Patent ID: 7900741

Claim:
A torque tube for a vehicle having a power transmission shaft forming a portion of a power transmission path and a power transmission unit to which drive force is input via the power transmission shaft, the torque tube covering an outer face of the power transmission shaft and connecting the power transmission unit to a non-rotational member, the torque tube comprising: a flange member having a cylindrical hub portion and an attachment portion protruding radially outward from a first end of the hub portion and attached to the power transmission unit; and a tubular member, one end of the tubular member is fit in a second end of the hub portion and welded along an end face of the second end of the hub portion, and another end of the tubular member is secured to the non-rotational member, wherein the second end of the hub portion is located farther from the attachment portion at a lateral portion of the hub portion, which is located in a lateral direction with respect to the vehicle, than at a vertical portion of the hub portion, which is located in a vertical direction with respect to the vehicle, and wherein the torque tube axially extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle.