GB971401A - Improvements in and relating to ball type universal couplings,joints,flexible drive and/or control mechanisms - Google Patents

Improvements in and relating to ball type universal couplings,joints,flexible drive and/or control mechanisms

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GB971401A
GB971401A GB3767362A GB3767362A GB971401A GB 971401 A GB971401 A GB 971401A GB 3767362 A GB3767362 A GB 3767362A GB 3767362 A GB3767362 A GB 3767362A GB 971401 A GB971401 A GB 971401A
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grooves
ball
flexible
ribs
lips
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C1/00—Flexible shafts; Mechanical means for transmitting movement in a flexible sheathing
    • F16C1/02—Flexible shafts; Mechanical means for transmitting movement in a flexible sheathing for conveying rotary movements
    • F16C1/04—Articulated shafts
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C1/00—Flexible shafts; Mechanical means for transmitting movement in a flexible sheathing
    • F16C1/10—Means for transmitting linear movement in a flexible sheathing, e.g. "Bowden-mechanisms"
    • F16C1/20—Construction of flexible members moved to and fro in the sheathing
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16D—COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES
    • F16D3/00—Yielding couplings, i.e. with means permitting movement between the connected parts during the drive
    • F16D3/16—Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts
    • F16D3/26—Hooke's joints or other joints with an equivalent intermediate member to which each coupling part is pivotally or slidably connected
    • F16D3/44—Hooke's joints or other joints with an equivalent intermediate member to which each coupling part is pivotally or slidably connected the intermediate member being connected to the coupling parts by ridges, pins, balls, or the like guided in grooves or between cogs
    • F16D3/46—Hooke's joints or other joints with an equivalent intermediate member to which each coupling part is pivotally or slidably connected the intermediate member being connected to the coupling parts by ridges, pins, balls, or the like guided in grooves or between cogs each coupling part embracing grooves or ridges on the intermediate member

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Abstract

971,401. Universal joints; flexible shafts; Bowden mechanisms. S. L. COLLINS. Sept. 26, 1963 [Oct. 4, 1962], No. 37673/62. Headings F2K and F2U. A ball for use in a universal joint or in a flexible push-pull transmission mechanism has two ribs or grooves in planes at right-angles to each other formed around its surface, lips at the edges of the ribs or grooves rendering them of undercut cross-section over at least parts of their lengths. The lips 2, Figs. 3, 7, may be formed on the edges of grooves 1 extending partway round the ball, or alternatively the grooves may extend all the way round the ball, Fig. 6 (not shown). The ball may be slightly flattened in shape. The ball may be used as the intermediate member of a universal joint, Figs. 12, 14, 15 (not shown), the connected shaft ends each having a fork engaging in one of the ball grooves and locking beneath the groove lips. The ends of the two forks may be of concave shape, Fig. 13 (not shown), to co-operate with the outside of the ball. A series of links may connect a number of the universal joints to make a flexible shaft, Fig. 18 (not shown). A rigid guide 9, Fig. 19, may be provided to contain such an assembly of universal joints, links &c. which may then be used as a flexible shaft or push-pull control. As a modification, the rigid guide may be replaced by a flexible wound casing, Fig. 21 (not shown). The grooves may be of T-shaped or other cross-section, Figs. 23- 26 (not shown). When ribs 6B, Fig. 22, are provided instead of grooves, they may be of T-shaped cross-section to engage in correspondingly shaped grooves 2B in the connected shaft forks &c.
GB3767362A 1962-10-04 1962-10-04 Improvements in and relating to ball type universal couplings,joints,flexible drive and/or control mechanisms Expired GB971401A (en)

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Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3304878A (en) * 1965-10-22 1967-02-21 Daniel R Sabre Motion transmitting means
US4082482A (en) * 1977-01-21 1978-04-04 Kobe, Inc. Articulated turbine pump
FR2414659A1 (en) * 1978-01-11 1979-08-10 Isomat JOINT DEVICE FOR SAILBOAT BOOM
EP1015776A1 (en) * 1997-09-24 2000-07-05 Faircrest Holdings Pty. Ltd. Improved drive element
EP2592295A1 (en) * 2011-11-12 2013-05-15 Alfred Heyd GmbH & Co. KG Joint for an articulated shaft
CN107882890A (en) * 2017-12-28 2018-04-06 湖北启宏热工设备有限公司 A kind of high temperature universal joint
US10443661B2 (en) 2016-01-08 2019-10-15 CCYT USA Bearing Co. Universal joint with central element
CN111853076A (en) * 2020-08-13 2020-10-30 沙尔夫矿山机械（徐州）有限公司 Inner chute type universal driving shaft for monorail crane

Cited By (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3304878A (en) * 1965-10-22 1967-02-21 Daniel R Sabre Motion transmitting means
US4082482A (en) * 1977-01-21 1978-04-04 Kobe, Inc. Articulated turbine pump
FR2414659A1 (en) * 1978-01-11 1979-08-10 Isomat JOINT DEVICE FOR SAILBOAT BOOM
US4219284A (en) * 1978-01-11 1980-08-26 Isomat Articulated coupling device for the boom of a sailing boat
EP1015776A1 (en) * 1997-09-24 2000-07-05 Faircrest Holdings Pty. Ltd. Improved drive element
EP1015776A4 (en) * 1997-09-24 2004-10-13 Faircrest Holdings Pty Ltd Improved drive element
EP2592295A1 (en) * 2011-11-12 2013-05-15 Alfred Heyd GmbH & Co. KG Joint for an articulated shaft
US10443661B2 (en) 2016-01-08 2019-10-15 CCYT USA Bearing Co. Universal joint with central element
CN107882890A (en) * 2017-12-28 2018-04-06 湖北启宏热工设备有限公司 A kind of high temperature universal joint
CN111853076A (en) * 2020-08-13 2020-10-30 沙尔夫矿山机械（徐州）有限公司 Inner chute type universal driving shaft for monorail crane

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