| 摘要 |
<p>In a universal joint of the kind comprising an outer member having a side wall defining an axial bore and an end wall closing one end of said bore, an inner member disposed in said bore, and torque-transmitting means operatively connecting together the two members internally of said bore such that the members are movable angularly relative to one another whilst permitting a continuous torque-transmission between the members, the outer member comprises a machined main component constituting the side wall of said member and an initially separate element constituting the end wall of said member, said element being a sheet metal pressing which is thin-walled compared with the main component. The end wall element has an axially projecting peripheral flange which is secured to the main component, and an outwardly projecting spigot formation coaxial with the bore of the main component and for engagement in an end portion of a tubular drive shaft. The spigot formation may be constituted by an extension of the flange or, if the formation is of a smaller diameter than the flange, joined to the flange by an annular portion of the element.</p> |
