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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2018
Gkn Driveline International Gmbh, Lohmar, DE;
Ida Benner, Troisdorf, DE;
Rolf Cremerius, St. Augustin, DE;
Anna Gremmelmaier, Sankt Augustin, DE;
Wolfgang Hildebrandt, Siegburg, DE;
Stephan Maucher, Siegburg, DE;
Hans-Jürgen Post, Bonn, DE;
Thomas Weckerling, Sankt Augustin, DE;
GKN Driveline International GmbH, Lohmar, DE;
Abstract
A constant velocity joint comprises an outer joint part with outer ball tracks, an inner joint part with inner ball tracks, wherein respectively an outer ball track and an inner ball track form a pair of tracks with each other; a torque-transmitting ball in each pair of tracks; a ball cage in which the torque-transmitting balls are received; wherein a first articulation angle range is defined comprising articulation angles of less than twenty degrees, and a second articulation angle range comprising articulation angles greater than twenty degrees; wherein an opening angle within the first articulation angle range increases as the articulation angle (β) increases, and wherein a first mean opening angle increase of the first articulation angle range is greater than a second mean opening angle increase of the second articulation angle range.