Mounting arrangement for drive shaft in motor vehicle

摘要

The arrangement provides a mounting for a drive shaft (1) of a motor vehicle, in which a bearing (6) is positioned between a transmission housing (3) and the shaft. A further centring ring (9) is also positioned axially between the bearing and the shaft, and this is tensioned against the bearing by a spring (10). The spring may enclose the shaft coaxially, and may be supported on it by a collar (11). The ring may have an axial slit which extends along its full length, and may also have grooves in order to allow radial deformation. The external annular surface of the ring near the contact with the spring may be conical, and this may rest against a corresponding inner conical surface (19) on the bearing.