the embodiment, when the circular shell 1 lacks lubricating oil, the length of the oil inlet pipe 10 extending out can be directly observed, so that the lubricating oil can be filled in time, then the lubricating oil can be filled into the oil inlet pipe 10 through the connection of the oil inlet pipe 10 and the external oil filling equipment, and the baffle 20 is opened under the pushing of the lubricating oil, so that the lubricating oil can be conveniently filled between the circular shell 1 and the arc-shaped plate 8, and the lubricating use is convenient. Further, the side wall of the arc-shaped plate 8 is fixedly connected with a sealing ring 35, and the side of the baffle 20 close to the circular ring plate 17 is fixedly connected with another sealing ring 35, so that the sealing property can be effectively improved and the leakage of the lubricating oil can be reduced. Further, the bottom end of the oil inlet pipe 10 is inserted with a sealing plug 36, the cross section of the sealing plug 36 is convexly arranged, the bottom end of the oil inlet pipe 10 can be closed, the impurities can be prevented from entering, and the use effect is good. The upper circular plate 7 is provided with a self-cleaning assembly 12, the self-cleaning assembly 12 comprises an annular plate 23, a plurality of horizontal rods 24 are movably connected to the annular plate 23, a fixed shell 25 is fixedly connected to one end of the horizontal rod 24 close to the ball head 2, two movable plates 26 are movably connected to the fixed shell 25 in a symmetrical manner, the fixed shell 25 and the movable plates 26 are both arranged in an arc shape, the same third spring 27 is fixedly connected between the two movable plates 26, the side wall of the fixed shell 25 and the movable plates 26 close to the ball head 2 is fixedly connected with a rubber pad 28, a limiting plate 29 is fixedly connected to the end of the horizontal rod 24 away from the fixed shell 25, a fourth spring 30 is sleeved on the horizontal rod 24, and the two ends of the fourth spring 30 are fixedly connected with the limiting plate 29 and the outer wall of the annular plate 23 respectively. In the technical scheme of the embodiment, the fixed shell 25 and the movable plate 26 can be tightly attached to the outer wall of the ball head 2 by the elastic force of the fourth spring 30 during use, and the movable plate 26 can be unfolded and the side walls of adjacent movable plates 26 can be attached together under the elastic force of the third spring 27, so that the fixed shell 25 and the movable plate 26 can completely block the ball head 2, and the good attachment effect can be achieved by the effect of the rubber pad 28, the impurities entering the inside of the spherical shell 1 are reduced, the protection is improved, and the outer wall of the ball head 2 can be scraped by the rubber pad 28, the cleanliness of the ball head 2 is improved, and the protection effect is further improved. The present application encompasses any substitutions, modifications, equivalent methods and schemes made on the essence and scope of the present application. In order to make the public have a thorough understanding of the present application, specific details are described in the following preferred embodiments of the present application, and the present application can also be fully understood without the description of these details to those skilled in the art. In addition, in order to avoid unnecessary confusion to the essence of the present application, well-known methods, processes, procedures, elements and circuits are not described in detail.
[0026] Those skilled in the art can understand that all or part of the steps in the above-mentioned embodiment method can be completed by instructing the relevant hardware by a program, and the program can be stored in a computer readable storage medium, such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disc, optical disc, etc.
[0027] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, and it should be pointed out that for ordinary skilled in the art, without departing from the principles of the present application, a number of improvements and refinements can be made, and these improvements and refinements should be considered as the protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. An integrated lubricated self-cleaning ball head seat comprising a circular shell (1), characterized in that, The arc-shaped and bottom-unsealed circular shell (1) is internally inserted with a ball head (2), and the circular shell (1) and the ball head (2) are fixedly connected with mounting rods (3); a plurality of arc-shaped grooves (4) are formed in the inner side wall of the circular shell (1), and a through hole (5) penetrating through the circular shell (1) is formed in the center of the side wall of the arc-shaped groove (4); a bottom plate (6) is mounted on the bottom surface of the circular shell (1), and a circular plate (7) is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the bottom plate (6) and the top surface of the circular shell (1); an arc-shaped plate (8) is arranged between the bottom plate (6) and the circular shell (1), a pushing assembly (9) is arranged on the bottom surface of the arc-shaped plate (8), a oil inlet pipe (10) is fixedly connected to the center of the bottom surface of the arc-shaped plate (8), the oil inlet pipe (10) penetrates through the bottom plate (6) and the lower circular plate (7), and an anti-backflow assembly (11) is arranged in the oil inlet pipe (10); and a self-cleaning assembly (12) is arranged on the upper circular plate (7).
