A self-aligning driveshaft coupler includes a receiving clutch mounted to a driveshaft and a locking clutch assembly mounted to an implement. The locking clutch assembly includes a collar and a yoke that rotate together, and a spring between the collar and the yoke. A locking pin may be pivotably attached to the yoke to move a projection on the locking pin in and out of the retaining groove. A plurality of drive pins extend axially from the collar. The spring biases the drive pins into engagement with the receiving clutch when the locking pin projection is in the retaining groove and the output shaft and receiving clutch are rotated less than 180 degrees.

A vehicle output shaft includes a torque transmission shaft, a drive-side end which is connected to a differential by way of a differential-side joint, and an output-side end which is connected to a driven wheel of the motor vehicle by way of a wheel-side joint, as well as at least one torsional vibration damper. The torsional vibration damper is arranged in a series circuit between the torque transmission shaft and at least one of the joints.

The present disclosure relates to an angle-adjustable tripod universal joint, which includes a tripod, 3 rollers and a universal joint outer part, an inner wall of the universal joint outer part is provided with 3 roller track, each roller is disposed in the roller track and rolls along the roller track, each spherical shaft head on the tripod is rotatably disposed in an inner cavity of the roller, the inner wall of the roller track is provided with a guiding groove, the peripheral shape of the roller is cylindrical, a bottom surface of the guiding groove is a plane surface, two side surfaces of the guiding groove are flat surfaces perpendicular to the plane surface, a part of the peripheral surface of the roller is inserted into the guiding groove, and the peripheral surface of the roller is tangent to the plane surface.

A constant velocity joint having driving and driven pivot arm segments coupled together with a pivotal bearing element provides high power density transmission through a large dynamic angle. The constant velocity joint may be configured for axial movement, such as a plunge capability, or may be a fixed center joint.

A constant velocity joint includes: an outer joint member having a raceway groove; an inner joint member having a leg shaft; a roller that is able to roll on the raceway groove; and a needle bearing that supports an inner periphery of the roller such that the inner periphery of the roller is able to rotate with respect to the leg shaft. The leg shaft includes: a roll portion that supports the needle bearing; a contact portion that is able to contact an end face of the needle bearing, the end face facing a first side in the direction of a central axis of the needle bearing; and a recess portion formed between the roll portion and the contact portion, in a position where the recess portion is recessed from a space in which the needle bearing is disposed.

A tripod roller for a constant velocity universal joint includes inner and outer rings separated by a set of rollers. During assembly of the tripod roller the rollers are assembled to one of the inner and outer rings and then the other of the inner and outer rings is moved axially into position. Then, a forming tool is applied to one of the rings, in a direction perpendicular to the roller axis, to create a securing region. The securing region prevents relative axial movement of the two rings during the assembly of the universal joint.

A tripod roller is used in a tripod joint having a joint outer part and a joint inner part with three supporting pins. The tripod roller is placed on at least one of the three supporting pins. The tripod roller includes an inner ring, an outer ring, and may include an intermediate ring. The inner ring is placed on a supporting pin. An outer surface of the outer ring bears against the joint outer part. At least one interface between the sliding pin, the inner ring, the intermediate ring, if present, and the outer ring forms a sliding bearing.

A boot includes a large-diameter tubular portion, a small-diameter tubular portion, and a bellows portion. The large-diameter tubular portion includes a fastening groove into which a fastening member is fitted, an opening end to which the bellows portion is coupled and into which an outer case is inserted, at least one seal lip having an annular shape and protruding from an inner circumferential surface of the large-diameter tubular portion at the position where the fastening groove is projected to the inside in the radial direction, so as to be continuous over the entire circumference, and a protrusion protruding from the inner circumferential surface on the opening end side with respect to the seal lip so as to be provided over the entire circumference. A height of the protrusion is set to be smaller than a height of the seal lip.

A modular driveline yoke assembly for use in a motor vehicle having separate yoke and flange portions that directly abut each other. The flange portion having dowels that extend into recesses within the yoke portion, and bolts that extend through both portions to secure the two together. The assembly is configured such that various yoke portions and various flange portions will all be compatible to fit together.

An outer joint member for a joint assembly configured to receive an inner joint includes a wall forming a hollow chamber having a closed end and an open end. A plurality of restrictors are coupled to the hollow chamber each having a portion thereof extending outwardly from the inner surface of the wall of the hollow chamber. The plurality of restrictors extending from the inner surface of the wall proximate the open end of the hollow chamber.