Patent ID: 8257187
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
1. A CV joint assembly comprising: a CV joint comprising a cage and a gear between which rotational drive can be transmitted, and an input member connected to the cage of the CV joint for transmission of rotational drive about an axis from an external component to the CV joint, the cage and the input member each including a respective drive member comprising a mating face that extends in a plane substantially normal to the axis, at least one of the drive members comprising between two and six dogs that extend in the axial direction from the mating face and the other drive member comprising a corresponding number of recesses that extend axially into the mating face of the other drive member, said recesses being engaged by the dogs, said dogs and recesses comprising interacting drive faces that are each disposed in a respective plane that is substantially parallel to the axis; wherein the rotational drive is transmitted between the cage and the input member through the interacting drive faces and the cage and the input member are retained in interconnection by fastening means that secure the cage to the input member but are not responsible for transmission of rotational drive between the cage and the input member.