Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Constant velocity universal joint
- Patent Title (中): 恒速万向节
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Application No.: US14005367Application Date: 2012-02-28
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Publication No.: US09133886B2Publication Date: 2015-09-15
- Inventor: Mika Kohara , Tatsuro Sugiyama , Natsuhiko Mori , Hiroyuki Noda , Takahiro Okuno , Hajime Asada
- Applicant: Mika Kohara , Tatsuro Sugiyama , Natsuhiko Mori , Hiroyuki Noda , Takahiro Okuno , Hajime Asada
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2011-060767 20110318; JP2011-275724 20111216
- International Application: PCT/JP2012/054880 WO 20120228
- International Announcement: WO2012/127995 WO 20120927
- Main IPC: F16C1/24
- IPC: F16C1/24 ; F16D3/223 ; C22C38/00 ; F16D3/205 ; B22F5/10 ; F16D3/20 ; F16D3/22 ; B22F3/16 ; C22C33/02

Abstract:
A constant-velocity universal joint includes an outer joint member; an inner joint member arranged in an inside of the outer joint member; and torque transmitting members. At least one of the outer joint member and the inner joint member comprises track grooves that are engaged with rolling surfaces of the torque transmitting members. At least one of the components of the constant-velocity universal joint is formed of a metal sintered compact. The metal sintered compact has a relative density of 80% or more and less than 100%. The metal sintered compact comprises a hardened layer formed on a surface thereof through heat treatment. Among the components each formed of the metal sintered compact, a component having a ring shape is subjected to a cold rolling process.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140038732A1 CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT Public/Granted day:2014-02-06
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