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Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001

Filed:

Aug. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:

Al Benton Craig, Troy, MI (US);

Subash Kumar Mahendru, Rochester, MI (US);

Walter Joseph Golembiewski, Ray, MI (US);

Timothy Peter Raleigh, Macomb Township, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/03 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/03 ;
Abstract

A driveshaft assembly includes a male shaft and a female shaft slidably engaged with the male shaft. The shafts absorb energy during axial deformation of the driveshaft while substantially maintaining radial alignment of the male and female shafts.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Craig, Al. (2001). Collapsible driveshaft (U.S. Patent No. 6193612). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6193612

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