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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 1982
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Werner Krude, Neunkirchen, DE;
Karl-Heinz Muller, Wissen, DE;
Assignee:
Uni-Cardan Aktiengesellschaft, Siegburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
64 1 / ; 2772 / ; 3081872 ;
Abstract
A universal joint assembly having a pair of yokes with yoke arms interconnected by a trunnion cross includes a seal member extending between the trunnion cross and a bushing of the assembly, with the seal including a resilient portion defining a lubricant reservoir from which lubricant may be provided for roller bodies of the assembly in order to insure adequate lubrication and long life. The seal is further provided with ribs which define between the seal and the trunnion cross ducts for lubricant flow from the reservoir to portions of the joint assembly including the roller bodies.