Driveshaft assembly and method of manufacturing same
AssigneeTorque-Traction Technologies, Inc.
InventorsThomas Keller, James Duggan
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Abstract
A driveshaft assembly includes a yoke including a body portion, a pair of opposed yoke arms that extends generally in a first axial direction from the body portion, and a neck portion that extends generally in a second axial direction from the body portion. A driveshaft tube is secured to the neck portion of the yoke, such as by magnetic pulse welding. A ring is secured to the body portion of the yoke, such as by press fitting, and a balance weight is secured to the ring, such as by welding.
Claims14
A driveshaft assembly comprising:
- a yoke including a body portion, a pair of opposed yoke arms that extends generally in a first axial direction from said body portion, and a neck portion that extends generally in a second axial direction from said body portion;
- a driveshaft tube that is secured to said neck portion of said yoke;
- a ring that is secured to said body portion of said yoke;
- and
- a balance weight that is secured to said ring.
A method for manufacturing a driveshaft assembly comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a yoke including a body portion, a pair of opposed yoke arms that extends generally in a first axial direction from the body portion, and a neck portion that extends generally in a second axial direction from the body portion;
- (b) securing a driveshaft tube to the neck portion of the yoke;
- (c) securing a ring to the body portion of the yoke;
- and
- (d) securing a balance weight to the ring.
The method defined in claim 12 wherein said step (a) includes providing the yoke from an aluminum alloy material, and wherein said step (c) includes providing the ring from a steel alloy material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.