DRIVE SHAFT CONNECTION
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Abstract
A shaft connection, e.g., for a motor vehicle driveline, comprises a metal shaft tube material and a metal connecting element. The connecting element comprises a connecting portion with an outer toothing which is pressed with a press fit into a connecting portion of the shaft tube so that an interlocking connection effective in the circumferential direction is formed for torque transmission, wherein the connecting element comprises a maximum outer diameter in the region of the outer toothing; wherein the shaft tube comprises an axial connecting region which is formed radially inwardly into a section of the connecting portion that is reduced relative to the outer toothing so that an interlocking axial connection effective in the axial direction is formed between the shaft tube and the connecting element for transmitting axial forces. A drive shaft can have such a shaft connection.
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29 Claims
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16. A shaft connection, comprising:
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a metal shaft tube; and a metal connecting element that includes a connecting portion with an outer toothing that is pressed into a connecting portion of the shaft tube with a press fit, wherein an interlocking connection in a circumferential direction is formed between the shaft tube and the connecting element for transmitting torque, wherein the connecting element comprises a greatest outer diameter in a region of the outer toothing; wherein the shaft tube comprises an axial connecting section which is formed radially inwardly, relative to the outer toothing, into a diameter-reduced section of the connecting portion such that an interlocking axial connection in an axial direction is formed between the shaft tube and the connecting element for transmitting axial forces; wherein the interlocking axial connection is configured to absorb axial forces of up to 5 kilo-Newtons (kN) without damage. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A drive shaft with a shaft connection comprising:
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a metal shaft tube; a metal connecting element that includes a connecting portion with an outer toothing that is pressed into a connecting portion of the shaft tube with a press fit, wherein an interlocking connection in a circumferential direction is formed between the shaft tube and the connecting element for transmitting torque, wherein the connecting element comprises a greatest outer diameter in the region of the outer toothing; wherein the shaft tube comprises an axial connecting section which is formed radially inwardly, relative to the outer toothing, into a diameter-reduced section of the connecting portion such that an interlocking axial connection in an axial direction is formed between the shaft tube and the connecting element for transmitting axial forces, wherein the interlocking axial connection is configured to absorb axial forces of up to 5 kilo-Newtons (kN) without damage. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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