Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of installing axially adjustable driveshaft assembly
- Patent Title (中): 安装轴向可调驱动轴组件的方法
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Application No.: US12220545Application Date: 2008-07-25
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Publication No.: US08087171B2Publication Date: 2012-01-03
- Inventor: Eric M. Fischer , Johnny N. Smith
- Applicant: Eric M. Fischer , Johnny N. Smith
- Applicant Address: US OH Maumee
- Assignee: Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC
- Current Assignee: Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Maumee
- Agency: Marshall & Melhorn LLC
- Main IPC: B21D53/88
- IPC: B21D53/88

Abstract:
A method of installing an axially adjustable driveshaft assembly in a drive train system is described. Two hollow driveshaft sections, where one has a valve through an aperture in it and each has an end fitting, engage each other to form an axially adjustable driveshaft assembly that has a sealed internal chamber within. When a pressurized air or vacuum source is connected to the valve, air fills the chamber or air is removed from the chamber, which correspondingly increases or decreases a drive train system length. This results in facilitating the installation of the driveshaft assembly between a transmission and an axle assembly in a drive train system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090029783A1 Axially adjustable driveshaft assembly and method of installing same Public/Granted day:2009-01-29
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