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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Neapco Intellectual Property Holdings, Llc, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael Hopson, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Richard Seidel, Macomb, MI (US);
Assignee:
NEAPCO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/223 (2011.01); F16D 3/2237 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/2237 (2013.01); F16D 2003/22303 (2013.01); Y10S 464/906 (2013.01);
Abstract
A constant velocity joint assembly includes an outer race having a first bore defined by an inner surface of the outer race. A ball cage has an outer surface and a second bore defined by an inner surface of the ball cage. The ball cage is axially received in the first bore of the outer race. At least one of the inner surface of the outer race or the inner surface the ball cage includes a first portion having a cylindrical contour and a second portion having a spherical contour.