Tripod type constant velocity joint
US6217454A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 11, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2003/2026
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A constant velocity joint of a tripod type comprising a housing formed with three recesses having first and second guide grooves each extending axially in the housing, a tripod comprising trunnions with a bearing assembly having an inner roller and an outer roller in a rolling contact relationship and the first and second guide grooves formed such that the outer roller is tightly pressed on the first guide groove when a rotating force is transmitted, and that the axis of each of the trunnions is displaced from a parallel relationship with the flat bottom face of the first guide groove when the outer roller is pressed thereon with the joint angle kept zero.
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