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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2007
Robert J. Wehner, Livonia, MI (US);
Robert J. Wehner, Livonia, MI (US);
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A universal joint includes a spider, first and second yokes drivingly interconnected by the spider, a plurality of bearing cups and a plurality of retaining members. The first yoke includes spaced apart arms with apertures extending through each arm. The apertures are coaxially aligned with one another and include a circumferential groove spaced apart from an edge of the arm. Each bearing cup is positioned within one of the apertures and in receipt of one of the trunnions. A portion of each bearing cup is positioned in communication with a corresponding groove. Each retaining member is operable to complement the size and shape of the corresponding groove, bearing cup and aperture such that each retaining member couples one of the bearing cups to its associated arm.