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A shaft coupling, especially for coupling upper and lower shafts of a vehicle steering column, comprises two yokes interconnected through respective cross members by a pivotable elbow member having two limbs pivoted together. The outer end of each limb is coupled to a respective one of the cross mem

A shaft coupling, especially for coupling upper and lower shafts of a vehicle steering column, comprises two yokes interconnected through respective cross members by a pivotable elbow member having two limbs pivoted together. The outer end of each limb is coupled to a respective one of the cross members and the pivot axes of the elbow member and the cross members mounted on the elbow member are parallel to one another. The coupling is suitable for a steering column which is rake and/or reach adjustable and allows, upon impact in a crash situation collapse of the coupling so one limbs contacts the other in order to transmit collapse effort the through the coupling.

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A shaft coupling comprising: two universal joints; two shafts, each of said universal joints having one of the shafts pivotally connected thereto, the two shafts being not parallel to one another; a torque transmitting means for pivotally connecting the two universal joints and for transmitting torq

A shaft coupling comprising: two universal joints; two shafts, each of said universal joints having one of the shafts pivotally connected thereto, the two shafts being not parallel to one another; a torque transmitting means for pivotally connecting the two universal joints and for transmitting torque from one of said universal joints to the other of said universal joints, the torque transmitting means including two forked limbs and one single central pivot pin through which torque from one of said universal joints is transmitted to the other of said universal joints, each of said universal joints being connected to a first end of a respective one of the forked limbs, second ends of each forked limb being pivotally connected to one another only by the one single central pivot pin, the forked limbs pivoting about a single common axis.