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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:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
May. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Exedy Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1921135 ; 192200 ; 1921131 ;
Abstract
A spline hub 6 is formed with a cylindrical boss (11) configured for engagement with a shaft extending from, for instance, a transmission. Axial spline grooves and circumferential grease grooves (14) are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the boss (11). A first axial end surface (14) of the grease groove (14) is tapered.