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US 12,196,173 B2Granted
Segmented driveshaft
OwnerLoubert S. Suddabyinventor
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Abstract
A driveshaft, including a first segment, including a first end, a second end, a first through-bore extending from the first end to the second end, and a first protrusion extending axially from the second end, and a second segment, including a third end including a first notch, and a fourth end, and a first hole extending from the third end and aligned with the first through-bore, wherein the first protrusion engages the first notch to non-rotatably connect the first segment and the second segment.
Claims20
A driveshaft, comprising:
- a first segment, including:
- a first end;
- a second end;
- a first through-bore extending from the first end to the second end;
- and
- a first protrusion extending axially from the second end;
- and
- a second segment, including:
- a third end comprising a first notch, the first notch including at least one dampener;
- a fourth end;
- and
- a first hole extending from the third end and aligned with the first through-bore;
- wherein:
- the first protrusion engages the first notch to non-rotatably connect the first segment and the second segment;
- and
- the at least one dampener provides radial dampening between the first segment and the second segment.
13 more elements
A driveshaft comprising:
- a first segment, including:
- a first end;
- a second end;
- a first through-bore extending from the first end to the second end;
- and
- a first protrusion extending axially from the second end;
- and
- a second segment, including:
- a third end comprising a first notch;
- a fourth end;
- and
- a first hole extending from the third end and aligned with the first through-bore;
- wherein:
- the first protrusion engages the first notch to non-rotatably connect the first segment and the second segment;
- and
- the first notch comprises at least one dampener that radially surrounds the engaged first protrusion.
13 more elements
A driveshaft, comprising:
- a first segment, including:
- a first end;
- a second end;
- a through-bore extending from the first end to the second end;
- and
- a protrusion extending axially from the second end;
- and
- a second segment, including:
- a third end;
- a fourth end;
- a hole extending from the third end and aligned with the through-bore;
- a notch extending axially from the third end and radially outward from the hole, the notch comprising:
- a first radially outward extending surface including a first dampener;
- and
- a second radially outward extending surface, spaced apart from the first radially outward extending surface, the second radially outward extending surface including a second dampener;
- wherein the protrusion engages the notch circumferentially between the first dampener and the second dampener to non-rotatably connect the first segment and the second segment.
13 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.