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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 1983
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1982
Leonard N Franklin, Reese, MI (US);
Joseph A Stearns, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
David J McGregor, Saginaw, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A drive axle assembly comprises a drive shaft with an integral flange at one end and a second drive shaft with an integral hollow head at an end adjacent the flange. The flange and head having cooperating lugs forming a lost motion, positive drive between the shafts. The assembly also includes a limited torsional damper comprising a shell welded to the flange, a canister welded to the head and a pair of rubber bushings compressed between the shell and the canister. The assembly has an internal spacer to maintain longitudinal alignment of the shafts and a fail safe feature which retains the shafts together in the event the rubber bushings fail.
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