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US 2024/0132138 A1Published application
Intermediate shaft axial retention device
AssigneeSteering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
InventorsMichael E. Partyka, Daniel P. Cook, David G. Matousek
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Abstract
A steering shaft assembly includes a male shaft having a plurality of splines formed thereon, each of the splines terminating at a spline end, wherein each of the spline ends form an angle of about 90 degrees relative to a longitudinal direction of the splines. The steering shaft assembly also includes a female shaft including a plurality of stakes located proximate an end of the female shaft, the stakes retaining the male shaft at an interface between the stakes and the spline ends.
Claims7
A method of manufacturing a steering shaft assembly comprising:
- axially inserting an end region of a female shaft into a stake forming tool aperture of a stake forming tool;
- stopping axial insertion of the end region into the stake forming tool aperture with a step to prevent insertion of a splined portion of the female shaft into the stake forming tool aperture;
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- forming a plurality of stakes within the end region of the female shaft to provide a retention feature on the female shaft for a male shaft inserted therein.
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