Cold forming process for manufacturing ball pivots

a technology of ball pivots and forming processes, which is applied in the direction of manufacturing tools, mechanical equipment, rotary machine parts, etc., can solve the problems of generating cost-intensive and time-consuming operations, reducing the need for manufacturing costs, and requiring the purchase of waste materials as a first semi-finished produ
US20090038157A1Inactive Publication Date: 2009-02-12ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
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US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
Publication Date
2009-02-12
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Abstract

A cold forming process for manufacturing ball pivots with a ball area, a cone area and a thread area for installation in ball and socket joints by cold forming is presented, in which a ball pivot blank (1) with a shaped cone area (3) and cylindrical areas for the thread (2) and the ball (5) is manufactured at first from a bar-shaped semifinished bar stock by extrusion. The extrusion operation is followed by the forming of the ball area as another manufacturing step by means of a rolling processes. At the same time, the thread area can be formed in its final shape. Thus, the ball pivot is manufactured as a whole by cold forming only and it makes it possible to significantly increase the production output per unit of time compared to the processes known from the state of the art. At the same time, it is possible to use less expensive grades of steel, because sufficient fatigue strength of the ball pivot can be guaranteed by the cold forming.
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[0001] This application is a United States National Phase application of International Application PCT / DE 2004 / 002614 and claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 of German Patent Application DE 103 56 111.0 filed Nov. 27, 2003, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The present invention pertains to a cold forming process for manufacturing ball pivots with a ball area, a cone area and a thread area for installation in ball and socket joints.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] Machining as well as non-machining manufacturing processes are used, in principle, to manufacture ball pivots that are intended for installation in ball and socket joints. Larger amounts of waste material, which must be disposed of, take place during machining. In addition, there is a disadvantage that the waste material must first be purchased as a semifinished product. In addition, it is disadvantageous that...

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