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MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR UNIVERSAL JOINT

  • US 20200132129A1
  • Filed: 10/11/2019
  • Published: 04/30/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of manufacturing a universal joint, the method comprising:

  • temporarily assembling a bearing, which supports a shaft portion of a joint spider such that the shaft portion is rotatable, with respect to a through-hole and the shaft portion by press-fitting the bearing to a first position in the through-hole of a yoke; and

    clinching, after the bearing is temporarily assembled, a portion of the yoke around the through-hole, and pressing the bearing deeper into the through-hole with a clinched portion formed by the clinching to press-fit the bearing to a second position located deeper than the first position in the through-hole.

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