PROPELLER SHAFT STRUCTURE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To relax impact when axial force is applied to a propeller shaft, to reduce a vibration noise and to realize a small size and light weight. SOLUTION: A spline shaft part is provided at the second shaft part side end of the first shaft part through a connection shaft part and an intermediate coupling is provided at the first shaft part side end of the second shaft part. A spline cylinder part is provided at the first shaft part side end of the intermediate coupling through a support mounting cylinder part and a support bearing of a center support mounted to the support mounting cylinder part is supported to a car body side through a mount member by a support bracket. An outer diameter dimension of the connection shaft part is formed to a smaller diameter than a small diameter dimension of a spline hole of the spline cylinder part. The length from the second shaft part side end of the spline shaft part to the first shaft part side end of the connection shaft part is made longer than the length from the first shaft part side end of the spline cylinder part to the intermediate coupling of the support mounting cylinder part. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO