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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2008
Filed:
May. 19, 2005
Applicants:
Tohru Nakagawa, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Hiroshi Tone, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Tohru Nakagawa, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Hiroshi Tone, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Assignee:
NTN Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ATV drive shaft which can be produced at low costs is provided. In a drive shaft installed in an uneven terrain traversing, mounted type vehicle and adapted to transmit drive power to wheels through constant velocity joints Jand Jon the inboard and outboard sides, a double offset type constant velocity joint Jis used on the inboard side and an undercut free type constant velocity joint Jis used on the outboard side, and the track clearances of the constant velocity joints Jand Jare in the range of 20 μm-200 μm.