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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 1983
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1980
Leonard N Franklin, Jr, Reese, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A universal joint comprises inner and outer drive members with longitudinal drive grooves which receive drive balls for transferring torque between the members. The balls are positioned by a cage which is pivoted on the inner and outer drive members about two respective centers which are on opposite sides of and spaced from the cage center. The cage has a cylindrical surface and two stop surfaces inside the cage which permits the inner drive member to slide and pivot with respect to the cage for limited distance which in turn provides either a limited plunge or a limited plunge of reduced resistance.
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