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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2002
GKN Lobro GmbH, , DE;
Abstract
A longitudinal plunging unit ( ) for torque transmitting purposes in a shaft assembly, comprising an outer profiled sleeve ( ) having circumferentially distributed, inner, longitudinally extending first ball grooves ( ) to be connected to a first attachment part, a profiled journal ( ) positioned inside the outer profiled sleeve ( ) and having circumferentially distributed, outer, longitudinally extending second ball grooves ( ) to be connected to a second attachment part, groups of balls ( ) arranged in pairs of first and second ball grooves ( ), and a sleeve-shaped ball cage ( ) which is positioned in the annular space between the profiled sleeve ( ) and the profiled journal ( ) and which fixes the groups of balls ( ) in their respective positions relative to one another. The profiled sleeve ( ) comprises a material with a substantially uniform wall thickness with a maximum deviation in wall thickness of ±15% and, in the region adjoining the first ball grooves ( ), towards the first attachment part, changes integrally into a first cylindrical projection ( ) and, in the region adjoining the first ball grooves ( ), towards the second attachment part, changes integrally into a second cylindrical projection ( ).