Abstract: A coil assembly is provided, comprising a coil former, a coil, and a connection block which is pivotally joined to the coil former. The coil is wound while the connection block is pivoted away, the winding wire ends are soldered to the terminal pins, and the connection block is pivoted close to the coil.

Abstract: An electromechanical relay is provided, comprising a magnetic system and a pivotable armature. A diagnostic switch is arranged on one side of the relay, and the set of contacts of the diagnostic switch is driven by the adjacent leg of the armature. A load switch is arranged on the bottom side of the relay and is driven by the second leg of the armature via an insulating coupling member.

Abstract: A coil assembly is provided, comprising a coil former, a coil, and a connection block which is pivotally joined to the coil former. The coil is wound while the connection block is pivoted away, the winding wire ends are soldered to the terminal pins, and the connection block is pivoted close to the coil.

Abstract: An electromechanical relay is provided, comprising a magnetic system and a pivotable armature. A diagnostic switch is arranged on one side of the relay, and the set of contacts of the diagnostic switch is driven by the adjacent leg of the armature. A load switch is arranged on the bottom side of the relay and is driven by the second leg of the armature via an insulating coupling member.

Abstract: A ball and socket joint is provided preferably for use in vehicles and especially in the area of the chassis of motor vehicles. The joint has a ball and socket joint housing having a joint opening, with a ball pivot, which is arranged in the ball and socket joint housing, extends through the joint opening and has a shaft. A support ring is arranged on the shaft of the ball pivot and has a radially extending flange. A sealing element is arranged between the support ring as well as an adjoining component formed by a profiled body (15), which is connected to the support ring (5) in substance, is provided with at least one sealing segment (16) and is in contact with the shaft (10) of the ball pivot (1) and/or with a connection component (11) in at least one profiled section via a sealing segment (16).

Abstract: A sealing bellows or bellows for sealing two components (1, 2) movable in relation to one another is presented, which has two edge areas (4, 5), which are located at spaced locations from one another, are connected by a jacket (3) and in which a clamping element (6, 7) each is embedded. The jacket (3) has a plurality of internal diameters (d2, d3, d4) of different values and the internal diameter (d1) of one of the edge areas (4, 5) of the sealing bellows or bellows (8) is larger than the largest of the internal diameters (d2, d3, d4) of jacket (3) of the sealing bellows or bellows (8). Such a sealing bellows or bellows can be used especially for a ball and socket joint of a motor vehicle.

Abstract: A sealing bellows is provided for a ball-and-socket joint having a ball with a pivot (6) originating from the ball and a housing (40) accommodating the ball. The sealing bellows extends between the pivot (6) and the ball housing. The sealing bellows has a pivot-side sealing area (12), a jacket area (13) and a housing-side sealing area (24) consisting of an elastomeric material. At least one sealing area (12) consists of an elastomeric material different from that of the jacket area (13).

Abstract: A ball and socket joint (1) is provided, for example, for a chassis bearing, with a ball (2), a pivot (3) originating from the ball (2), a housing (4) accommodating the ball, and a sealing bellows (5), which extends between the housing (4) and the pivot (3) and has a housing-side opening (6) and a pivot-side opening (7). The sealing bellows (5) has a circumferential sealing lip (8) for sealing at the pivot-side opening (7). The ball and socket joint (1) has a first guide ring (9), which guides the sealing bellows (5). The first guide ring (9) is arranged at the pivot (3). An especially favorable functional separation is achieved as a result between the guiding function and the sealing function.

Abstract: The invention provides a coil former for an electromechanical actuator with a U-shaped yoke, having a base arranged between two limbs and forming a coil core. The coil former comprises a bobbin holder having an opening therein to receive the base portion of the yoke, and delimiting elements flanking the bobbin holder. At least a portion of the coil former is resiliently deformable to connect the coil former onto the base.

Abstract: A process for controlling the shrinkage behavior during the original shaping of plastics during the manufacture of a plastic shell, especially a bearing shell for a ball-and-socket joint, wherein liquefied plastic is introduced between an inner mold (3) and an outer mold (2) in order to be cured therein, wherein the plastic is partially fixed on the outer mold (2) during the curing. This process can be preferably used in a device for controlling the shrinkage behavior during the original shaping of plastics, which has a casting mold, which accommodates at least one outer mold (2) and an inner mold (3) inserted into same, wherein the liquefied plastic (1) to be molded can be introduced between the mold parts (2, 3), wherein means for fixing the liquid plastic (1) are formed on the outer mold (2).

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a joint (1) with a joint housing (2) and with a joint shell (3) arranged therein with a ball (4), whose pivot pin (5) protrudes from the joint housing (2) and is surrounded by a rubber bellows (6) with a protective cap (7), wherein a ring (8) for holding the protective cap (7) is connected to the edge area (6a) of the rubber bellows (6), which said edge area (6a) concentrically surrounds the pivot pin (5), and wherein the ring (8) has a circular bead (8b, 8c) on its annular outer side (8a) and is vulcanized into the edge area (6a) of the rubber bellows (6), and the protective cap (7) is provided on its inner side (7a) with a plurality of projections (9), which can be bent from the outside through openings (10) in the protective cap (7) by means of a tool (11) radially (arrow 12) in relation to the pivot pin (5) against the bead (8b, 8c) of the ring (8) in a non-positive and positive-locking manner.

