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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-A.2011.35.9.1077

Caulking and Gap Analysis for a Ball Joint  

Hwang, Seok-Cheol (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Dong-A Univ.)
Kim, Jong-Kyu (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Dong-A Univ.)
Seo, Sun-Min (Central corporation.)
Han, Seung-Ho (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Dong-A Univ.)
Lee, Kwon-Hee (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Dong-A Univ.)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A / v.35, no.9, 2011 , pp. 1077-1082 More about this Journal
Abstract
Ball joint is a rotating and swiveling element that is typically the interface between two parts. In an automobile, the ball joint is the component that connects the control arms to the steering knuckles by playing a role of bearing. The ball joint can also be installed in linkage systems for motion control applications. This paper describes the simulation strategy for a ball joint analysis, considering manufacturing process. Its manufacturing process can be divided into plugging and spinning. Then, the interested response is selected as the stress distribution generated between its ball and bearing. In this paper, a commercial code of NX DAFUL 2.0 using an implicit integration method is introduced to calculate the response. In addition, the gap analysis is performed to investigate the fitness. Also, the optimum design is suggested through case studies.
Keywords
Ball Joint; Caulking Analysis; Dynamic Analysis; Gap Analysis;
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