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Title:
UNIVERSAL COUPLING, TORQUE TRANSMISSION MEMBER FOR UNIVERSAL COUPLING, AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2008175385
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a torque transmission member for a universal coupling, and its manufacturing method, which is formed of a -sialon sintered compact and stably ensures sufficient durability at a low cost, and also to provide the universal coupling having the torque transmission member for the universal coupling.

A fixed coupling which is the universal coupling comprises: an outer race 12 connected to a shaft 16; balls 13 arranged to be rollable in an outer race ball groove 12A of the outer race 12 in contact with the outer race 12; and a shaft 15 connected to the shaft 16 through the balls 13 and the outer race 12. The ball 13 is composed of a sintered compact which is mainly composed of -sialon expressed by a composition formula of Si6-ZAlZOZN8-Z, satisfies 0.1z3.5, and has the rest formed of impurities.


Inventors:
MURAMATSU KATSUTOSHI
Application Number:
JP2007172890A
Publication Date:
July 31, 2008
Filing Date:
June 29, 2007
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
NTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD
International Classes:
F16D3/20; C04B35/599
Domestic Patent References:
JP2004091272A2004-03-25
JP2002295477A2002-10-09
JP2003322154A2003-11-14
JP2001192258A2001-07-17
JPH1036174A1998-02-10
JPS59199581A1984-11-12
JPS5852949B21983-11-26
JPH04290613A1992-10-15
JPH07138722A1995-05-30
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kuro Fukami
Toshio Morita
Yoshihei Nakamura
Yutaka Horii
Hisato Noda
Masayuki Sakai
Nobuo Arakawa