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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2000
Patrick Kurzeja, White Lake, MI (US);
Jim Hawkins, Madison, AL (US);
Christos Kyrtsos, Southfield, MI (US);
Ronald N. Brissette, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Christopher S. Keeney, Troy, MI (US);
Jack Darrin Oates, Fletcher, NC (US);
Tom Sanko, Troy, MI (US);
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Technology, LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A driveline assembly for interconnecting one driveline component to another driveline component includes a vibration dampening mechanism. The vibration dampening mechanism is installed between a universal joint member and a companion flange. The universal joint member is coupled to a driveshaft and the companion flange is coupled to a drive axle member. A resilient member is secured between the universal joint and the companion flange for absorbing vibrations transmitted between the axle member and the driveshaft. Together the universal joint and companion flange define a central axis. The resilient member is compressible in a linear direction along the central axis to absorb vibrations.