Double joint for steering axles in automobiles
US6955608B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 13, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/32762
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A steering shaft universal joint assembly for motor vehicles as provided. Shaft ends are fastened against rotation in the joint, the ends being held in a housing joint adjoining the two joints with interposition of a ball joint so that the ball of the ball joint is mounted for rotation about its center point in a socket of one shaft end and is slidingly movable in a direction of the shaft axis of the other shaft end. The ball is resiliently mounted in the socket and the socket receives a slide bushing.
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