Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Propeller shaft and yoke structure of universal joint used for the propeller shaft
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Application No.: US15789808Application Date: 2017-10-20
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Publication No.: US10378591B2Publication Date: 2019-08-13
- Inventor: Kenichiro Ishikura , Hidekazu Aoki , Hiromichi Komai
- Applicant: Hitachi Automotive Systems Kyushu, Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Fukuoka
- Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems Kyushu, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems Kyushu, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Fukuoka
- Agency: Crowell & Moring LLP
- Priority: JP2013-112667 20130529
- Main IPC: F16D1/033
- IPC: F16D1/033 ; F16D1/076 ; F16D3/40 ; F16D3/38

Abstract:
A propeller shaft includes a shaft part, a first yoke, a connecting portion, a first yoke portion, a first concave portion, and a second yoke having a flange and a second yoke portion. The flange has a bolt insertion hole into which a securing member is inserted, and is connected to a second shaft part of a vehicle side by the securing member. The second yoke portion is provided at the flange, and has a shape that extends in a direction of a rotation axis of the shaft part. A cruciform shaft couples the first yoke portion with the second yoke portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180038418A1 Propeller Shaft and Yoke Structure of Universal Joint Used for the Propeller Shaft Public/Granted day:2018-02-08
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