Tubular link with integral crimp socket joint and optional secondary side crimp

An apparatus and method associated with a ball socket joint in a windshield wiper drive module system of a motor vehicle includes a body having a ball socket portion and a tenon portion extending outwardly from the ball socket portion. The ball socket portion of the body defines at least a portion o...

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Hauptverfasser:	KLINGLER PAUL J, THOMPSON GEORGE C, BISSONNETTE LEE A, AMBROSE NEIL H
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BEARINGS BLASTING DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS ORMACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS,CLIPS, WEDGES, JOINTS OR JOINTING ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS FLEXIBLE SHAFTS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS HEATING LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PERFORMING OPERATIONS ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, ORMANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR SHAFTS TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	An apparatus and method associated with a ball socket joint in a windshield wiper drive module system of a motor vehicle includes a body having a ball socket portion and a tenon portion extending outwardly from the ball socket portion. The ball socket portion of the body defines at least a portion of a ball socket aperture, either an open-socket configuration or closed-socket configuration. A shaped surface, defined by at least a portion of the peripheral surface of the tenon portion of the body, is provided for dramatically increasing static load capability of a crimped joint to be formed in cooperation with the tenon portion of the body. The shaped surface can include a plurality of ridges extending across at least a substantial portion of a width of the tenon portion of the body, and/or a plurality of straight, parallel ridges spaced longitudinally from one another along a centerline axis of the tenon portion of the body, and/or a plurality of angled ridges extending spaced longitudinally from one another along the tenon portion of the body. A hollow tube can receive the tenon portion of the body in each of two opposite open ends. A crimped joint can be formed adjacent each end of the tube for connecting the body to the tube to define a coupling link for use in a windshield wiper drive module system for a motor vehicle.