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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Neapco Intellectual Property Holdings, Llc, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
John Willyard, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
NEAPCO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/22 (2006.01); F16D 3/223 (2011.01); F16C 27/06 (2006.01); F16F 15/32 (2006.01); F16F 15/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/22 (2013.01); F16C 27/066 (2013.01); F16D 3/223 (2013.01); F16F 15/1442 (2013.01); F16F 15/322 (2013.01); F16C 2326/06 (2013.01); F16D 2003/22326 (2013.01); Y10S 464/906 (2013.01); Y10T 74/2131 (2015.01);
Abstract
A constant velocity joint for a multi-piece propeller shaft includes an outer race extending from a first outer race end to a second outer race end to define an exterior surface. A tuned damper extends radially outwardly from the exterior surface of the of the outer race for reducing noise, vibration, and/or harshness (NVH) generated during operation of the multi-piece propeller shaft.