Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Universal joint with reinforced yoke ears
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Application No.: US17221906Application Date: 2021-04-05
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Publication No.: US11754125B2Publication Date: 2023-09-12
- Inventor: Thomas John Kingston
- Applicant: Spidertrax Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CO Loveland
- Assignee: SPIDERTRAX, INC.
- Current Assignee: SPIDERTRAX, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Loveland
- Agency: Holzer Patel Drennan
- Main IPC: F16D3/40
- IPC: F16D3/40

Abstract:
A universal joint for vehicle drivetrains and the like that eliminates the spinning of bearing caps relative to yoke years and trunnions and inhibits inadvertent spreading of opposing ears of a yoke away from each other under increasing torsional loads to reduce wear and failure of the joint. Broadly, the disclosed universal joint includes a central body having a plurality of pairs of opposite apertures, first and second yokes that are disposed about the central body over respective ones of the pairs of apertures, and a plurality of trunnions inserted through the yoke ears and into the apertures of the body to pivotally secure the yokes to the body. Each trunnion is non-rotatable relative to its respective yoke and a locking assembly inhibits movement of each opposite pair of trunnions away from each other thereby inhibiting movement of the opposite ears of each respective yoke away from each other.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210270326A1 UNIVERSAL JOINT WITH REINFORCED YOKE EARS Public/Granted day:2021-09-02
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