Patent ID: 8187108
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: B60K,F16D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A longitudinal shaft assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising: a first shaft and a second shaft, the first shaft having a spigot with a first end and a second end; a ball-type constant velocity joint for connecting the first shaft to the second shaft, the ball-type constant velocity joint being mounted on the second end; and at least one central bearing for supporting the longitudinal shaft assembly with respect to a body, the central bearing having at least one rolling bearing which is mounted on the first shaft on the first end of the spigot, wherein a circumferential detent groove is provided on the spigot directly in front of the rolling bearing, in which detent groove balls of the ball-type constant velocity joint come to lie at least temporarily in the event of a crash, the detent groove being a region of the spigot with a reduced first diameter.