GB1503110A - Universal joint with shifted axes - Google Patents

Universal joint with shifted axes

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Publication number
GB1503110A
GB1503110A GB3594276A GB3594276A GB1503110A GB 1503110 A GB1503110 A GB 1503110A GB 3594276 A GB3594276 A GB 3594276A GB 3594276 A GB3594276 A GB 3594276A GB 1503110 A GB1503110 A GB 1503110A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
grooves
rings
ball member
shifted
wire
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
GB3594276A
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Renault SAS
Regie Nationale des Usines Renault
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Renault SAS
Regie Nationale des Usines Renault
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Publication date
Priority claimed from FR7528101A external-priority patent/FR2323915A1/en
Priority claimed from FR7619683A external-priority patent/FR2356838A2/en
Application filed by Renault SAS, Regie Nationale des Usines Renault filed Critical Renault SAS
Publication of GB1503110A publication Critical patent/GB1503110A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16D—COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES
    • F16D3/00—Yielding couplings, i.e. with means permitting movement between the connected parts during the drive
    • F16D3/16—Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts
    • F16D3/26—Hooke's joints or other joints with an equivalent intermediate member to which each coupling part is pivotally or slidably connected
    • F16D3/44—Hooke's joints or other joints with an equivalent intermediate member to which each coupling part is pivotally or slidably connected the intermediate member being connected to the coupling parts by ridges, pins, balls, or the like guided in grooves or between cogs
    • F16D3/46—Hooke's joints or other joints with an equivalent intermediate member to which each coupling part is pivotally or slidably connected the intermediate member being connected to the coupling parts by ridges, pins, balls, or the like guided in grooves or between cogs each coupling part embracing grooves or ridges on the intermediate member

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Steering Controls (AREA)
  • Mutual Connection Of Rods And Tubes (AREA)

Abstract

1503110 Universal joints REGIE NATIONALE DES USINES RENAULT 31 Aug 1976 [12 Sept 1975 29 June 1976] 35942/76 Heading F2U A universal joint comprises an intermediate torque transmitting ball member 5, Fig. 2, having grooves (12), 13 in planes at right angles to one another engaged by wire rings 10, 11 of two elements for connection to converging shafts as in a steering column of a motor vehicle, the axis of one ring groove at its base being shifted from that of the other so as not to intersect with one another. The rings 10, 11 may be bent from steel wire of circular, hexagonal or rectangular cross-section, the latter being suitable for square-section grooves 112, 113 of Fig. 3. A thinned portion 16 assists the bending operation. The ball member 5 or 105 may be moulded from thermoplastics, the groove axes being shifted by a distance d so that the grooves vary in depth. In Figs. 4, 5 and 6 (not shown) the material of the ball member is cut away to provide resilient portions for taking up diametrical play, thin walls (22 to 25) for defining the grooves and a pair of fingers (26 to 29) for resiliently retaining the rings in the grooves. In Figs. 8 and 9 (not shown) the centre of the ball member is provided with a spring (151) which may be made of a cylinder of cellulose plastics or of wire for pushing against the interior surfaces (152, 153) of the two rings (101, 102).
GB3594276A 1975-09-12 1976-08-31 Universal joint with shifted axes Expired GB1503110A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR7528101A FR2323915A1 (en) 1975-09-12 1975-09-12 Universal joint steering column coupling with offset axes - has twin shaft end rings set in grooves in plastics core
FR7619683A FR2356838A2 (en) 1976-06-29 1976-06-29 Universal joint with shifted axes - has two portions arranged to connect to two converging shafts

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB1503110A true GB1503110A (en) 1978-03-08

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GB3594276A Expired GB1503110A (en) 1975-09-12 1976-08-31 Universal joint with shifted axes

Country Status (3)

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ES (1) ES451075A1 (en)
GB (1) GB1503110A (en)
IT (1) IT1071436B (en)

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4229951A (en) * 1978-09-01 1980-10-28 Caterpillar Tractor Co. Flexible coupling
US5101681A (en) * 1987-06-09 1992-04-07 Ameus Corporation Interlocking-body connective joints
BG1062U1 (en) * 2007-03-26 2008-05-30 СТАТЕВ Николай Hinge coupler

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4229951A (en) * 1978-09-01 1980-10-28 Caterpillar Tractor Co. Flexible coupling
US5101681A (en) * 1987-06-09 1992-04-07 Ameus Corporation Interlocking-body connective joints
BG1062U1 (en) * 2007-03-26 2008-05-30 СТАТЕВ Николай Hinge coupler

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Publication number Publication date
ES451075A1 (en) 1977-08-16
IT1071436B (en) 1985-04-10

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PS Patent sealed
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee