CV Joints & Driveshafts

CVIS = GKN Land Systems business unit caring for

Constant Velocity Industrial & Specialty vehicles
CVIS – Special
Constant department
Velocity forinCV
Business applications
CVIS

Customers Worldwide

(~50.000 driveshafts /year)

Engineering related business (Project Management)

Wide range of CV Products

CVJ sideshafts
CVJ propshafts
Aquadrive
Standard catalogue
Special designs

Engineering Centre & Primary Production/Supply: Offenbach

 Automotive
Railway vehicles & Busses
Military
IS / IT Marine

CV Business
Motorsport Industry
Special
vehicles
 CV Joints are available up to 67.500 Nm
standard type CV Shafts available from catalogue

special design for vehicles and special applications

 Characteristics of CV Shafts
- constant transmission by cv principle

- different angles do not influence constant transmission

cardan joint under speed and angle
12
10 bending angle
45°
8
6 bending angle
15°
Angular Difference

4
2 bending angle
30°
0
-2 0 45 90 135 180 225 270 315 360

-4
-6
-8
-10
-12
Angle of Rotation
Characteristics of CV Shafts
- no oszillations and vibrations
 Characteristics of CV Shafts
- easy to fit in, alignment not necessary

Z - configuration

W - configuration

Not necessary with cv shafts!

 Characteristics of CV Shafts
- constant bearing loads by constant secondary forces

T = torque transmitted
Θ = joint angle
ß = angle of rotation
GKN cv shaft
secondary couples

GKN cv shaft = T tan (Θ/2)

C DR = Cardan driver = T tan Θ cos ß
C DN = Cardan driven = T sin Θ cos ß
0 45 90 135 180 225 270 315 360

C DR C DN
Example: T = 1000 Nm
Angle Θ = 6°
GKN cv shaft = 52,5 Nm
C DR / C DN = + / - 105 Nm

compared to cardan shafts the secondary forces on the bearings and

surrounding structure are smaller and constant => vibrations not generated
 Characteristics of CV Shafts
- Maintenance-free

- High angles possible (short-term)

- High speeds possible

- Compact design, short mounting lengths possible

CV fix joint internal components
Outer race

6 ball tracks
Inner race

6 ball tracks
 cage

6 windows
Balls

6 balls