Static Analyses of Tripod Constant Velocity Joints of Spherical End Spider Type

Abstract

The closed loop equations of three cylindrical rollers, the spider with three spherical ends (the tripod) and the housing of tripod constant velocity joints are deduced and are solved for prescribed positions of its input and output shafts. A procedure is established for solving simultaneously a set of conditional equations with respect to forces and moments acting on three cylindrical rollers, the tripod and the housing, for any values of friction coefficients between cylindrical rollers and its grooves and spherical ends.