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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2010
Hideto Yamada, Higashi-Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroyuki Akaki, Higashi-Hiroshima, JP;
Soukichi Kikuchi, Higashi-Hiroshima, JP;
Hideto Yamada, Higashi-Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroyuki Akaki, Higashi-Hiroshima, JP;
Soukichi Kikuchi, Higashi-Hiroshima, JP;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
An attachment structure of a propeller shaft to a cross-member in a vehicle includes a pair of main frames () extending in a vehicle length direction; the cross-member () connecting the main frames () together; the propeller shaft () arranged between the main frames () and including a front shaft () and a rear shaft () connected together through a joint (); a center bearing () fixed to the cross-member () and configured to rotatably support the front shaft (); a fuel tank () arranged between the center bearing () and one of the main frames (); and a flexible connection body () configured to connect the center bearing () and part of the cross-member () on a side opposite to the fuel tank () and having a length which is substantially non-extendable.