Composite vehicle driveshaft assembly with bonded end yoke and method for producing same
US11512733B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/473
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A composite vehicle driveshaft assembly includes a composite tube and a yoke bonded to one of the ends of the tube. The yoke has an inner sleeve that is concentrically received in the end of the tube. The sleeve has an outer peripheral surface that faces the inner peripheral surface of the tube with a cavity formed therebetween. An adhesive injection passage is formed in the yoke and extends at an acute angle from an inlet that is formed in an axial surface of the yoke to an outlet that is formed in the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve and that opens into the cavity. Also disclosed is a method of bonding a yoke of such a driveshaft assembly to a composite tube.
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