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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Heinz Schoch, Nienhagen, DE;
Klaus-Georg Bottger, Ronnenberg, DE;
Thorsten Schulze, Wunstorf, DE;
Jurgen Westhof, Ahausen, DE;
Assignee:
VAW Aluminum AG, Hanover, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
464183 ; 464902 ; 138156 ; 138171 ; 148523 ;
Abstract
A drive shaft for motor vehicles in the form of a pipe consisting of aluminum. The drive shaft is a straight seam welded pipe consisting of a strain-hardening aluminum alloy. The pipe is straight seam welded without incorporation of additional materials and the wall thickness of the pipe is greater than 2 mm.