Double Y-type Patents (Class 285/127.2)
  • Patent number: 9212692
    Abstract: A flexible cardan joint comprises a hollow central longitudinal axis, two hollow pivots mounted orthogonally relative to one another and capable of pivoting respectively about a rotation axis, three axes being mutually orthogonal and intersecting at a point of rotation situated at the center of the cardan joint. Each pivot comprises an annular outer frame extending along a plane containing the central longitudinal axis Z and orthogonal to the rotation axis, a hollow inner ring coaxial to the outer frame and a plurality of sets of flexible blades linked to the outer frame and to the inner ring, and the two pivots are linked together by rigid link parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventor: Yannick Baudasse