VEHICLE DRIVE APPARATUS
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1. A vehicle drive apparatus comprising:
- a first rotational member includinga first spline, anda first peripheral surface provided axially side by side with the first spline;
a second rotational member includinga second spline in spline engagement with the first spline so as to provide a spline engagement portion, anda groove provided axially side by side with the second spline, recessed radially relative to the first peripheral surface, and including a bottom surface that is located between a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface facing the first lateral surface and that serves as a second peripheral surface radially facing the first peripheral surface; and
an elastic member disposed in the groove so as to exert a radial elastic force between the first rotational member and the second rotational member, whereinthe elastic member produces circumferential frictional resistance between the first peripheral surface and the second peripheral surface by the elastic force.
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Abstract
A vehicle drive apparatus includes: a sleeve including a first peripheral surface provided side by side with a spline; a connecting member including a groove provided side by side with a spline in spline engagement with the spline, recessed radially relative to the first peripheral surface, and including a bottom surface that serves as a second peripheral surface facing the first peripheral surface; and a tolerance ring disposed in the groove so as to exert a radial elastic force between the sleeve and the connecting member.
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1. A vehicle drive apparatus comprising:
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a first rotational member including a first spline, and a first peripheral surface provided axially side by side with the first spline; a second rotational member including a second spline in spline engagement with the first spline so as to provide a spline engagement portion, and a groove provided axially side by side with the second spline, recessed radially relative to the first peripheral surface, and including a bottom surface that is located between a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface facing the first lateral surface and that serves as a second peripheral surface radially facing the first peripheral surface; and an elastic member disposed in the groove so as to exert a radial elastic force between the first rotational member and the second rotational member, wherein the elastic member produces circumferential frictional resistance between the first peripheral surface and the second peripheral surface by the elastic force. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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