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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
May. 22, 2017
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Eduardo Mondragon-Parra, Freeland, MI (US);
Jeffrey P. Courville, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Steven M. Thomas, Saginaw, MI (US);
Brian J. Kleinfeld, Saginaw, MI (US);
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
A universal or constant velocity joint includes a first rotatable shaft member that extends along a longitudinal axis, a bearing member, and a joining member. The first rotatable shaft member has a free end that defines a shaft face spline. The bearing member includes a bearing hub having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinally extending hub bore. The first end has a hub face spline. The joining member fixes the bearing member to the shaft with the hub face spline and shaft face spline engaged in interlocking engagement.