A composite vehicle driveshaft assembly includes a composite tube and a yoke bonded to one of the ends of the tube. The yoke has an inner sleeve that is concentrically received in the end of the tube. The sleeve has an outer peripheral surface that faces the inner peripheral surface of the tube with a cavity formed therebetween. An adhesive injection passage is formed in the yoke and extends at an acute angle from an inlet that is formed in an axial surface of the yoke to an outlet that is formed in the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve and that opens into the cavity. Also disclosed is a method of bonding a yoke of such a driveshaft assembly to a composite tube.

A composite vehicle driveshaft assembly includes a composite tube and a bondable end component that is bonded to one of the ends of the tube. The bondable end component may include a flex plate end yoke, a slip joint, or a stub shaft that may provide a modular support to which other end or joint components can mount. The modular end component may include an inner sleeve that is concentrically received in the end of the tube. The sleeve has an outer peripheral surface that faces the inner peripheral surface of the tube with a cavity formed therebetween. An adhesive injection passage is formed in the end component and extends at an acute angle from an inlet that is formed in an axial surface of the flex plate end yoke to an outlet that is formed in the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve and that opens into the cavity. Also disclosed is a method of bonding an end component of such a driveshaft assembly to a composite tube.

A structure capable of preventing improper wheel alignment even when, for example, an accident such as a collision accident, steered wheels riding on a curb, or the like occurs is realized. A telescopic shaft in which the inner shaft (9a) and the outer tube (10a) are combined with each other by a spline engagement between the male spline portion (45) provided on one end portion in the axial direction of the outer-circumferential surface of the inner shaft (9a) and the female spline portion (23) provided on the other end portion of the inner-circumferential surface of the outer tube (10a) such that torque can be transmitted and the entire length of the telescopic shaft can be extended and contracted, the inner shaft (9a) having an inner-side small-diameter cylindrical portion (41) provided on a portion of the inner shaft (9a) that is located further on the other side than the edge of the other end in the axial direction of the outer tube (10a) and having an outer-diameter dimension that is smaller than the adjacent portions on both sides in the axial direction thereof, is provided.

A torque tube assembly includes a torque tube, and a fitting attached to the torque tube by a first EMF joint and by a second EMF joint. The first EMF joint comprises a first plurality of torque lands formed proximate a first end of the torque tube and a first plurality of fitting lands formed proximate a first end of the fitting. The second EMF joint comprises a second plurality of torque lands formed distal to the first end of the torque tube and a second plurality of fitting lands formed distal to the first end of the fitting.

A propeller shaft assembly includes a propeller shaft extending along an axis between a first and second shaft ends. A propeller shaft yoke, such as a slip yoke, stud yoke, or flange yoke, is operably connected to one of said first or second shaft ends. The propeller shaft yoke includes a body between from a first and second yoke end and presenting a mounting surface. A tuned damper extends radially outwardly from the mounting surface to define a first damper side disposed adjacent the first yoke end and a second damper side disposed adjacent the second yoke end. A protective shoulder extends radially outwardly from the mounting surface in spaced and covering relationship with one of the first or second damper sides for protecting the tuned damper from axial forces originating from a respective first or second yoke end of the propeller shaft yoke.

A propshaft assembly that includes a propshaft tube and a weld yoke. The propshaft tube has a wall member. The weld yoke has a yoke body with an annular outer surface and an annular inner surface. The propshaft tube is welded to the yoke body such that a portion of the propshaft tube is disposed radially between the annular outer and inner surfaces and embedded into an axial end of the yoke body.

A universal joint assembly includes a yoke including a serration hole to receive an end portion of a steering column and a bolt-hole to receive a bolt which is used to restrict the steering column received in the serration hole, and a misassembly prevention member coupled to the yoke and elastically movable from a first position in which the bolt-hole is at least partially blocked to a second position in which the bolt-hole is opened, thereby preventing a misassembly of the steering column and improving safety and reliability of the universal joint assembly.

A torque tube assembly includes a torque tube and a spline coupling coupled to an end of the torque tube. The spline coupling has an opening to receive a spline gear on a drive shaft of an aircraft high lift device. The torque tube assembly also includes a retainer coupled to the spline coupling. The retainer blocks at least a portion of the opening in the spline coupling to prevent the spline coupling from being moved off of the spline gear on the drive shaft.

Example torque tube assemblies may be used with aircraft high lift devices. An example torque tube assembly includes a torque tube having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. A first fitting is coupled to the first end and a second fitting is coupled to the second end. The first fitting is to be coupled to a first high lift device of an aircraft. The second fitting has a spline section. The torque tube assembly also includes a sliding spline shaft having a channel and a first yoke. The second fitting is slidably received within the channel. The torque tube assembly further includes a spline coupling having a second yoke, which is coupled to the first yoke of the sliding spline shaft to form a U-joint. The spline coupling is to be coupled to a second high lift device of the aircraft.

A stabilizing apparatus for a transcatheter delivery system includes a housing having an aperture to receive the transcatheter delivery system. An engagement member is disposed in the housing. A biasing element urges the engagement member against a surface of the transcatheter delivery system when the transcatheter delivery system is placed in the housing.