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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
May. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Inventor:
Tanno Zantz, Achim, DE;
Assignee:
Airbus Operations GmbH, , DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/28 (2006.01); F16D 3/223 (2011.01); F16D 3/24 (2006.01); F16D 3/10 (2006.01); F16D 3/2233 (2011.01); F16D 3/224 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/28 (2013.01); F16D 3/10 (2013.01); F16D 3/224 (2013.01); F16D 3/2233 (2013.01); F16D 3/24 (2013.01); F16D 2003/22303 (2013.01); Y10S 464/906 (2013.01);
Abstract
A joint arrangement includes an outer joint component, an inner joint component, a cage and at least two balls located between the outer and inner joint component and in openings of the cage. The balls run in ball recesses, while at least two are in a mechanical contact with pressing devices, which are adapted for holding the respective balls in a radially flexible position relative to one of the inner joint component, the outer joint component and the cage and for pressing the respective balls into the corresponding recesses.