US3106077A
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Universal joint
Assignee: Dana Inc
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Filing: 1961-03-06
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Granted: 1963-10-08
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Expires: 1981-03-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Everett H Sharp
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 20:11
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16D; F16D3/00; F16D3/16; F16D3/20; F16D3/22; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S464/00; Y10S464/904; Y10S464/906
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
A CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT COMPRISING AN OUTER MEMBER HAVING AN AXIAL OPENING THEREIN, AN INNER MEMBER RECEIVED WITHIN SAID AXIAL OPENING, SAID OUTER MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF RECEIVING MEANS WITHIN THE AXIAL OPENING THEREOF, SAID RECEIVING MEANS HAVING AT LEAST AN AXIAL COMPONENT, SAID INNER MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF RECEIVING MEANS ON THE PERIPHERY THEREOF COOPERABLE WITH SAID PLURALITY OF RECEIVING MEANS IN SAID OUTER MEMBER, SAID INNER MEMBER RECEIVING MEANS HAVING AT LEAST AN AXIAL COMPONENT, A PLURALITY OF TORQUE TRANSFERRING MEANS WITH AT LEAST ONE POSITIONED WITHIN EACH OF SAID CO-OPERABLE RECEIVING MEANS, AND SEPARATE POSITIONING MEANS INDEPENDENTLY MOVABLE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER AND BEING ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF SAID TORQUE TRANSFERRING MEANS AND CONSTANTLY POSITIONING SAID TORQUE TRANSFERRING MEANS IN A SINGLE PLANE, SAID INNER AND OUTER MEMBERS BEING RELATIVELY MOVABLE BOTH AXIALLY AND ANGULARLY WHEREBY SAID INNER AND OUTER RACES MAY TRANSFER TORQUE AT A CONSTANT VELOCITY DRUING RELATIVE ANGULAR AND AXIAL MOVEMENT THEREBETWEEN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
A CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT COMPRISING AN OUTER MEMBER HAVING AN AXIAL OPENING THEREIN, AN INNER MEMBER RECEIVED WITHIN SAID AXIAL OPENING, SAID OUTER MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF RECEIVING MEANS WITHIN THE AXIAL OPENING THEREOF, SAID RECEIVING MEANS HAVING AT LEAST AN AXIAL COMPONENT, SAID INNER MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF RECEIVING MEANS ON THE PERIPHERY THEREOF COOPERABLE WITH SAID PLURALITY OF RECEIVING MEANS IN SAID OUTER MEMBER, SAID INNER MEMBER RECEIVING MEANS HAVING AT LEAST AN AXIAL COMPONENT, A PLURALITY OF TORQUE TRANSFERRING MEANS WITH AT LEAST ONE POSITIONED WITHIN EACH OF SAID CO-OPERABLE RECEIVING MEANS, AND SEPARATE POSITIONING MEANS INDEPENDENTLY MOVABLE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER AND BEING ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF SAID TORQUE TRANSFERRING MEANS AND CONSTANTLY POSITIONING SAID TORQUE TRANSFERRING MEANS IN A SINGLE PLANE, SAID INNER AND OUTER MEMBERS BEING RELATIVELY MOVABLE BOTH AXIALLY AND ANGULARLY WHEREBY SAID INNER AND OUTER RACES MAY TRANSFER TORQUE AT A CONSTANT VELOCITY DRUING RELATIVE ANGULAR AND AXIAL MOVEMENT THEREBETWEEN.
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