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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:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 15, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hans Lindenthal, Heidenheim, DE;
Assignee:
Voith Turbo GmbH and Co., KG, Heidenheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
464136 ;
Abstract
A universal joint apparatus having jointed shaft suited for transmitting high torques, comprising a spider and two yokes for fitting the arms of the spider. Each spider arm is fitted, with a bearing setup having a radial bearing with an outer ring and an inner ring, an axial bearing arranged in the area of the spider arm wrist, in a yoke eye associated with the latter. The axial bearing is disposed in a connecting structure of elastic behavior.