Outerrace of universal joint with cross grooves
US4601191A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2250/00
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of forming an outerrace of a universal joint having cross grooves, in which its cylindrical portion is formed in its inner face with cross grooves by a plastic working process such as a forging process, an outerrace of a universal joint, which has its cylindrical and shaft portions integrally molded into a form having generally an outerrace shape from a single steel material and which is formed by forging thereof from above and all sides, and a process and an apparatus for producing the outerrace.
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