Automobile universal joint is a very important part, the combination of universal joint and drive shaft, called universal joint transmission device. On the front-engine rear-wheel drive vehicle, the universal joint transmission is installed between the transmission output shaft and the drive axle main reducer input shaft; The front-engine front-wheel drive vehicle omits the drive shaft, and the universal joint is installed between the front axle axle and the wheel, which is responsible for both driving and steering.
Automobile universal joint refers to the use of ball type and other devices to achieve shaft power output in different directions, located at the end of the drive shaft, to connect the drive shaft and drive axle, half shaft and other parts. The structure and function of the universal joint is a bit like the joint on the human limb, which allows the Angle between the connected parts to change within a certain range.
The combination of the automobile universal joint and the transmission shaft is called the universal joint transmission device. On front-engine rear-wheel drive vehicles, the cardan transmission is installed between the transmission output shaft and the drive axle main reducer input shaft, while front-engine front-wheel drive vehicles omit the drive shaft, and the cardan is installed between the front axle axle and the wheels, which are responsible for both driving and steering.
In order to meet the Angle change caused by power transmission, steering and the up-and-down jump caused by the car running, the front drive car’s transaxle, and the axle and axle are also commonly connected with a universal joint. Due to the limitation of axial size, the required declination Angle is relatively large, and the ordinary universal joint is difficult to perform, so a wide variety of constant velocity universal joints are widely used.
Post time: Sep-21-2023