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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:
Jul. 21, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Pierre L Guimbretiere, Neauphle le Chateau, FR;
Assignee:
GKN Automotive, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
464145 ; 464906 ;
Abstract
In a ball-type joint, the directrix lines (16B) of the grooves (12) of the hub element (3) are defined in such a manner as to provide a groove depth which only slightly varies. The directrix lines (14B) of the grooves (9) of the bell elements are deduced by symmetry relative to a bisecting plane (P) of the joint.