Patent ID: 6093107
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: F16C,F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
A driveshaft with two universal joints and an intermediate shaft connecting the two universal joints, each of the two universal joints comprising:a first joint yoke with connecting means;a second joint yoke connected to a component of the intermediate shaft;a cross member articulatably connecting a first and a second joint yoke said intermediate shaft comprising at least one sliding journal provided with outer longitudinal teeth and a sliding sleeve which is provided with a bore with inner longitudinal teeth mating with the outer longitudinal teeth, the sliding journal moving relative to the sliding sleeve to enable changes in the distance between the two universal joints along a longitudinal axis;the sliding sleeve, towards the second joint yoke to which it is connected, comprising a bore portion with an increased cross-section relative to the longitudinal teeth;a stop at the end of the sliding journal, said stop disconnectably fixed and having an outer diameter greater than a major diameter of the inner longitudinal teeth of the sliding sleeve; andthe end of the sliding journal including the stop is positioned in the increased bore portion in a contact-free way in the increased bore portion.