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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2016
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2006.01); F16C 3/02 (2006.01); B23K 20/12 (2006.01); F16H 57/00 (2012.01); F16H 41/24 (2006.01); B23K 101/04 (2006.01); B23K 103/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/023 (2013.01); B23K 20/1265 (2013.01); F16H 57/0018 (2013.01); B23K 2201/04 (2013.01); B23K 2203/20 (2013.01); F16H 41/24 (2013.01); Y10T 403/478 (2015.01);
Abstract
A transmission includes a first shaft and a second shaft. The first shaft is made of a first metal material. The first shaft has a hollow structure. The second shaft is made of a second metal material different from the first metal material. The second shaft is fitted into the hollow structure of the first shaft at an axial overlap section. The first shaft and the second shaft are coaxially connected at the axial overlap section with friction stir welding.