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US 11,698,109 B2Granted
High angle constant velocity joint
AssigneeSteering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
InventorsEduardo R. Mondragon-Parra, James M. Petrowski, Jun J. Lu, Jenny C. Ho
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Abstract
A constant velocity joint is provided with at least a pair of tracks whose geometry is defined based on ball path that follows a parametric equation and the parametric function is in the form of a polynomial displacement function of a fourth order or larger.
Claims2
A constant velocity joint for a driveline system comprising:
- an inner joint part defining a plurality of inner ball races and an outer joint part defining a plurality of outer ball races;
- the inner ball races and the outer ball races cooperate to form a plurality of tracks which each define a respective travel path, wherein at least one of the respective travel paths or tracks is defined as a constantly changing curve with a non-continuous radius, wherein the non-continuous radius is defined by a first portion of the travel path and a second portion of the travel path, the first portion and the second portion divided by a transition segment, wherein the first portion and the second portion are symmetrical, inverted opposites of each other;
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- a ball located in each of the plurality of tracks,
- wherein the constant velocity joint is operatively connectable to a driveshaft component.
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A constant velocity joint for a steering system comprising:
- an inner joint part defining a plurality of inner ball races and an outer joint part defining a plurality of outer ball races;
- the inner ball races and the outer ball races cooperate to form a plurality of tracks which each define a respective travel path, wherein at least one of the respective travel paths or tracks is defined as a constantly changing curve with a non-continuous radius, wherein the non-continuous radius is defined by a first portion of the travel path and a second portion of the travel path, the first portion and the second portion divided by a transition segment, wherein the first portion and the second portion are symmetrical, inverted opposites of each other;
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- a ball located in each of the plurality of tracks,
- wherein the constant velocity joint is operatively connectable to a steering system component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.