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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2006
Applicants:
Hiroyuki Iwashita, Chita-gun, JP;
Tadashi Naganawa, Chiryu, JP;
Isashi Kashiwagi, Kariya, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
JTEKT Corporation, Osaka-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A power transmission shaft includes a swaged boot-engaging groove on an outer circumference of thereof. Further, the power transmission shaft includes a reduced diameter portion provided in the vicinity of the boot-engaging groove. The reduced diameter portion is formed by swaging at the same time as the boot-engaging groove is formed.