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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187108 | Longitudinal shaft assembly for a motor vehicle A longitudinal shaft assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising at least a first shaft and a second shaft, a ball-type constant velocity joint for connecting the first shaft to the second shaft and at least one central bearing for supporting the longitudinal shaft ass... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8172690 | Constant velocity joint In a constant velocity joint comprising an outer housing ring having an end wall with a journal and an inner surface provided with axially extending ball races and an inner ring member with outer ball races arranged in the outer housing ring and balls disposed in th... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167729 | Sealing element and sealing assembly for homokinetic joints A sealing assembly includes a sealing element and its placement in homokinetic joints. This sealing element seals the outer joint part relative to a pipe or a hollow shaft. The sealing element is connected with the outer joint part which is connected with a sealing ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8079913 | Slide-type constant velocity universal joint A light and compact slide-type constant velocity universal joint has a maximum operating angle of 30° or more through optimization of a ball contact angle relative to ball grooves, a ball contact ratio, and a cage offset amount. In the slide-type constant velocity ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079914 | Plunging constant velocity universal joint Unpleasant vibration and muffled sound are restrained. A constant velocity universal joint includes an outer joint part having a plurality of track grooves formed on its cylindrical inner circumferential surface and extending in an axial direction, an inner joint pa... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8029375 | Slidable constant velocity universal joint A slidable constant velocity universal joint holds an elastic member (coil spring) in a stable attitude even if an associated shaft makes an oscillating motion, thereby achieving an improvement in terms of stability in torque transmission. The slidable constant velo... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7967686 | Longitudinal drive shaft for motor vehicles A longitudinal drive shaft for motor vehicles, for transferring a torque, consists of two or more shaft sections which are connected with one another by way of an intermediate shaft or a journal. The intermediate shaft or the journal is the carrier of a center beari... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7862439 | Plunging constant velocity universal joint Unpleasant vibration and muffled sound are restrained. A constant velocity universal joint includes an outer joint part having a plurality of track grooves formed on its cylindrical inner circumferential surface and extending in an axial direction, an inner joint pa... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7771283 | Propshaft with constant velocity joint attachment A propeller shaft assembly includes a substantially cylindrical hollow propeller shaft, a stub shaft and a constant velocity joint having inner race and an outer race drivingly interconnected by a plurality of balls. The stub shaft has a first end fixed to the prope... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7704150 | Sliding type constant velocity universal joint The constant velocity universal joint includes a plurality of vehicle body attachment flanges provided apart from each other in the outer circumferential direction of the joint outer ring and partly protruding in the radial direction. The joint outer ring has a flow... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7666102 | Ball cage for a constant velocity universal joint and process of producing same A ball cage for a constant velocity plunging joint which having an outer joint part with a internally cylindrical guiding face and an inner joint part with an outer spherical guiding face and torque transmitting balls held in the ball cage. The ball cage includes a ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7637819 | Inner joint part for a constant velocity universal joint and process of producing same An inner joint part for a constant velocity universal joint, more particularly a constant velocity plunging joint. The inner joint part (2) includes an outer spherical guiding face (3) for guiding a ball cage (24) of the constant velocity univer... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7507161 | Propshaft with constant velocity joint attachment A propeller shaft assembly includes a substantially cylindrical hollow propeller shaft, a stub shaft and a constant velocity joint having inner race and an outer race drivingly interconnected by a plurality of balls. The stub shaft has a first end fixed to the prope... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7431653 | Sliding type constant velocity universal joint The constant velocity universal joint includes a plurality of vehicle body attachment flanges provided apart from each other in the outer circumferential direction of the joint outer ring and partly protruding in the radial direction. The joint outer ring has a flow... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7413515 | Drive shaft for ATVs In a drive shaft which is installed in a mounted type vehicle designed to traverse uneven terrains and which transmits drive power to the wheels through constant velocity joints on the inboard and outboard sides, a double offset type constant velocity joint is used ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7366443 | Constant-velocity joint and image-forming device A constant-velocity joint includes an outer ring formed with an annular space therein having an opening at one end thereof. The annular space is defined by a radially outer wall and a radially inner wall. One of the radially inner and outer walls is formed with thre... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361094 | Multi-part propeller shaft A multi-part propeller shaft for transmitting torque in the driveline of a motor vehicle. The shaft includes a first shaft portion (3) having a shaft tube (11) with an inner diameter (d), a second shaft portion (4) with an outer diameter (D) whi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347785 | Propshaft with constant velocity joint attachment A propeller shaft assembly includes a substantially cylindrical hollow propeller shaft, a stub shaft and a constant velocity joint having inner race and an outer race drivingly interconnected by a plurality of balls. The stub shaft has a first end fixed to the prope... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7281984 | Boot with articulating and plunging convolutes An improved boot for use in sealing a constant velocity joint and ball spline joint assembly includes a plurality of articulating convolutes, a grease catching member, and a first stabilizing member adapted to ride above an inner race of the ball spline joint to joi... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278894 | Propeller shaft assembly with energy absorbing material A propeller shaft assembly comprises a connect shaft portion, a plungable constant velocity joint, and a hollow shaft portion with a cavity. An energy absorbing material is disposed within at least a portion of the cavity. The material absorbs energy when the consta... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7264550 | Convoluted boot with boot portions positioned inside one another A convoluted boot (21) for sealing an annular chamber (28) between two articulating and plunging joint parts. The boot includes a first boot portion (22) having a first collar (23) and a second collar (24), a second boot portion ( | 09/04/2007 |
