Patent ID: 6431986
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A constant-velocity universal joint of a tripod type, comprising:a housing representing a first rotation part and having three tracks, each track having two running surfaces in parallel relationship; and a second rotation part configured as a tripod spider and having three arms defined by arm axes arranged in a plane and intersecting in a joint axis, said arms guided in the running surfaces of the housing, each of the arms being received in a rolling-contact bearing including an inner ring, an outer ring, cylindrical rolling elements, and retainer rings arranged as mirror images of one another for mutual axial securement of the inner and outer rings and rolling elements of the rolling-contact bearing with respect to the arm axis, wherein the outer ring includes inner collars which are arranged as mirror images of one another, each of said inner collars configured with two radial steps to define an axially inner collar segment and an axially outer collar segment, with the rolling elements guided on the inner collar segment and with the retainer rings guided on the outer collar segment.