Patent ID: 8584342
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of joining a drive shaft and a driven shaft, the drive shaft having a first set of splines and the driven shaft having a second set of splines, comprising the steps of: applying a lubricant to a spline set selected from a group consisting of the first set of splines and the second set of splines; passing said driven shaft through an opening of a grease seal cup to position the first set of splines within a seal cup cavity of said grease seal cup; deforming a cylindrical portion of the grease cup by squeezing the cylindrical portion between an outer surface of the drive shaft and an inner surface of a sealing member that is fixedly attached to the driven shaft for rotation with the driven shaft; and forming a splined joint between the drive shaft and the driven shaft; wherein the steps of deforming the cylindrical portion of the grease cup and forming the splined joint are performed simultaneously with and as a result of passing said drive shaft through the opening in the grease cup seal.