US 12,435,753 B2
Socket joint and pressure cup for a socket joint
Roger G. Sellers, Arnold, MO (US); and Dustin Schrieber, Waterloo, IL (US)
Assigned to FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS LLC, Southfield, MI (US)
Filed by FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS LLC, Southfield, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/899,551.
Prior Publication US 2024/0068508 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. F16C 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC F16C 11/0623 (2013.01) [F16C 11/0609 (2013.01); F16C 11/0642 (2013.01); Y10T 403/32704 (2015.01); Y10T 403/32737 (2015.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pressure cup for a socket joint, comprising:
a cup end wall; and
a side wall extending from the cup end wall to a cup lip edge, wherein the side wall has an outer surface configured to contact an inner bore of a housing and an inner surface configured to at least partially house a stud and a bearing, wherein a curved bearing surface is located adjacent the cup lip edge, wherein the curved bearing surface is configured to contact the bearing by including a curvature that is oriented substantially axially on the inner surface of the side wall, wherein the curved bearing surface is adjacent to a transition surface, and the transition surface leads to an inwardly projecting surface, and wherein the transition surface is at least partially coaxial with a main portion of the inner surface.