Intermediate steering shaft for motor vehicle

摘要

An elastomeric coupler transfers steering torque between a yoke and a torsion sleeve while twisting about a longitudinal centerline (38) of an intermediate steering shaft (32), and interrupts the transfer of torsional vibration between the sleeve and the yoke. A rigid coupler directly transfers steering torque between the yoke and the sleeve : A rigid coupler directly transfers steering torque between the yoke and the sleeve parallel to the elastomeric coupled when twisting angle of the elastomeric coupler attains a predetermined magnitude selected to maximize the durability of the elastomeric coupler.