Patent ID: 7731592
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
1. A fixation arrangement for bearing bushings on a universal joint yoke comprising: a universal joint yoke including a yoke base forming a longitudinal axis and two yoke arms that project diametrically off-set from the longitudinal axis in the same direction from the yoke base, each of the yoke arms respectively having (1) an outer face, (2) a through extending bearing bore, wherein the bearing bores of the two yoke arms are arranged on a common bore axis that intersects the longitudinal axis at a right angle, (3) a circular arc groove on the outer face facing away from the longitudinal axis and off-set to the yoke base when seen in a longitudinal sectional view containing the bore axis and facing the bearing bore, wherein the center of the circular arc groove is arranged on the bore axis or is off-set from the bore axis toward the yoke base, and (4) at least one securing abutment on the outer face that is off-set from an imaginary plane that is both perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and that contains the bore axis in a direction away from the base, a separate sickle-shaped securing element for each yoke arm, each of the sickle-shaped securing elements having an engagement portion with an outer circumference that engages the circular arc groove, wherein each of the sickle-shaped securing elements includes at least one securing portion that is provided at the end of the engagement portion thereof and that is supported on the at least one securing abutment.