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Title:
FORGING METHOD, CLOSED FORGING MOLD AND TRIPOD UNIFORM MOTION UNIVERSAL JOINT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/073877
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided are a forging method and closed forging mold that can reduce the closing force borne by the dies and can use relatively small closing devices even for large products. Tripod uniform motion universal joints using tripod members molded using such closed forging molds are also provided. Using a closed forging mold provided with closable dies (11, 12) and punches (14, 15) that press the material in said dies (11) and (12), a product (tripod member) (16) that has a boss part (18) and a shank (17) that protrudes radially from said boss part (18) is molded. The projected area of the boss part (18) in the direction of the boss axis toward the dies (11, 12) is made to be smaller than the projected area in the direction of the boss axis toward the dies when the outside surface is made into a convex surface with the boss part shaft center as the center.

Inventors:
MIAO JIAHUA (JP)
SERA AKIRA (JP)
MAKINO SHUNSUKE (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2009/070104
Publication Date:
July 01, 2010
Filing Date:
November 30, 2009
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Assignee:
NTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD (JP)
MIAO JIAHUA (JP)
SERA AKIRA (JP)
MAKINO SHUNSUKE (JP)
International Classes:
B21J5/02; B21J13/02; B21K1/14; F16D3/20; F16D3/205
Foreign References:
JP2006183725A2006-07-13
JP2008240825A2008-10-09
JP2003343592A2003-12-03
JP2003343592A2003-12-03
Other References:
See also references of EP 2388083A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
TANAKA Hideyoshi et al. (JP)
Hideyoshi Tanaka (JP)
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