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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2023
Applicant:
Aktiebolaget Skf, Gothenburg, SE;
Inventor:
Tom Schmitz, Hambach, DE;
Assignee:
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF, Gothenburg, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/224 (2011.01); F16D 3/223 (2011.01); F16D 3/2233 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/224 (2013.01); F16D 3/223 (2013.01); F16D 2003/22309 (2013.01); F16D 3/2233 (2013.01); Y10S 464/906 (2013.01);
Abstract
A constant velocity joint includes an outer part having an opening and a plurality of axially extending race grooves in the opening, an inner part at least partially located in the opening and having an outer surface with a plurality of axially extending race grooves, and a plurality of balls located between in inner and outer parts in the grooves. A first subset of the race grooves in the outer part and/or a first subset the race grooves in the inner part includes a section that follows a curved path in the axial direction.