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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2005
Applicant:
Frederick J. Uchman, Clarkston, MI (US);
Inventor:
Frederick J. Uchman, Clarkston, MI (US);
Assignee:
GKN Driveline North America, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/205 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A shaft assembly comprises a tubular shaft and a joint, wherein at least a portion of the joint is disposed within the tubular shaft. The present invention may also include a shaft assembly comprising a shaft and a constant velocity joint wherein the constant velocity joint is integrated into the shaft by inserting at least a portion of the constant velocity joint into the shaft. In one method of the invention, the method comprises the steps of integrating a constant velocity joint into a propeller shaft by inserting at least a portion of the constant velocity joint into the propeller shaft.