Cover assembly for the circular bearing port of a universal joint
AssigneePrimetals Technologies USA LLC
InventorPeter N. Osgood
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Abstract
A cover assembly for a circular bearing port in the yoke of a universal joint comprises a plurality of separate cover segments configured and dimensioned for insertion into the port in positions coacting with each other to close the port. Each of the cover segments has an outer edge seated in a locking groove circumscribing an interior surface of the port. The cover segments are interconnected to form an integral circular cover, and the cover is rotationally fixed with respect to the yoke.
Claims15
A universal joint comprising:
- at least one yoke comprising a circular bearing port in the yoke;
- a cover assembly comprising:
- a plurality of separate cover segments configured and dimensioned for insertion into said port in positions co-acting with each other to close said port, each of said cover segments having an outer edge seated in a locking groove circumscribing an interior surface of said port;
- means for interconnecting said cover segments to thereby form an integral circular cover and;
- means for rotationally fixing said cover with respect to said yoke.
A method of closing a circular bearing port in a yoke of a universal coupling, said method comprising:
- providing a locking groove circumscribing an interior surface of said port;
- inserting a plurality of cover segments into said port in positions co-acting with each other to close said port, each of said cover segments having an outer edge seated in said locking groove;
- interconnecting said cover segments to thereby form an integral circular cover;
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- rotationally fixing said cover with respect to said yoke.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.