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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2019
Dana Automotive Systems Group, Llc, Maumee, OH (US);
Jose P. Da Silva, Maumee, OH (US);
Asier Vega, Tolosa, ES;
DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for correcting an imbalance in a rotating shaft and a method for correcting the imbalance in a rotating shaft. The joint assembly includes a first joint member that is drivingly connected to at least a portion of second joint member via one or more torque transmission elements. At least a portion of a first shaft is drivingly connected to at least a portion of a first joint member and at least a portion of a second shaft is drivingly connected to at least a portion of a second end portion of the second joint member. A boot can is connected to at least a portion of a first end portion of the second joint member and one or more balancing elements are attached to at least a portion of the boot can.