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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2004
Applicant:
Erik Harry Meyer, Chesterfield Township, MI (US);
Inventor:
Erik Harry Meyer, Chesterfield Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
GKN Driveline North America, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 1/027 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A shaft system for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The shaft system includes a tube. A constant velocity joint is secured to the tube. The shaft system also includes a plug arranged within the constant velocity joint wherein the plug is secured within the joint by a weld curl that is also used to secure the constant velocity joint to the tube.