2. An integrated lubricated self-cleaning ball head according to claim 1, characterized in that, The pushing assembly (9) comprises mounting holes (13), and a plurality of mounting holes (13) are uniformly formed in the bottom plate (6) and penetrate through the upper and lower side walls of the bottom plate (6); and each mounting hole (13) is movably connected with an active rod (14).
3. An integrated lubricated self-cleaning ball head according to claim 2, wherein, The top end of the active rod (14) is fixedly connected with the arc-shaped plate (8), and the bottom end of the active rod (14) is fixedly connected with a flat plate (15); a first spring (16) is sleeved on the active rod (14), and the two ends of the first spring (16) are fixedly connected with the flat plate (15) and the inner wall of the mounting hole (13).
4. An integrated lubricated self-cleaning ball head according to claim 3, wherein, The anti-backflow assembly (11) comprises a circular ring plate (17) fixedly connected to the inner wall of the oil inlet pipe (10), and a fixed plate (18) fixedly connected to the inner wall of the circular ring plate (17); and a vertical rod (19) is movably connected to the center of the fixed plate (18).
5. An integrated lubricated self-cleaning ball seat according to claim 4, wherein, The two ends of the vertical rod (19) are fixedly connected with a baffle (20) and a side plate (21), respectively; a second spring (22) is sleeved on the vertical rod (19), and the two ends of the second spring (22) are fixedly connected with the side plate (21) and the fixed plate (18).
6. An integrated lubricated self-cleaning ball seat according to claim 5, wherein, The self-cleaning assembly (12) comprises a ring-shaped plate (23), a plurality of horizontal rods (24) are movably connected to the ring-shaped plate (23), a fixed shell (25) is fixedly connected to one end of each horizontal rod (24) close to the ball head (2), two movable plates (26) are symmetrically movably connected to the fixed shell (25), the fixed shell (25) and the movable plates (26) are arc-shaped, one third spring (27) is fixedly connected between the two movable plates (26), a rubber pad (28) is fixedly connected to the side wall of the fixed shell (25) and the movable plates (26) close to the ball head (2), a limiting plate (29) is fixedly connected to the end of each horizontal rod (24) away from the fixed shell (25), a fourth spring (30) is sleeved on each horizontal rod (24), and the two ends of the fourth spring (30) are fixedly connected with the limiting plate (29) and the outer wall of the ring-shaped plate (23).
7. An integrated lubricated self-cleaning ball head according to claim 6, wherein, A plurality of threaded holes (31) are formed in the circular shell (1) and the bottom plate (6), and the threaded holes (31) in the circular shell (1) and the bottom plate (6) are equal and concentrically arranged; a plurality of fixing bolts (32) are movably connected to the two circular plates (7), and the fixing bolts (32) are threadedly connected with the threaded holes (31).
8. An integrated lubricated self-cleaning ball head according to claim 7, wherein, A fixing ring (33) is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the circular shell (1), an annular groove (34) is formed in the top surface of the bottom plate (6), and the fixing ring (33) is inserted into the annular groove (34).
9. An integrated lubricated self-cleaning ball head according to claim 8, wherein, A sealing ring (35) is fixedly connected to the side wall of the arc-shaped plate (8), and another sealing ring (35) is fixedly connected to the side of the baffle (20) close to the circular ring plate (17).
10. An integrated lubricated self-cleaning ball head according to claim 9, wherein, A sealing plug (36) is inserted into the bottom end of the oil inlet pipe (10), and the cross section of the sealing plug (36) is convexly arranged.