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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Pierre Guimbretiere, Neauphle le Chateau, FR;
Assignee:
GKN Automotive AG, Lohmar, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/06 ;
Abstract
The joint is of the type in which each arm (,) of the tripod (,) has a spherical bearing surface (,) that cooperates with a cylindrical bore (,) in a one-piece intermediate shoe (,). A series of rolling members (,) is disposed between each side of the shoe and a rolling track (,) of the female member (,) of the joint. The bearing distance (D) between the center (A) of the spherical bearing surface (,) of each arm (,) and the main axis (X—X) of the male member (,) is significantly different from the rolling distance (d) between the main axis (X—X) and the mean plane (P′) of the rolling members (,) associated with the same arm.