IP Library Granted Patent US 7,713,132
Granted Patent B2
US 7,713,132 · App. 12/043,909 · Granted May 11, 2010

Propeller shaft

Assignee: Showa Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,713,132
App. No.
12/043,909
Granted
May 11, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A propeller shaft with a dynamic damper and a tubular wound paper damper in an inner portion of the propeller shaft. The dynamic damper provided with a ring member at an outer side in a diametrical direction and a weight member elastically retained in an inner side in the diametrical direction of the ring member. The paper damper has an outer paper portion positioned in the outer side in the diametrical direction and an inner paper portion positioned in the inner side in the diametrical direction. The outer paper portion extending to the dynamic damper farther than said inner paper portion, contacting the ring member, thus inhibiting the inner paper portion from coming into contact with the weight member.

Claims (15)

1. A propeller shaft accommodating a dynamic damper and a tubular wound paper damper in an inner portion of a shaft member,

wherein said dynamic damper has a ring member positioned in an outer side in a diametrical direction, and a weight member positioned in an inner side in the diametrical direction of said ring member so as to be elastically retained,

wherein said paper damper has an outer paper portion positioned in the outer side in the diametrical direction and an inner paper portion positioned in the inner side in the diametrical direction of said outer paper portion, in a state of being accommodated in said shaft member,

wherein said outer paper portion is dimensioned longer so as to extend to said dynamic damper farther than said inner paper portion, and

wherein said outer paper portion comes into contact with said ring member, whereby said inner paper portion is inhibited from coming into contact with said weight member.

2. A propeller shaft according to claim 1 , wherein said paper damper has an outer rectangular portion constructing said outer paper portion and formed rectangular as a whole in a state of expanding said paper damper, and an inner rectangular portion constructing said inner paper portion, formed continuously with said outer rectangular portion in a state of expanding said paper damper and formed rectangular as a whole,

wherein a dimension from one side end portion of said outer rectangular portion positioned close to said inner rectangular portion to the other side end portion opposing to said one side end portion, and a dimension from one side end portion of said inner rectangular portion positioned close to said outer rectangular portion to the other side end portion opposing to said one side end portion are approximately integral multiples of an inner peripheral length of said shaft member.

3. A propeller shaft according to claim 1 , wherein said paper damper has an outer rectangular portion constructing said outer paper portion and formed rectangular as a whole in a state of expanding said paper damper, and an inner rectangular portion constructing said inner paper portion, formed continuously with said outer rectangular portion in a state of expanding said paper damper and formed rectangular as a whole,

wherein a dimension from one side end portion of said outer rectangular portion positioned close to said inner rectangular portion to the other side end portion opposing to said one side end portion is approximately equal to a dimension from one side end portion of said inner rectangular portion positioned close to said outer rectangular portion to the other side end portion opposing to said one side end portion.

4. A propeller shaft according to claim 2 , wherein a dimension from one side end portion of said outer rectangular portion positioned close to said inner rectangular portion to the other side end portion opposing to said one side end portion is approximately equal to an inner peripheral length of said shaft member, and

wherein a dimension from one side end portion of said inner rectangular portion positioned close to said outer rectangular portion to the other side end portion opposing to said one side end portion is approximately twofold of an inner peripheral length of said shaft member.

5. A propeller shaft according to claim 1 , wherein said paper damper is constructed by a core paper of a corrugated board.

6. A propeller shaft according to claim 2 , wherein said paper damper is constructed by a core paper of a corrugated board.

7. A propeller shaft according to claim 3 , wherein said paper damper is constructed by a core paper of a corrugated board.

8. A propeller shaft according to claim 4 , wherein said paper damper is constructed by a core paper of a corrugated board.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Feb 2, 2022
From: SHOWA CORPORATION
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
Reel/Frame 059682/0321 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2008
From: HABARA, YASUAKI
To: SHOWA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020612/0887 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2007-222960 · Aug 29, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
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