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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2011
Philip A. Eversole, Toledo, OH (US);
Christopher B. Corpus, Grand Rapids, OH (US);
Bradley S. Jones, Waterville, OH (US);
Blake T. Garretson, Liberty Center, OH (US);
Philip A. Eversole, Toledo, OH (US);
Christopher B. Corpus, Grand Rapids, OH (US);
Bradley S. Jones, Waterville, OH (US);
Blake T. Garretson, Liberty Center, OH (US);
Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Abstract
A tube yoke for a driveshaft assembly includes a tube seat and a pair of lugs. The lugs outwardly project from the tube seat. The tube seat comprises a base, a wall, and a plurality of stiffening ribs. The stiffening ribs extend between an inner surface of the base and an end surface of the wall. A portion of the stiffening ribs between the inner surface of the base and the end surface of the wall gradually decreases in thickness. A method of reducing the radial deformation of the tube yoke of a driveshaft assembly is also provided.