DEVICE FOR INSPECTING JUNCTION-TYPE OUTER JOINT MEMBER OF CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT

    公开(公告)号:US20170234836A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-17

    申请号:US15502872

    申请日:2015-07-23

    申请人: NTN CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: G01N29/04 G01N21/95

    摘要: An inspection device inspects a joint-type outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint that includes a cup section having a bottomed cylindrical shape and track grooves in an inner periphery thereof for torque transmitting elements, and a shaft section extending from a bottom of the cup section. The inspection device inspects the outer joint member, which is obtained through melt-welding on a cup member forming the cup section and a shaft member forming the shaft section. The inspection device includes a surface inspection unit to inspect for a defect which appears on a surface of the outer joint member due to welding, an internal inspection unit to inspect for an internal defect of a welded portion, and a recording unit to record an inspection result of the inspection. The inspection device is configured to efficiently perform in-line total inspection for the melt-welded joint-type outer joint member.