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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2015
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Sugiura, Wako, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A universal joint includes a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft, an outside joint member, an inside joint member, a roller member, and a shaft length variable mechanism. The outside joint member is coupled to one end portion of the first rotating shaft. The inside joint member is provided in the outside joint member and is coupled to one end portion of the second rotating shaft. The inside joint member transmits running torque from a first rotating shaft side to a second rotating shaft side. The roller member is provided in the inside joint member and is to move on a roller guide surface provided inside the outside joint member. The shaft length variable mechanism is provided in the second rotating shaft and is to change a shaft length of the second rotating shaft in an axial direction of the second rotating shaft.