METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BALL STUD

Abstract

Method for producing a ball stud with a joint ball and a shank, wherein the shank includes at least a neck region adjoining the joint ball and a fastening section opposite the joint ball, characterized by the steps: a) plastically shaping a semi-finished ball stud product; b) mechanically machining the semi-finished ball stud product; c) rolling the surface of the joint ball; d) thermochemically hardening the surface of the semi-finished ball stud product; e) removing the surface-hardened layer at least in the neck region and/or the fastening section; f) oxidizing the semi-finished ball stud product; g) polishing the joint ball.

Claims

1-8. (canceled)

9. A method for producing a ball stud with a joint ball and a shank, wherein the shank comprises at least a neck region adjoining the joint ball and a fastening section opposite the joint ball, wherein: a) plastically shaping a semi-finished ball stud product; b) mechanically machining the semi-finished ball stud product; c) rolling the surface of the joint ball; d) thermochemically hardening the surface of the semi-finished ball stud product; e) removing the surface-hardened layer at least in the neck region and/or the fastening section; f) oxidizing the semi-finished ball stud product; and g) polishing the joint ball.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the plastic shaping occurs by forging.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein, in an additional step, a thread is shaped in the fastening section.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein the surface-hardened layer is removed by cutting.

13. The method according to claim 9, wherein at least 25 m of the surface-hardened layer are removed.

14. The method according to claim 9, wherein the thermochemical surface hardening is a carbonitriding.

15. The method according to claim 9, wherein, in an additional step, a thermal hardening occurs.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the thermal hardening occurs as induction hardening.

17. The method according to claim 10, wherein, in an additional step, a thread is shaped in the fastening section.

18. The method according to claim 10, wherein the surface-hardened layer is removed by cutting.

19. The method according to claim 11, wherein the surface-hardened layer is removed by cutting.

20. The method according to claim 10, wherein, in an additional step, a thermal hardening occurs.

21. The method according to claim 11, wherein, in an additional step, a thermal hardening occurs.

22. The method according to claim 12, wherein, in an additional step, a thermal hardening occurs.

23. The method according to claim 10, wherein the thermochemical surface hardening is a carbonitriding.

24. The method according to claim 11, wherein the thermochemical surface hardening is a carbonitriding.

25. The method according to claim 12, wherein the thermochemical surface hardening is a carbonitriding.

26. The method according to claim 13, wherein the thermochemical surface hardening is a carbonitriding.

27. The method according to claim 10, wherein, in an additional step, a thermal hardening occurs.

28. The method according to claim 11, wherein, in an additional step, a thermal hardening occurs.

Description

[0022] Additional details and advantages of the invention result from the following description of a preferred embodiment example in reference to the drawing.

[0023] The single FIGURE shows a ball stud.

[0024] The ball stud 1 consists substantially of joint ball 2 and shank 3. The shank 3 in turn consists, starting from the joint ball 2, of neck region 4, cylindrical region 5 and fastening section 6, wherein the fastening section 6 in turn consists of conical region 7 and fastening region 8. In the method according to the invention for producing the ball stud 1, first a semi-finished ball stud product is forged from a blank. Subsequently, the regions mentioned at the beginning are carved out by machining, preferably cutting machining. The surface of the joint ball 2 is rolled in the process. The semi-finished ball stud product is carbonitrided as a whole, wherein, in a next step, at least 25 m of the carbonitrided layer in the neck region 4, the cylindrical region 5 and the thread region 8 are removed by cutting. Thus, the joint ball 2 and the conical region 7 are still provided with a carbonitrided marginal layer. In the thread region 8, a thread is shaped, and the joint ball 2 is polished. The entire semi-finished ball stud product is oxidized at the end of the method.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS:

[0025] 1 Ball stud

[0026] 2 Joint ball

[0027] 3 Shank

[0028] 4 Neck region

[0029] 5 Cylindrical region

[0030] 6 Fastening section

[0031] 7 Conical region

[0032] 8 Thread region