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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1990
Tokio Kikuchi, Saiyama, JP;
Hiroshi Shiina, Saiyama, JP;
Keiji Takakura, Saiyama, JP;
Satoru Ichihashi, Saiyama, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An inner member of a constant-velocity joint is continuously tilted with respect to an outer member thereof up to a maximum tilt angle while the inner member is rotating. From data including tilt angles and torques which are measured when the inner member is tilted, and also from maximum and minimum torque values at the maximum tilt angle which are detected from the measured data, there is calculated a pair of curves indicative of the maximum and minimum torque values of the inner member at the respective tilt angles. Maximum and minimum torque values at a given tilt angle of the inner member are then calculated from the calculated curves, and then compared with the predetermined reference values, thereby determining whether the constant-velocity joint is good or not.