Double joint for steering axles in automobiles
US6692363B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 3, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/32737
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A steering shaft double joint is provided for motor vehicles where the shaft ends are connected non-rotatably in the joint. Each of the shaft ends is movably mounted in a housing connecting two joints with the shaft ends being connected by a ball joint so that the ball is rotatable around a midpoint in a receptacle of a shaft end and is slightly movably mounted in a direction of the shaft axis of the other shaft end. The ball is spring mounted in the receptacle and the receptacle contains and surrounds a bushing with elastic material located between the receptacle and bushing.
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