Patent ID: 7682257
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: F16D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. In a constant velocity joint comprising an inner hub and an outer hub, wherein said inner hub and said outer hub are each provided with a plurality of tracks, with tracks of said inner hub being associated in pairs with respective tracks of said out hub, and with balls received in respective pairs of tracks for transmitting torque between the inner hub and the outer hub, said joint further comprising at least one joint connector which, when the joint is assembled, is connected to the outer hub via mutually associated interengaging profiles on said outer hub and on the joint connector for transmitting torque, the improvement comprising: said interengaging profiles being constructed such that, when the joint is assembled, said outer hub is connected to the joint connector in a rotationally fixed manner by a press fit in at least the circumferential direction, and the interengaging profiles being constructed such that during assembly of the joint, the joint connector is displaceable along a displacement path relative to the hub, with the joint connector being readily displaceable with a clearance relative to the hub along a first portion of said displacement path, and said joint connector being connected to the hub with a press fit for rotational fixation only along a terminal portion of said displacement path.