Vehicle drive shaft installation assembly and method
AssigneeNissn North America, Inc.
InventorMasakazu Kuroi
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Abstract
A vehicle drive shaft installation assembly and method includes a first fixed holder, a second fixed holder, and a movable holder. The first fixed holder is configured to support a vehicle drive shaft. The movable holder is configured to support the vehicle drive shaft. The movable holder is movable in an axial direction of the vehicle drive shaft. The second fixed holder is configured to support the vehicle drive shaft. The second fixed holder is disposed between the first fixed holder and the movable holder in the axial direction of the vehicle drive shaft. The vehicle drive shaft is configured to move axially relative to the first fixed holder and the second fixed holder.
Claims19
A vehicle drive shaft installation assembly comprising:
- a first fixed holder configured to support a vehicle drive shaft;
- a movable holder configured to support the vehicle drive shaft, the movable holder being movable in an axial direction of the vehicle drive shaft;
- and
- a second fixed holder configured to support the vehicle drive shaft, the second fixed holder being disposed between the first fixed holder and the movable holder in the axial direction of the vehicle drive shaft,
- an entirety of the vehicle drive shaft being configured to move axially relative to the first fixed holder and the second fixed holder.
A method of installing a vehicle drive shaft comprising:
- supporting a vehicle drive shaft with a first fixed holder;
- supporting the vehicle drive shaft with a second fixed holder;
- supporting the vehicle drive shaft with a movable holder;
- and
- moving the movable holder to insert the vehicle drive shaft in a drive assembly, axial movement of the movable holder axially moves an entirety of the vehicle drive shaft relative to the first fixed holder and the second fixed holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.