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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2017
Applicant:
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Inventor:
Matthew A. Berube, Saginaw, MI (US);
Assignee:
STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION, Saginaw, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/12 (2013.01); Y10S 464/906 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drive shaft assembly includes a first shaft member, a second shaft member, and a ball member. The first shaft member has a base that radially extends from a first shaft that extends along a first axis, and a finger that extends from the base and defines a first ball track. The second shaft member has a second shaft extending along a second axis defining a second ball track. The ball member is received within the first ball track and the second ball track.