Title: Method for installing a bearing in a universal coupling

Abstract: A universal coupling has two coupling forks; each fork is an integral unit with two fork eyes; an opening in each eye for receiving a bearing sleeve; a crosspiece with pins thereon, each pin to be received in a bearing sleeve; each bearing sleeve has a base; a bore through the crosspiece and extending along the axes of two aligned pins thereof; an aligned bore in the base of each bearing sleeve; a tie rod extends through the bores in the bearing sleeve bases and the crosspiece; a guide sleeve holds the tie rod at the other fork eye from the fork eye having a bearing sleeve installed; a pressure applying piston and cylinder connected between the tie rod and one of the bearing sleeves is operated for moving that bearing sleeve into the fork eye opening.

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Inventors: Bretzger, Reinhard (Gerstetten-Dettingen, DE, US)
Kienle, Fritz (Konigsbronn-Zang, DE, US)
Lindenthal, Hans (Heidenheim-Mergelstetten, DE, US)

Application Number: 903053
Filing Date: 1978-05-05
Publication_date: 1980-01-08
Assignee: Voith Transmit GmbH (Mulheim, DE)
Primary Class(es): 29/898.07 29/252, 29/271, 29/434, 29/525, 29/724, 464/132
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US Patent Ref:

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Primary Examiner: Moon, Charlie T.
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Attorney: Ostrolenk, Faber, Gerb & Soffen