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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2012
Applicant:
Matthias Lutz, Tuebingen, DE;
Inventor:
Matthias Lutz, Tuebingen, DE;
Assignees:
Neumayer Tekfor Holding GmbH, Hausach, DE;
Hofer PDC GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/223 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sliding joint for motor vehicles, having an inner race which includes inner running grooves, an outer race which includes outer running grooves, a cage, and balls. The inner running grooves are constructed parallel to each other in the axial dimension and include a displacement segment and a functional segment, and the outer running grooves are likewise constructed parallel to each other in the axial dimension and also include a displacement segment and a functional segment.