Coupling device and its use, especially in a motor vehicle steering gear

摘要

The device according to the invention comprises, in order to clamp an endpiece (12), a yoke (20) tiltably mounted about an axis at right angles to its arms (22), lock means employing a bolt (31) and a nut (32) and a rider (40). The nut has a bezel (320), an anti-error orientator (321), a cam (322) and a brake (33). The rider has springy legs (41) to hold it in place, an arm (43) pushing elastically on the nut (32) and, if required, a hooked (440) safety blade (44). The device can be used in motor vehicle steering gear where the yoke is integral with the jaw of a universal joint connected to a shaft and where the endpiece is integral with the pinion of a steering box. …IMAGE…