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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Guido Kochsiek, Leopoldshöhe, DE;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 5/312 ; B21K 1/05 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 5/312 ; B21K 1/05 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for the finishing of ball cages ( ) destined for constant-velocity joints which are provided with spherical annular inner and outer bearing surfaces ( ) and ball pockets ( ) for the accommodation of torque-transmitting balls. In order that the finishing of such ball cages ( ) can be carried out rapidly, at low cost and in as fully automated a manner as possible it is proposed according to the invention that the finishing both of the inner and outer spherical annular bearing surfaces ( ) as well as the contact surfaces ( ) of the ball pockets ( ) located opposite one another in the axial direction and each for one ball ensues by means of lathe machining.