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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hidekazu Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Naomi Morinaga, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Unisia Jecs Corporation, Kanagawa-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/78 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/78 ;
Abstract
A drive shaft for transmitting an engine revolution to a rear axle of a motor vehicle comprises, a first shaft comprising a first yoke fixed to an end of the first shaft, a second shaft comprising a second yoke fixed to an end of the second shaft. The second yoke being made of a metal plate by press-forming. A coupling is provided between the first yoke and the second yoke, the coupling having a high-rigidity in a rotating direction of the drive shaft and having an elasticity in an axial direction of the drive shaft.