Shaft for truck, has solid end piece covering other end of hollow shaft part, and end section and flange utilizing polygon-connection to connect with each other, where shaft part, flange and end section are attached by friction welding

• Main Authors: ARNO BOERS, VICTOR RAUE, LAURENS PETRONELLA EVERS
• Format: Patent
• Language: Dutch; English
• Published: 26.03.2009
• Subjects: AUXILIARY OPERATIONS USED IN CONNECTION WITH METAL-WORKINGWITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; BEARINGS; BLASTING; CASTORS; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION; LIGHTING; MACHINE TOOLS; MAKING FORGED OR PRESSED METAL PRODUCTS, e.g. HORSE-SHOES,RIVETS, BOLTS OR WHEELS; MANUFACTURE OF METAL SHEETS, WIRE, RODS, TUBES OR PROFILES,OTHERWISE THAN BY ROLLING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVINGMATERIAL; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PUNCHING METAL; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; SHAFTS; SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE WHEELS; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WEAPONS; WELDING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM

The shaft (1) has a flange (5) at an end of a hollow shaft part (3). A solid end piece (7) covers other end of the hollow shaft part. An end section and the flange utilize a polygon-connection to connect with each other, where the hollow shaft part, flange and end section are attached to each other by friction welding.