Abstract: A ball-and-socket joint has a housing, a ball pivot (3) mounted pivotably in the housing, and a sealing bellows (1), which is fastened to the housing and is mounted on the ball pivot (3) slidably via a sealing ring (4) provided with two legs (5, 6). A first leg (5) of the two legs (5, 6) is in contact with the ball pivot (3) under tension and the second leg (6) meshes with the wall of the sealing bellows (1). The second leg (6) is, furthermore, fastened in an anchoring ring (7) arranged at least partially in the wall of the sealing bellows (1).

Abstract: A relay and a process for producing a relay are described, three contact pins being provided for the relay. The three contact pins are preferably manufactured from a stamping and are fixed together as a contact stamping with respect to a yoke through insertion into a base. As a result of the use of a contact stamping with the three contact pins connected rigidly to one another, adjustment and handling of the three contact pins during production of the relay is relatively simple.

Abstract: A ball-and-socket joint, especially a wheel guide joint for motor vehicles is provided with a housing (1), in the cavity (2) of which, which is open on at least one side, a bearing shell (3) is inserted with a joint ball (4) mounted therein. The bearing shell (3) forms a assembly unit (3,4) together with the joint ball (4) accommodated therein. The assembly unit is displaceable in the cavity (2) along a axis (6). A first collar (7) and a second collar (8), between which a limited free path (5) of the displaceable assembly unit (3, 4) is defined, form end stops in the cavity (2) of the housing (1). The bearing shell (3) is a accomodated in the cavity (2) under a slight radial pretension and at least one compensating element (15) is arranged between the bearing shell (3) and the inner surface of the cavity (2).

Abstract: A relay and a process for producing a relay are described, three contact pins being provided for the relay. The three contact pins are preferably manufactured from a stamping and are fixed together as a contact stamping with respect to a yoke through insertion into a base. As a result of the use of a contact stamping with the three contact pins connected rigidly to one another, adjustment and handling of the three contact pins during production of the relay is relatively simple.

Abstract: The invention provides a coil former for an electromechanical actuator with a U-shaped yoke, having a base arranged between two limbs and forming a coil core. The coil former comprises a bobbin holder having an opening therein to receive the base portion of the yoke, and delimiting elements flanking the bobbin holder. At least a portion of the coil former is resiliently deformable to connect the coil former onto the base.

Abstract: A joint (1) with a joint housing (2) and with a joint shell (3) is arranged therein with a ball (4) having a pivot pin (5) protruding from the joint housing (2) and surrounded by a rubber bellows (6) with a protective cap (7). A ring (8) for holding the protective cap (7) is connected to the edge area (6a) of the rubber bellows (6). The edge area (6a) concentrically surrounds the pivot pin (5). The ring (8) has a circular bead (8b, 8c) on its annular outer side (8a) and is vulcanized into the edge area (6a) of the rubber bellows (6). The protective cap (7) is provided on its inner side (7a) with a plurality of projections (9), which can be bent from the outside through openings (10) in the protective cap (7) by means of a tool (11) radially (arrow 12) in relation to the pivot pin (5) against the bead (8b, 8c) of the ring (8) in a non-positive and positive locking manner.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a joint (1) with a joint housing (2) and with a joint shell (3) arranged therein with a ball (4), whose pivot pin (5) protrudes from the joint housing (2) and is surrounded by a rubber bellows (6) with a protective cap (7), wherein a ring (8) for holding the protective cap (7) is connected to the edge area (6a) of the rubber bellows (6), which said edge area (6a) concentrically surrounds the pivot pin (5), and wherein the ring (8) has a circular bead (8b, 8c) on its annular outer side (8a) and is vulcanized into the edge area (6a) of the rubber bellows (6), and the protective cap (7) is provided on its inner side (7a) with a plurality of projections (9), which can be bent from the outside through openings (10) in the protective cap (7) by means of a tool (11) radially (arrow 12) in relation to the pivot pin (5) against the bead (8b, 8c) of the ring (8) in a non-positive and positive-locking manner.

Abstract: A ball-and-socket joint for motor vehicles has a ball pivot with at least a joint ball (4) accommodated rotatably and/or pivotably in a bearing shell (2) of a housing (3) and a pivot section (5). A sealing bellows is provided with a first edge area (7) fastened to the housing (3) and withe a second edge area (8) has a sliding connection with a thrust ring (9), which is fixed on the pivot section (5) and comprises an axial shoulder (10) and a radial shoulder (11), wherein the radial shoulder (11) of the thrust ring (9) forms a wave-shaped contour.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a ball and socket joint (1), for example, for a chassis bearing, with a ball (2), a pivot (3) originating from the ball (2), a housing (4) accommodating the ball, and a sealing bellows (5), which extends between the housing (4) and the pivot (3) and has a housing-side opening (6) and a pivot-side opening (7), wherein the sealing bellows (5) has a circumferential sealing lip (8) for sealing at the pivot-side opening (7). The ball and socket joint (1) according to the present invention is characterized in that a first guide ring (9), which guides the sealing bellows (5), is arranged at the pivot (3). An especially favorable functional separation is achieved as a result between the guiding function and the sealing function.