Tripod universal joint with intermediate roller elements

Details Tripod universal joint with intermediate roller elements Tripod universal joint with intermediate roller elements

1990-11-05

1993-04-06

Stodola, Daniel P.

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

Coupling accommodates drive between members having...

Tripod coupling

464122, 464132, 464905, F16D 320

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051999250

ABSTRACT:
A universal joint of the tripod type comprising an outer joint member (1) in the form of a sleeve with three internal axis-parallel recesses (2) each with circumferentially opposed track pairs (3, 4), an inner joint member (7) with three arms (8) extending into the recesses, intermediate elements (12) pivotally supported on the arms, and rollers (15) guided in the tracks in the recesses and running on rolling members (14) carried by the intermediate elements, wherein the arms of the inner joint member have part-spherical surfaces (10, 11) facing the tracks in the outer joint member, the intermediate elements are non-rotatably held on the arms and have part-spherical internal surfaces engaging the part-spherical surfaces of the arms, and the rollers are displaceable radially of the joint on the rolling members carried by the intermediate elements as well as being rotatable thereabout.

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patent: 4768994 (1988-09-01), Stenglein
patent: 4881923 (1989-11-01), Orain
patent: 4904227 (1990-02-01), Sasaki et al.

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