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US 11,692,592 B2Granted
Propeller shaft and production method for same
AssigneeHitachi Astemo, Ltd.
InventorsYasushi Akita, Kazuhisa Yokoyama, Kenichiro Ishikura, Tatsuya Shimoda
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Abstract
A low surface-roughness part is formed at a first tapered part, and, as a result, the roughness of an opening-edge of a groove part of an internal spline part that opens at the first tapered part is reduced, and surface pressure applied by the opening edge to a tooth of an external spline part can be reduced. As a result, the opening edge of the groove part of the internal spline part can be kept from digging into the tooth, and variation, between products, in the insertion load of a second shaft part can be suppressed.
Claims1
A propeller shaft comprising:
- a first shaft piece having a tubular shape and including an internal spline part in an inner periphery of the first shaft piece;
- and
- a second shaft piece including an external spline part inserted in the first shaft piece and structured to engage with the internal spline part,
- wherein:
- the first shaft piece further includes a first taper part, a second taper part, a first larger-radius part, and a second larger-radius part;
- the first taper part is formed at a first end of the internal spline part;
- the second taper part is formed at a second end of the internal spline part;
- the first larger-radius part is formed closer to a first end of the first shaft piece than the first taper part;
- the second larger-radius part is formed farther from the first end of the first shaft piece than the second taper part;
- each of the first larger-radius part and the second larger-radius part is greater in inner radius than a groove of the internal spline part;
- and
- the first taper part includes in its surface a lower-surface-roughness portion that is lower in surface roughness than one of the first larger-radius part, the second larger-radius part, and the second taper part.
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