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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2011
Applicants:
Gerald Langer, Buelstringen, DE;
Claus Disser, Seligenstadt, DE;
Volker Szentmihalyi, Gutach, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Shaft-Form-Engineering GmbH, Hausach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/223 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A drive joint, particularly a fixed joint in the form of a counter-track joint, for establishing a connection between two components in the drive train of a motor vehicle. The joint is provided with joint parts such as an inner hub, an outer hub and a ball cage containing torque-transmitting balls as additional joint parts. The outer hub of the drive joint can be destroyed in the case of an accident. The invention also relates to a drive shaft comprising such a drive joint.