Universal joint for motor vehicle prop shaft has forks each with arms and bore for bearing

摘要

The universal joint for a motor vehicle propeller shaft has two forks (2,12) each with two arms (3,4) and a bore for a bearing (5). The forks are connected by a cross bearing (6) with four pins (7) with bearing bushes (8) fitting in the bores in the forks. Each bore has a circlip (17). There is a weight (18) formed as a plate on the bore axis with a fixing section (21) between the base (15) and circlip. Claims include a weight plate for the joint.