Patent ID: 6280339
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: F16C

Abstract:
A driving shaft including at both ends yokes as parts of respective universal joints and including an intermediate slidable portion composed of a male shaft member and a female shaft member fitted with each other by means of splines,wherein said male shaft member comprises:a) a hollow shaft member having one end connected to one of said yokes of one of said universal joints and having an inner surface whose inner diameter is larger than the outer diameter of one end of said female shaft member on the side of said male shaft member, andb) a splined male member having a splined slidable portion slidably fitted in a splined hole of said female shaft member and a fixing portion to be fitted in said inner surface of said hollow shaft member and further having an elastic body interposed between the inner surface of said hollow shaft member and the outer surface of said fixing portion to fix said splined male member to said hollow shaft member.