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Center supporting device for propeller shaft of vehicle

US9856911B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 5, 2015
Grant dateJan 2, 2018
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Expiry dateNov 27, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16C2326/06
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A center supporting device for a propeller shaft of a vehicle may include an inner bearing device configured to axially movably support a stub shaft, the stub shaft being connected between a front shaft and a rear shaft of the propeller shaft, an outer bearing device mounted outside the inner bearing device to axially rotatably support the stub shaft, and an insulator mounted in an elastically deformable manner between the outside of the outer bearing device and a bracket fixed to a vehicle body.

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