Universal Joint with Wider Working Angle Range
OwnerBobby Huinventor
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Abstract
A universal joint includes a pair of yoke members each having a pair of spaced arms. A coupler is pivotably coupled with the arms of the yoke members to allow the yoke members to respectively pivot about two pivot axes perpendicular to each other. Each arm includes two mutually facing inner faces and an intermediate face interconnected between the inner faces. Each arm further includes a pair of opposite lateral sides between which one of the inner faces extends. A recess is formed between each lateral side of each arm and one of the inner faces of one of the arms. The recesses of the arms of one of the yoke members allow entrance of the arms of the other yoke member.
Claims4
A universal joint comprising:
- a pair of yoke members each including a coupling end, with one of the yoke members including a power input end, with the other yoke member including a power output end, with the coupling end of one of the yoke members including a pair of spaced first arms, with the coupling end of the other yoke member including a pair of spaced second arms;
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- a coupler pivotably coupled with the first and second arms of the coupling ends of the yoke members, allowing the yoke members to respectively pivot about two pivot axes perpendicular to each other,
- with the first arms including two mutually facing first inner faces and a first intermediate face interconnected between the first inner faces, with each of the first arms further including a first pair of opposite lateral sides between which one of the first inner faces extends, with a first recess being formed between each of the first pair of opposite lateral sides of each of the first arms and one of the first inner faces of one of the first arms, and with the first recesses of the first arms allowing entrance of the second arms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.