GKN DRIVELINE NORTH AMERICA, INC. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140221109 | EXTERNAL ROLLING DIAPHRAGM OVERMOULDED HIGH SPEED CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT BOOT - A constant velocity joint boot assembly includes a boot-can having an axially extending main cylindrical body, a radially extending transition portion, an axially extending and generally cylindrical mounting portion. The radially extending transition portion intersects the axially extending main cylindrical body and the generally cylindrical mounting portion. A flexible boot member may be attached to an inner surface of at least two of the cylindrical body, the transition portion and the mounting portion at a coupling region. | 08-07-2014 |
20130239710 | Fixed Joint Boot Test Fixture Assembly - A fixed joint test fixture is disclosed that may be selectively assembled and disassembled. The fixed joint test fixture includes a fixed joint sub-assembly, a shaft member, and a selectively actuatable engagement member. The fixed joint sub-assembly includes an inner bore and a stem member with a channel extending therethrough. The shaft member has an engagement channel formed in an end surface of an engagement end thereof. The engagement member is configured to be received within the engagement channel. The engagement end of the shaft is configured to be received within the inner bore, with the engagement member partially seated within the engagement channel thereof. The engagement member is configured to be advanced from the partially seated position within the engagement channel, thereby causing the shaft member to selectively and frictionally engage with the fixed joint sub-assembly. | 09-19-2013 |
20120201595 | Outer Race Connection - An outer joint portion ( | 08-09-2012 |
20110306430 | Double Universal Joint Centering Device Having an Outer Race with a Tapered Profile - Disclosed is an exemplary constant velocity joint having a first universal joint attached to a first shaft and a second universal joint attached to a second shaft. A centering mechanism pivotally connects the first shaft to the second shaft and is disposed between the first and second universal joints. The centering mechanism includes a ball-shaped member attached to the second shaft and a concave bearing member attached to the first shaft for receiving the ball-shaped member. The bearing member has a conical-shaped inside surface that engages a spherical outside surface of the ball-shaped member. | 12-15-2011 |
20100285891 | DIRECT TORQUE FLOW CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT FACE SPLINE CONNECTOR - A direct torque flow constant velocity joint connector includes an outer joint part, and inner joint part, a cage and a plurality of balls. The outer joint part includes outer ball tracks. The inner joint part includes inner ball tracks and a rotational axis, wherein the inner joint part has a face spline oriented about the rotational axis. The plurality of balls are provided in the cage and engage the inner and outer ball tracks of the respective inner and outer joint parts, thereby allowing torque transmission by way of the face splines. Also provided is a direct torque flow constant velocity joint connection. | 11-11-2010 |
20100120542 | Shuttle Vent Valve - A vent valve for a constant velocity joint is disclosed. The vent valve may generally include a body disposed in a bore of the cover which is axially movable in the bore and allows fluid flow through the bore, a first umbrella portion associated with a side of the body which defines a first gap between a first surface of the cover and the first umbrella portion, and a second umbrella portion associated with an opposite side of the body which defines a second gap between a second surface of the cover and the second umbrella portion. | 05-13-2010 |