Constant-velocity universal joint

Details Constant-velocity universal joint Constant-velocity universal joint

1981-06-16

1984-05-22

Levy, Stuart S.

Rotary shafts, gudgeons, housings, and flexible couplings for ro

Coupling accommodates drive between members having...

Torque transmitted via intermediate element

464142, 464157, 464904, F16D 330

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ABSTRACT:
In a constant-velocity universal joint, the rotary motion to be transmitted from the driving shaft to the driven shaft through the medium of rotary members disposed between the opposed lateral contact surfaces of the adjacent yokes of the driving shaft and the driven shaft is made to act on the rotary members in the tangential direction of the pitch circle of the rotary members when the lateral contact surfaces of the adjacent yokes are formed parallel to the normal axes, thereby enabling the rotary motion to be transmitted with high efficiency without entailing any loss due to occurrence of resultant force. The retainer for holding in position the rotary members can be positively kept in the plane perpendicular to the bisector of the intersecting angle of the axes of the two shafts when the surfaces formed in the retainer for guiding the yokes are curved, thereby allowing the constancy of the angular-velocity of transmission of the rotary motion to be secured.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2060473 (1936-11-01), Schumb
patent: 2149352 (1939-03-01), Leaman
patent: 2343839 (1944-03-01), Austin
patent: 3564867 (1971-02-01), Rethwisch

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