Daimler Chrysler Ag

Birgit Neuwirth

Guenter Woerner

Rolf Schroeder

Juergen Henkel

Andreas Kollmann

Peter Muenich

Stefan Weniger

Tripod joints have a joint outer part and a joint inner part which are in driving connection to each other with cylindrical rolling bodies being connected in between and axial displacement and pivotability being ensured. The longitudinal axes of adjacent rolling bodies are arranged at an acute angle to one another. This may result in an improved mechanical behavior of the tripod joint particularly during pivoting. The tripod joints may be suitable for the displaceable and pivotable driving connection of two shaft ends, in particular in conjunction with drive trains or side shafts of motor vehicles.

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Weinstadt, Germany

Birgit Neuwirth