Patent ID: 9248738
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: B60K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A power take-off unit for a motor vehicle having first and second drivelines and a power source transmitting drive torque to the first driveline, the power take-off unit comprising: an input shaft driven by the power source; an output shaft drivingly interconnected to the second driveline; a hypoid gearset for transmitting drive torque from said input shaft to said output shaft, said hypoid gearset including a ring gear driven by said input shaft and a pinion gear having pinion gear teeth meshed with ring gear teeth formed on said ring gear, said pinion gear including a shell unit having a first shell portion secured to a second shell portion so as to define a cavity therebetween, wherein said output shaft extends through said second shell portion and said pinion gear teeth are formed on said first shell portion; and a cardan joint positioned within said cavity formed in said shell unit and drivingly interconnecting said pinion gear and said output shaft and configured to permit pivotal movement of said output shaft relative to said pinion gear, wherein said cardan joint includes a yoke secured to said output shaft and a cross having a pair of first trunnions pivotably coupled to said yoke and a pair of second trunnions pivotably coupled to said shell unit.