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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:
Jan. 02, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Francois Moulinet, Triel sur Seine, FR;
Assignee:
GKN Automotive AG, Lohmar, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/205 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/205 ;
Abstract
This spider for a universal joint includes a central body (,) intended to be connected to a shaft and from which several arms (,) project, a roller (,) mounted so that it can roll and slide on each arm (,) by means of a ring of needles (,), and a member (,) for retaining each roller (,) on its arm (,). The arm (,) includes a hollowed peripheral raceway (,) in which the needles (,) run. The retaining member includes a collar (,) mounted at the end of the arm and spaced away from the needles (,), which collar has, on the outside, over at least most of its periphery, a rim (,) for positive retention of the roller.