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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2021
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Mitsuru Kamikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Ueda, Tokyo, JP;
Masafumi Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Masaru Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/02 (2006.01); B23K 20/12 (2006.01); F16D 1/068 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/023 (2013.01); B23K 20/129 (2013.01); F16D 1/068 (2013.01); F16C 2204/64 (2013.01); F16C 2226/36 (2013.01); F16C 2326/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drive shaft includes a first annular wall and a second annular wall joined together via a friction-welded portion. The first annular wall and the second annular wall have outer diameters of 30 to 50 mm and wall thicknesses of 3 to 5 mm. A burr created at the friction-welded portion has a connection radius of greater than or equal to 0.5 mm, a base radius of greater than or equal to 0.5 mm, a burr base angle of less than or equal to 40°, and a burr slope length of 0.2 to 5 mm.