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US 2023/0358280 A1Published application
Constant velocity joint with staking features
AssigneeSteering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
InventorsJeffrey P. Courville, Eduardo R. Mondragon-Parra, Jon N. Miller
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Abstract
A constant velocity joint includes an inner race having a main body defining a central opening. The constant velocity joint also includes a shaft member extending through the central opening, wherein the shaft member is staked to the inner race to axially retain the shaft member to the inner race.
Claims16
A constant velocity joint comprising:
- an inner race having a main body defining a central opening;
- and
- a shaft member extending through the central opening, wherein the shaft member is staked to the inner race to axially retain the shaft member to the inner race.
A constant velocity joint comprising:
- an inner race having a main body defining a central opening;
- and
- a shaft member extending through the central opening, wherein the shaft member is press fit to the inner race within the central opening to axially retain the shaft member to the inner race.
A method of assembling a constant velocity joint comprising:
- extending a shaft member through a central opening of an inner race;
- and
- axially retaining the shaft member to the inner race without a retaining ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.