Motor vehicles – Transmission mechanism – Transmission support
Patent
1990-10-30
1991-12-31
Rice, Kenneth R.
Motor vehicles
Transmission mechanism
Transmission support
180378, B60K 1724
Patent
active
050763911
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a bearing arrangement for a propeller shaft (11, 12) which functions to drive at least one rear axle of a commercial vehicle, in which at least one running axle is mounted forwardly of the foremost driven rear axle but rearwardly of the forward end of the propeller shaft. The bearing arrangement includes a bearing housing (17) which is mounted on a component (13) in the vehicle and carries at least one bearing for the propeller shaft (11, 12), which includes two parts (11, 12) which are mutually connected at the bearing arrangement. According to the invention, the bearing housing (17) is mounted on the running axle (3), or on one of the running axles. A separate propeller-shaft intermediate part (18) is journaled on the bearing housing (17) and each of the ends of this intermediate part are provided with connecting devices (19) for connection to the two parts (11, 12) of the propeller shaft.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1175128 (1916-03-01), Cook
patent: 4213512 (1980-07-01), Mazziotti
patent: 4875538 (1989-10-01), Hodgson
Ljungholm Bengt
Terborn Bengt
Zachrisson Jan
AB Volvo
Rice Kenneth R.
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