Drive line assembly with reducing tube yoke

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1995-03-21

1997-06-10

Stodola, Daniel P.

Rotary shafts, gudgeons, housings, and flexible couplings for ro

Shafting

Hollow or layered shaft

464134, 464179, F16C 302

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active

056370423

ABSTRACT:
A drive line assembly includes a cylindrically shaped driveshaft tube and a tube yoke, one end of the driveshaft tube fitting over the tube yoke in an interference fit sufficient to transfer torque between the driveshaft tube and the tube yoke, the tube yoke comprising a tube seat at one end for mating in a torque transferring relationship with the end of the driveshaft. The other end of the driveshaft tube yoke has a lug structure for transferring torque to other rotatable elements through a universal joint. The tube yoke has a diameter reducing portion intermediate the tube seat and the lug structure so that the lug structure is smaller in diameter than the drive shaft tube and the tube seat to facilitate the introduction of tooling to the lug structure during assembly operations of the universal joint.

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