Patent ID: 6206785
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
A constant velocity universal joint, comprising:an outer joint member having an inner surface formed with a plurality of curved outer ball grooves;an inner joint member disposed in said outer joint member having an outer surface formed with a plurality of curved inner ball grooves aligned with said outer ball grooves of said outer joint member to define a plurality of facing pairs of said inner and outer ball grooves;a plurality of torque-transmitting balls disposed in said facing pairs of said inner and outer ball grooves; anda cage disposed between said inner and outer joint members having a circumferentially extending outer surface and a circumferentially extending inner surface, a plurality of windows capturing said balls, a pair of opposite open ends each dimensioned relative to said inner joint member to preclude installation of said inner joint member into said cage through either one of said open ends of said cage, and wherein said cage is separable into half segments which are operative when separated to accommodate the installation of said inner joint member between said separated half segments and operative when joined to capture and retain said inner joint member within said cage.