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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Chris Peter Nicholas, Milford, MI (US);
Anthony Paskus, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Marshall Erin Bates, Belle River, CA;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/02 (2006.01); F16C 19/26 (2006.01); F16C 19/06 (2006.01); F16D 3/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/023 (2013.01); F16C 19/06 (2013.01); F16C 19/26 (2013.01); F16D 3/387 (2013.01); F16C 2326/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A driveshaft assembly of a vehicle includes a yoke assembly having a shaft extending between a yoke and a flange. The yoke assembly further includes a bearing having an inner race integrally formed on an outer surface of the shaft, an outer race circumscribing the inner race, and a plurality of rotating elements rollably engaging between the inner and outer races. A tube is attached to the flange.