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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2016
Applicant:
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Inventor:
Dawhorng Dennis Wang, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Assignee:
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/03 (2006.01); F16D 3/06 (2006.01); F16D 3/38 (2006.01); F16D 3/41 (2006.01); F16D 3/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/03 (2013.01); F16D 3/06 (2013.01); F16D 3/38 (2013.01); F16D 3/387 (2013.01); F16D 3/41 (2013.01); F16D 3/845 (2013.01); Y10T 403/7026 (2015.01);
Abstract
A propshaft with an universal joint, a first tubular member and a second tubular member. The universal joint has first and second yoke arms that are pivotally coupled to one another. The first tubular member is fixedly coupled to the first yoke arms and has a plurality of first teeth. The second tubular member slidably received over the first tubular member and includes a plurality of second teeth. The first and second teeth engage one another when the propshaft is in an extended condition. The second teeth engage the first yoke arms when the propshaft is in a retracted condition.