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Driveshaft including damping sleeve for bending and torsional frequency improvement

US5354237A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 19, 1991
Grant dateOct 11, 1994
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Expiry dateJun 19, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16F15/10
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A driveshaft (6, 8, 9, 11) for a vehicle (1) which is firmly attached to a damping sleeve (17) slid on the central tube region (R.sub.m). The damping sleeve (17) changes the natural and torsional frequencies of the driveshaft (6, 8, 9, 11) thereby permitting the natural frequencies to be moved into the region of low external excitation energy.

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