PROTECTIVE CAP FOR A BALL JOINT FOR PROTECTING A COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED BALL JOINT

• Main Authors: ALTMEPPEN, Janina, REDDEHASE, Günter
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 24.03.2021
• Subjects: BEARINGS; BLASTING; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; SHAFTS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

The invention relates to a protective cap (1) for a ball joint for protecting a completely assembled ball joint. The protective cap for a ball joint has a bellows section (3) for covering a seal bellows of the completely assembled ball joint and a pin section (5) which adjoins the bellows section and which is open towards the bellows section for covering a pin part of the completely assembled ball joint, said pin section being pluggable onto the pin part. The invention is characterized in that the pin section is cup-shaped in order to completely seal the pin part. The invention additionally relates to a completely assembled ball joint comprising such a protection cap and to different application possibilities of the protective cap for the ball joint and/or of the completely assembled ball joint.