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Heat treatment method for tubular shaft for drive shaft having ball spline structure and tubular shaft manufactured thereby

US12305251B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 31, 2020
Grant dateMay 20, 2025
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P10/25
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

in a heat treatment method for a tubular shaft for a drive shaft having a ball spline structure for a plunging and an undercut region with a reduced diameter, a carburizing-austempering is performed such that a deep portion hardness of the undercut region is a value between HRC 35 to HRC 50.

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