PROPELLER SHAFT OF VEHICLE

• Main Author: KIMURA MOTOAKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 12.10.2022
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; BEARINGS; BLASTING; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVINGMATERIAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PUNCHING METAL; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; SHAFTS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WEAPONS; WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS ORPROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL

To provide a propeller shaft of a vehicle that does not require a welding process.SOLUTION: A propeller shaft 20 comprises: a pair of first cross joint 28 and second cross joint 32; a pair of a first cylindrical connection part 28e and a second cylindrical connection part 32e respectively constituting a part of the pair of first cross joint 28 and second cross joint 32, and formed with a male spline 28d and a male spline 32d; and a cylindrical member 26 in which a female spline 26c spline-fitted with the male spline 28d formed on the first cylindrical connection part 28e is formed on one end part 26a, and a female spline 26d spline-fitted with the male spline 32d formed on the second cylindrical connection part 32e is formed on the other end part 26b.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】溶接工程を必要としない車両のプロペラシャフトを提供する。【解決手段】プロペラシャフト２０は、一対の第１十字軸継手２８及び第２十字軸継手３２と、一対の第１十字軸継手２８及び第２十字軸継手３２の一部をそれぞれ構成し、雄スプライン２８ｄ及び雄スプライン３２ｄが形成された一対の第１円筒状連結部２８ｅ及び第２円筒状連結部３２ｅと、第１円筒状連結部２８ｅに形成された雄スプライン２８ｄにスプライン嵌合する雌スプライン２６ｃが一端部２６ａに形成され、第２円筒状連結部３２ｅに形成された雄スプライン３２ｄにスプライン嵌合する雌スプライン２６ｄが他端部２６ｂに形成された円筒部材２６と、を含む。【選択図】図１