Provided is a low-cost propeller shaft capable of accommodating multiple variations of input/output shafts. A first adapter member (6a) connects an input shaft (3) and a first constant-velocity joint (4a). The first adapter member is equipped with: a male spline (42) for engaging the female spline (20) of the inner-race member (11) in the first constant-velocity joint (4a), and formed on the outer-circumferential surface of a small-diameter shaft section (39); and a female spline (46) for engaging the male spline (35) of an input shaft (3), and formed on the inner-circumferential surface of a large-diameter shaft section (41). As a result, by producing only this first adapter member (6a), it is possible to accommodate an input shaft (3) of a type in which the outer diameter, the length in the shaft direction, or the shape of the male spline (35) differs from an existing type.
Propeller shaft and adapter member for propeller shaft
2015-11-04
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
PROPELLER SHAFT AND BOOT PROTECTION MEMBER OF PROPELLER SHAFT
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