THE INFLUENCE OF DESIGN MODIFICATIONS OF CARDAN SHAFT DRIVEN FORK ON ITS STRESS DISTRIBUTION

Abstract

This paper presents analysis of effect of geometric parameters variation to stress level and its distribution at driven fork of Cardan joint in power transmitters. In the study, presented in this paper, the maximal stress at the driven fork is calculated by analytical method, and then, obtained results are compered to numerically obtain one. It is implicated that small geometry modifications of driven fork lead to significant reduction of maximal stress.