Patent AT-E401511-T1: [Translated] UNIVERSAL JOINT ARRANGEMENT

The arrangement has a cross pivot (3) supported in two articular shanks (6). Each shank has bearing parts (8, 9), where each part has a bearing hole in which pivots (4, 5) of the cross pivot are supported. Each pivot is supported by a bearing arrangement (10) that has an axial bearing supported directly or indirectly by a partially flexible spring unit (2). The unit is characterized by sections, which are arranged adjacent to each other in circumferential direction and are made from different materials and material combinations, where the materials differ with respect to their elastic modulus.