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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 1989
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1987
Hubert Geisthoff, Lohmar, DE;
Jean Walterscheid GmbH, , DE;
Abstract
A wide angle double Hookes joint comprises a double inner yoke 2a, 2b; two outer yokes 3 which are each pivotally connected to the inner yoke by a respective cross member 4, each cross member comprising a first pair of trunnions received in bearings in yoke arms of the outer yoke and a second pair of trunnions received in bearings in yoke arms of the inner yoke; a guide member 9 having bearing means 8 engaging said outer yokes to guide them to provide homokinetic torque transmission, said guide member 9 being mounted in the inner yoke for radial movement relative to the axis of rotation thereof; a pair of guide plates 10 in the inner yoke between which said guide member 9 is radially movable with said bearing means 8 engaged within identical radially extending slots 17 in said guide plates, and said guide plates being rotatable about the axis of rotation of the inner yoke.