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US 11,959,528 B2Granted
Output shaft of a vehicle
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorLinda Senger
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Abstract
A vehicle output shaft includes a torque transmission shaft, a drive-side end which is connected to a differential by way of a differential-side joint, and an output-side end which is connected to a driven wheel of the motor vehicle by way of a wheel-side joint, as well as at least one torsional vibration damper. The torsional vibration damper is arranged in a series circuit between the torque transmission shaft and at least one of the joints.
Claims15
A vehicle output shaft, comprising:
- a torque transmission shaft having an axis of rotation;
- a drive-side end which is connected to a differential by way of a differential-side joint;
- an output-side end which is connected to a driven wheel of a motor vehicle by way of a wheel-side joint;
- and
- at least one torsional vibration damper, the at least one torsional vibration damper comprising an inner ring which is fixedly connected to one end of the torque transmission shaft and coaxial with the axis of rotation, and an outer ring which is formed coaxially around the inner ring and axis of rotation, the inner ring and the outer ring being rotatable relative to each other;
- wherein the at least one torsional vibration damper is arranged in a series connection with the torque transmission shaft and with at least one of the differential-side or wheel-side joints;
- and,
- wherein the inner ring comprises at least two spiral springs which are arranged in a circumferential direction relative to the axis of rotation, and are supported on the outer ring.
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A vehicle output shaft, comprising:
- a torque transmission shaft having an axis of rotation;
- a drive-side end which is connected to a differential by way of a differential-side joint;
- an output-side end which is connected to a driven wheel of a motor vehicle by way of a wheel-side joint;
- and
- at least one torsional vibration damper, the at least one torsional vibration damper comprising an inner ring which is fixedly connected to one end of the torque transmission shaft and coaxial with the axis of rotation, and an outer ring which is formed coaxially around the inner ring and the axis of rotation, the inner ring and the outer ring being rotatable relative to each other;
- wherein the at least one torsional vibration damper is arranged in a series connection with the torque transmission shaft and with at least one of the differential-side or wheel-side joints;
- and,
- wherein the at least one torsional vibration damper comprises at least one hydraulic damper element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.