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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Voith Patent Gmbh, Heidenheim, DE;
Inventors:
Simon Ritter, Gundelfingen, DE;
Dieter Maier, Giengen, DE;
Assignee:
Voith Patent GmbH, Heidenheim, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/41 (2006.01); F16D 3/38 (2006.01); F16C 33/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/41 (2013.01); F16D 3/385 (2013.01); F16C 33/6622 (2013.01); F16D 2300/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A universal joint contains a first joint yoke and a second joint yoke. The first joint yoke and the second joint yoke are connected by a journal cross, ends of the journal cross being mounted in the joint yokes by bearings. In order to lubricate at least one of the bearings, at least one lubricant feed-through is provided, which is provided outside of a central bore of the journal cross.