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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2006
Applicants:
Alexander Zernickel, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Martin Kruppa, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Alexander Zernickel, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Martin Kruppa, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Assignee:
Schaeffler KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/41 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A universal joint having a spider provided with four staggered journals. A socket having an axial bearing in addition to a radial bearing is associated with each journal. The axial bearing has rolling bodies that are guided between a front surface of the journal and the bottom of the universal joint socket.