摘要:
A device for fitting a protective boot to a shaft member particularly in a universal joint wherein an expanding device is provided for expanding the diameter of a first collar of the boot so that a shaft upon which the boot is to be mounted may be inserted into the assembly device and the boot. A stripping device cooperates with the expanding device and is axially movable relative thereto so that the stripping device will leave a receiving region of the expanding device radially freely accessible in order to engage the first collar of the boot thereon. After the shaft member has been positioned with the first collar of the boot extending thereabout, the stripping device is moved relative to the expanding device so that the collar may be slipped off the expanding device and onto a recess in the shaft upon which it is to be mounted. The invention is particularly suitable for use in automated assembly of propeller shafts.
摘要:
A control clutch mechanism embodying a first aspect of the invention has an inner clutch part and an outer clutch part defining an annular space therebetween, with a viscous control unit and a frictional clutch unit being provided which consist of two sets of plates arranged in the annular space, each set of plates including plates alternately nonrotatively connected with one of the clutch parts, respectively. An axially movable annular piston is slidingly arranged in fluid-tight engagement between the viscous control unit and the frictional clutch unit and a pressure plate is located between the annular piston and the frictional clutch unit. A first stop is provided for the annular piston and a first spring acts between the piston and the pressure plate. The viscous control unit is structured to transmit a negligibly low nominal torque as compared with the frictional clutch unit and, in accordance with a second aspect of the invention, the frictional clutch unit is provided with an annular flange which is moved by operation of an electromagnet against a second spring and against a second stop so as to relieve the pressure on the first spring, thereby bringing the control clutch mechanism into a freewheeling state by energization of the electromagnet.
摘要:
A bearing assembly for a wheel hub driven from a universal joint including an outer race attached to the wheel carrier of a motor vehicle having first and second outer bearing tracks thereon and an inner race having first and second inner bearing tracks thereon, the first bearing tracks being formed by a tubular projection of the universal joint and the second bearing tracks being formed by a tubular projection of the wheel hub. First and second bearing elements are interposed respectively betwen the first inner and outer tracks and the second inner and outer tracks and a sleeve extending within inner juxtaposed surfaces formed by the first and second tubular projections operates to place the universal joint in torque-transmitting engagement with the wheel hub and to restrain the tubular projections against relative axial displacement.
摘要:
A universal joint assembly including a universally jointed transmission shaft formed with a tubular portion and made of fiber reinforced plastic material wherein a pair of opposed axially extending arms are provided on the shaft beyond the tubular portion, the arms being provided with bores which support therein opposed trunnions of a cross member of the universal joint, the arms being connected in supporting engagement by a reinforcing member which extends diametrically therebetween, the reinforcing member comprising a generally U-shaped bracket having limbs which engage the arm portions and a body portion extending between the limbs.
摘要:
A drive shaft assembly particularly for use in driving the wheels of a motor vehicle having a first universal joint and a second universal joint with an intermediate shaft interconnecting the two joints, the intermediate shaft being made of fiber reinforced plastic material and being formed integrally with a component of at least one of the universal joints.
摘要:
A wheel hub assembly for a motor vehicle wherein the inner race of the wheel bearing mechanism is formed on a hub member of the assembly with a spigot axially extending from one end of the hub member having mounted thereon the inner joint member of a universal joint. The inner joint member is attached to the spigot by a retaining ring and a collar is provided on the hub member having an open end facing toward the universal joint and arranged to provide a space between the outer joint member of the universal joint and the collar to permit access to the retaining ring for facilitating assembly and disassembly between the universal joint and the wheel hub assembly.
摘要:
In a universal joint, the inner joint member thereof is connected with one end of an intermediate element, with the other end of the intermediate element receiving an end of a sealing boot to enable the sealing boot to stretch over the outer joint member and to be firmly and tightly connected to a driveshaft and to the intermediate element in order to provide a safe sealing function which forms an enclosed system with connections which may be freely designed without limitation as to the adjoining components, the intention being to obtain a unit having the shortest possible axial length without restricting the angular articulation and axial mobility of the joint.
摘要:
A universal joint having an inner joint member and an outer joint member and torque transmitting balls interposed therebetween is formed with recesses which receive the balls in one of the joint members, this one joint member being provided with at least one elastic ring on which the balls are supported.
摘要:
A universal joint assembly having a pair of yokes with yoke arms interconnected by a trunnion cross includes a seal member extending between the trunnion cross and a bushing of the assembly, with the seal including a resilient portion defining a lubricant reservoir from which lubricant may be provided for roller bodies of the assembly in order to insure adequate lubrication and long life. The seal is further provided with ribs which define between the seal and the trunnion cross ducts for lubricant flow from the reservoir to portions of the joint assembly including the roller bodies.
摘要:
A sealing assembly for a universal joint formed as an annular disc made of resilient material extending in sealing engagement between an inner joint member or a shaft part thereof and an outer joint member with the annular disc being in sealed engagement with the outer joint member and having a central bore formed with a diameter smaller than the diameter of the shaft of the inner joint member extending therethrough in order to effect sealing engagement with the shaft, the central bore being surrounded by a reinforcing annular portion which is dimensioned with an enlarged thickness for reinforcing purposes thereby to enable large angles of articulation to be endured even when the central bore is under extreme loads thereby to provide a rugged construction for the sealing assembly.