Shaft-hub connection
AssigneeMAGNA Powertrain AG & Co KG
InventorsAlois Lafer, Philipp Schlachter
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Abstract
A shaft-hub connection, in particular for a gearbox of a motor vehicle, comprising a shaft, at least one hub which is connected to the shaft, wherein the hub is of tubular design and a shaft end of the shaft engages on a first hub end of the hub, and a closure element is arranged on a second hub end of the hub. A cavity is formed between the closure element and the shaft end of the shaft. The closure element is designed in such a manner that gaseous medium can escape via the closure element in the event of a positive pressure in the cavity.
Claims5
A Shaft-hub connection, in particular for a gearbox of a motor vehicle, comprising a shaft and at least one hub which is connected to the shaft, wherein the hub is of tubular design and a shaft end of the shaft engages on a first hub end of the hub, and a closure element is arranged on a second hub end of the hub, wherein a cavity is formed between the closure element and the shaft end of the shaft, wherein the closure element is designed in such a manner that gaseous medium can escape via the closure element in the event of a positive pressure in the cavity;
- wherein the closure element is manufactured at least in two parts including a support component and a venting component;
- wherein the venting component of the closure element has a first portion and a second portion, and wherein the first portion is connected to the second portion via a connecting portion;
- wherein the first portion of the venting component is of annular design and is arranged in an outer circumferential groove of the support component of the closure element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.