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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2009
Yutaka Shibahiraki, Kashiwara, JP;
Hidekazu Sakakibara, Tondabayashi, JP;
Satoshi Kakutani, Kashihara, JP;
Makoto Aida, Tenri, JP;
Yutaka Shibahiraki, Kashiwara, JP;
Hidekazu Sakakibara, Tondabayashi, JP;
Satoshi Kakutani, Kashihara, JP;
Makoto Aida, Tenri, JP;
JTEKT Corporation, Osaka-shi, JP;
Koyo Machine Industries Co., Ltd., Yao-shi, JP;
Abstract
A universal joint yoke includes: a cylindrical portion for fixing a shaft; a slit that is formed in the cylindrical portion and that extends from one end of the cylindrical portion in an axial direction of the cylindrical portion, which is a first direction; a reinforcement flange that extends from the other end of the cylindrical portion radially outward with respect to the cylindrical portion; and a pair of arms that extend from the reinforcement flange on a side opposite to a side on which the cylindrical portion is provided and that are swingably coupled to another yoke via a coupling shaft.