Experimental Investigation on the Housing Force of Tripod Constant Velocity Joints

Abstract

The internal forces of a constant velocity joint (CVJ) have become more apparent with CVJ researches. However, experimentally validated data of the internal forces have not been available to the authors' satisfaction. Hence, we developed a test rig to measure actual internal forces acting in Tripod constant velocity joint. The stiffness of the test rig is enough to measure housing forces under the operating condition of high rotation speed and large transmission torque. In this paper, we show the influence of the crossing angle on the housing forces as well as the relationship between the induced thrust and the tangential forces acting on the roller groove.