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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2023
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Jong Min Kim, Gwangmyeong-si, KR;
Tae Kyun Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Assignees:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/387 (2013.01); F16D 3/385 (2013.01);
Abstract
A universal joint configured to reduce the steering friction by decreasing the bending torque of a yoke. The universal joint includes a body portion formed at one end of a yoke for a shaft to be coupled thereto, a wing portion formed at the other end of the yoke for a bearing to be pressed thereinto, and a rigidity-weakening portion formed in a shape of a reduced cross-sectional area in a portion extending from the body portion to the wing portion.