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Cardan joint yoke Ø22, Ø5 bore, forks 14 apart (Ø3 cross-pin holes)

What is a Cardan joint yoke? · Modern device · basis: Xem Studio design following Brown's figure (1868); true size, no printing allowance

Also called: universal joint yoke, u joint yoke, cardan yoke, horquilla de cardán, Kardangabel

Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.

length
22.0 mm
width
22.0 mm
height
31.0 mm

Notes

  • Ø22 × 12 hub with a Ø5 bore and an M3 set-screw hole (Ø2.5 tap drill), carrying two 4 mm fork lugs 14 mm apart; the Ø3 cross-pin hole is 14 mm above the hub, far enough that two yokes clear each other at 30° shaft angle.
  • Xem Studio design following Brown's figure; true size, no printing allowance (apply your own to the mating features).

Cardan joint yoke Ø22, Ø5 bore, forks 14 apart size chart

dimensionvalue
hubØ22 × 12, Ø5 bore
fork gap14 mm
pin axis above hub14 mm
pin holesØ3
shaft angleto 30°

Where the files are

Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.

Henry T. Brown (1868, public domain)Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements — scan on archive.orgwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts
507movements.comBrown's movement No. 50: figure, his text and an animationwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts
Xem StudiodrawingwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts

Free files

★ Free files 1 parts. Generated by Xem Studio from the standard; threads are plain cylinders at major diameter. CC BY 4.0. index.json

cardan-yoke-22-5mmyoke, axis Z, pin axis along X at z = 26STEP · STL
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Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=cardan-yoke-22-5mm

Cardan joint yoke Ø22, Ø5 bore, forks 14 apart (Ø3 cross-pin holes), isometric render of a generated part
Render of cardan-yoke-22-5mm from the free STEP; not to scale.

Fits with

Universal (Hooke / Cardan) joint, drawn at 30°, isometric render of a generated part
Universal (Hooke / Cardan) joint, drawn at 30°4 sizes★ 1 file

Questions

What is a Cardan joint yoke?

Ø22 × 12 hub with a Ø5 bore and an M3 set-screw hole (Ø2.5 tap drill), carrying two 4 mm fork lugs 14 mm apart; the Ø3 cross-pin hole is 14 mm above the hub, far enough that two yokes clear each other at 30° shaft angle.