Tripot joint with spider retainer
US4516957A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 18, 1984 |
| Grant date | May 14, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S464/905
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tripot type universal joint having a spider assembly retained therein by an annular resilient spring wire retainer having small diameter segments mounted in an internal retention groove in the housing, the spider assembly has offset large diameter access segments disposed externally of the housing and adjacent to one end thereof and ramp portions interconnecting the large and small diameter segments which block internal drive channels in the housing in which drive rollers of the spider assembly are mounted to prevent the inadvertent removal of the spider assembly from the housing.
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