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Universal Jointed Driveshafts for Transmitting Rotational Movements

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Universal Joints and Driveshafts

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The earliest information about joints came from Philon of Byzantium around 230 BC in his description of censers and inkpots with articulated suspension. In 1245 AD the French church architect, Villard de Honnecourt, sketched a small, spherical oven which was suspended on circular rings. Around 1500, Leonardo da Vinci drew a compass and a pail which were mounted in rings [1.1].

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  1. Audi-Union AG, Ingolstadt, Germany

    Friedrich Schmelz (Dipl.-Ing., Formerly Head of Testing)

  2. Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club, Munich, Germany

    Count Hans-Christoph Seherr-Thoss (Dipl.-Ing., Formerly Head Librarian)

  3. Löhr & Bromkamp GmbH, Offenbach/Main, Germany

    Erich Aucktor (Chief Engineer, Formerly Head of Design and Development)

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Schmelz, F., Seherr-Thoss, C.HC., Aucktor, E. (1992). Universal Jointed Driveshafts for Transmitting Rotational Movements. In: Universal Joints and Driveshafts. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02746-2_1

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