| 7226360 | Grease cap for a constant velocity joint A frangible grease cap for use in a collapsible constant velocity joint. The frangible grease cap includes a body generally having a circular shape. The frangible grease cap includes an orifice through a center section of the body. The grease cap also includes at le... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7216516 | Wobble joint A wobble joint particularly useful for supporting a wash plate in a wash basket of an automatic washing appliance includes inner and outer races formed with mating part-spherical surfaces having common centers of curvature about a longitudinal axis of the joint. Ant... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7201664 | Fixed constant velocity joint A fixed constant velocity joint is provided, which is suitable for an application where a rotational backlash should be avoided. A pressing member is attached to a shaft, and simultaneously a receiving member is attached to a cage. Then, an elastic force of an elast... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7163462 | Propeller shaft assembly A propeller shaft assembly is provided that includes a shock absorbing section(s) that couples an outer shaft and an inner shaft that are mutually spline-engaged to be retractable with impact loads, wherein the shock absorbing section is constructed such that a supp... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7128654 | Constant velocity joint The contact angle of the ball 15 with each first guide track 21 of an inner joint member 12 is made to become smaller gradually from an opening portion side toward a bottom portion side, and the curvature radius for the first guide track 21 | 10/31/2006 |
| 7077753 | Cross groove hybrid plunging constant velocity joint for a propshaft tuned for energy absorption A constant velocity joint has an outer part, an inner part, a plurality of balls, and a cage having windows for retaining the balls in the ball tracks of the outer and inner parts. The cage retains the balls in a plane. Corresponding pairs of outer and inner ball tr... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7040991 | Plunging constant velocity joint for a propshaft tuned for energy absorption A constant velocity joint has an outer part, an inner part, a plurality of torque transmitting balls, and a cage having windows for retaining the balls in the ball tracks of the outer and inner parts. The balls are retained in a plane by the cage and guided by corre... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025683 | Constant velocity ball joint with ball pairs whose tracks are located on symmetrical planes A constant velocity fixed ball joint provided with an outer joint with outer tracks and an inner joint part with inner tracks. The outer tracks and inner tracks form sets of tracks, with a torque transmitting ball being guided in each set of tracks. A ball cage acco... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7008327 | Plunging constant velocity joint for a propshaft tuned for energy absorption A constant velocity joint has an outer part, an inner part, a plurality of torque transmitting balls, and a cage having windows for retaining the balls in the ball tracks of the outer and inner parts. The balls are retained in a constant velocity plane by the cage a... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004842 | Compound driveshaft assembly with constant velocity joint A compound driveshaft assembly includes a first driveshaft section that is connected through a front stub shaft to an inner race of a constant velocity universal joint. The constant velocity universal joint includes a unitary outer race and splined member having an ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000319 | Method of manufacturing outer races for tripod-type constant velocity universal joints To make a peripheral lip region to be formed with chamfered portions by the use of a plastic working technique, to enable the use of a cup forming punch of a simplified shape so that a mold used therewith can be easily assembled and the punch when worn down can easi... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6981919 | Power train A power train includes a driving shaft and a follower shaft connecting to the driving shaft by way of a first joint. The follower shaft is adapted to slide relative to the driving shaft in an axial direction. The follower shaft includes: a holder shaped substantiall... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6971958 | Apparatus and method for attachment and torque transfer for a constant velocity joint A constant velocity joint for use in a prop shaft of an automotive vehicle includes an outer race. The constant velocity joint also includes an inner race arranged within the outer race and a rolling element arranged between the outer race and the inner race. A cage... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6922897 | Ball cage Ball cage for homokinetic joints, formed from a blank that is configured as a substantially annular spherical segment, the ball cage includes: window-type ball pockets located along an equator with substantially equator-parallel bearing surfaces that interact with j... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921338 | Driveshaft plunging unit An axial plunging unit for torque transmission within a driveline which includes a profiled journal (11) with first circumferentially distributed longitudinally extending ball grooves (12), a profiled sleeve (13) with second circumferentially di... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918838 | Longitudinal plunging unit with a hollow profiled journal A longitudinal plunging unit (11) for torque transmitting purposes in a shaft assembly, comprising an outer profiled sleeve (21) having circumferentially distributed, inner, longitudinally extending first ball grooves (22) to be connected to a f... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6913105 | Shock-absorbing mechanism for power-transmission device A shock-absorbing mechanism for a power-transmission device includes a cylindrical driven-side shaft coupled to the driving-side shaft through a constant-velocity joint to be axially relatively slidable with respect to the driving-side shaft, a center bearing for ro... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6913540 | Constant velocity universal joint for propeller shaft A constant velocity universal joint for use with a propeller shaft which reduces its weight and size as well as facilitates assembling a stub shaft, thereby reducing the number of parts used and improving rotational balance. The universal joint, comprising: an outer... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6908394 | Highly efficient shaft coupling A shaft coupling for a drive shaft (3), with a driving and a driven coupling component in which the driving or the driven coupling component is configured to form a cylindrical hollow coupling outer member (8) and the other coupling component configure... | 06/21/2005 |
