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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Hitachi Automotive Systems Kyushu, Ltd., Chikujo-gun, Fukuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hitachi Automotive Systems Kyushu, Ltd., Fukuoka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 1/033 (2006.01); F16D 1/076 (2006.01); F16D 3/40 (2006.01); F16D 3/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/387 (2013.01); F16D 1/076 (2013.01); F16D 3/40 (2013.01); F16D 1/033 (2013.01); F16D 3/405 (2013.01); Y10T 403/1666 (2015.01);
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.