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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2016
Dana Automotive Systems Group, Llc, Maumee, OH (US);
Jon Burnard, Maumee, OH (US);
Marc T. Feichter, Perrysburg, OH (US);
DaWuan A. Smith, Sylvania, OH (US);
Julie L. Stanley, Oregon, OH (US);
Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Abstract
A vehicle shaft assembly having a damper integrally connected to the constant velocity joint end of the shaft assembly. The shaft assembly includes a constant velocity joint stub shaft having a constant velocity joint stub shaft tube seat that is integrally connected to a shaft. Integrally connected to the outer surface of a constant velocity joint stub shaft tube seat is a damper. The damper may include a damper rubber first ring rotatively connected to a second damper ring acting as a rotational mass. Additionally, the damper may include an innermost steel ring and a damper rubber first ring rotatively connected to a second damper ring acting as a rotational mass.