Stabilizer link and production method for same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9278602-B2
Application number	US-201113818010-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 4, 2011
Priority date	Aug 23, 2010
Publication date	Mar 8, 2016
Grant date	Mar 8, 2016

Abstract

The inner peripheral side radial direction surface of the fixing portion of the dust cover is abutted to the outer peripheral side radial direction surface of the flange portion of the ball seat, and the end portion of the fixing portion is abutted to the side surface of the outer peripheral side of the ball seat. The outer peripheral side radial direction surface of the fixing portion is pressed toward the flange portion by the radial direction surface pressing portion of the die member, and the fixing portion of the dust cover is held by the radial direction surface pressing portion of the die member and the flange portion. The pressing by the radial direction surface pressing portion is appropriately performed to withstand an injection molding pressure of the resin injection.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A production method for stabilizer links, comprising:
a preparing step in which a stud ball, a ball seat, and a dust cover are prepared, wherein
the stud ball has a ball portion;
the ball seat has a flange portion and a groove portion, the flange portion extending from a side surface of an outer peripheral side of the ball seat to a radial direction outside, the groove portion formed at a boundary portion between the flange portion and the side surface of the outer peripheral side of the ball seat; and
the dust cover has a fixing portion and a projection portion formed at an end portion of the fixing portion;

a subassembly forming step in which a subassembly having the stud ball, the ball seat, and the dust cover is formed, wherein
in the subassembly forming step, the ball portion of the stud ball is inserted into an opening portion of the ball seat, an inner peripheral side radial direction surface of the fixing portion of the dust cover is abutted to an outer peripheral side radial direction surface of the flange porting of the ball seat, and a portion of the projection portion of the fixing portion is engaged with the groove portion; and

an injection molding step in which the subassembly is inserted into a die as a core, a cavity is formed, and injection molding is performed by injecting a resin into the cavity, so that a housing and a support bar are integrally formed, the housing covering an outer peripheral portion of the ball seat, the support bar supporting the housing, wherein
in the inserting of the subassembly into the die, a die having a radial direction surface pressing portion extending toward a radial direction inside is used as the die, a predetermined gap is provided between an inner surface of the die and the outer peripheral portion of the ball seat, an outer peripheral side radial direction surface of the fixing portion of the dust cover is pressed toward the flange portion by the radial direction surface pressing portion of the die, and the fixing portion of the dust cover is held by the radial direction surface pressing portion of the die and the flange portion of the ball seat;
in the holding of the fixing portion, the projection portion of the fixing portion is compressed by the radial direction surface pressing portion of the die and the groove portion of the ball seat, and internal pressure is thereby generated in the projection portion;
a radial direction surface pressing portion side tapered surface is formed at an end portion of the radial direction surface pressing portion of the die;
a flange portion side tapered surface is formed at the groove portion of the flange portion of the ball seat and faces the radial direction surface pressing portion side tapered surface; and
the projection portion is pressed by the radial direction surface pressing portion side tapered surface and the flange portion side tapered surface, thereby being compressed toward the radial direction inside.

Assignees

• Kuroda Shigeru
• Nhk Spring Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kuroda Shigeru

Classifications

• B60G2204/4404

  Retainers for holding a fixing element, e.g. bushing, nut, bolt etc., until it is tightly fixed in position · CPC title

• B29L2031/22

  Hinges {, pivots} · CPC title

• B60G2204/416

  Ball or spherical joints · CPC title

• F16C11/0642

  Special features of the plug or cover on the blind end of the socket · CPC title

• B29C45/14418 Primary

  Sealing means between mould and article · CPC title