Abstract: A method of manufacturing an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint includes forming cup and shaft members of medium carbon steel, preparing, as the cup member, a cup member having cylindrical and bottom portions integrally formed by forging, and a joining end surface formed on an outer surface of the bottom portion, and preparing, as the shaft member, a shaft member having a joining end surface to be joined to the bottom portion of the cup member. The method also includes bringing the joining end surfaces of the cup and shaft members into abutment against each other, and welding the cup and shaft members from an outer side of the cup member to an abutment portion between the cup and shaft members in a radial direction of the cup members.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint includes forming cup and shaft members of medium carbon steel, preparing, as the cup member, a cup member having cylindrical and bottom portions integrally formed by forging, and a joining end surface formed on an outer surface of the bottom portion, and preparing, as the shaft member, a shaft member having a joining end surface to be joined to the bottom portion of the cup member. The method also includes bringing the joining end surfaces of the cup and shaft members into abutment against each other, and welding the cup and shaft members from an outer side of the cup member to an abutment portion between the cup and shaft members in a radial direction of the cup members.

Abstract: A method is provided to produce a high-frequency heat treatment coil including a heating section for heating a heat treatment portion of an outer joint member for a constant velocity universal joint. The heating section is formed by machining in an integrated manner, and is joined to another section to complete the high-frequency heat treatment coil.

Abstract: Provided are a high-frequency heat treatment coil that can be assembled with high dimension accuracy and can perform high-quality heat treatment, a method of producing such a high-frequency heat treatment coil, a constant velocity universal joint subjected to high-quality heat treatment, and a drive shaft and a propeller shaft using such a constant velocity universal joint. The method is provided to produce a high-frequency heat treatment coil including a heating section (71a, 71b, 71c) for heating a heat treatment portion of an outer joint member (51) for a constant velocity universal joint. The heating section (71a, 71b, 71c) is formed by machining in an integrated manner, and the heating section (71a, 71b, 71c) is joined to another section to complete the high-frequency heat treatment coil.