A fixed type constant velocity universal joint includes an outer joint member, an inner joint member, eight balls, and a cage. The fixed type constant velocity universal joint has a ball retaining mechanism. A ratio of an axial length from a joint center to an opening-side end surface of the outer joint member to a diameter of each of the balls is within a range of 0.35 to 0.52. A ratio of a width of the cage to the diameter of each of the balls is within a range of 1.63 to 1.80. The ball retaining mechanism includes a cylindrical shaft portion at an end portion of a shaft and an angle restriction stopper surface of the outer joint member.

Disclosed is a corner module apparatus for a vehicle. The corner module includes a knuckle coupled to a wheel bearing rotatably supporting a wheel, a drive motor, configured to generate a drive power, spaced a distance away from the wheel, a transfer shaft, disposed between the wheel and the drive motor, configured to transfer the drive power generated from the drive motor, a suspension connected to the knuckle and configured to absorb shock transferred from a road surface, and a steering system configured to support the drive motor and the suspension and to adjust a steering wheel of the wheel.

A vehicle drivetrain includes a driveshaft, a driveshaft joint and a boot. The driveshaft joint is configured to be coupled to an end of the driveshaft. The boot is disposed over the driveshaft joint. The boot has an inner wall and an outer wall. The inner and outer walls are separated by an empty space.

The protection system (5) comprises a first tubular member (13) and a second tubular member (15) which can be slidably inserted into each other and a protection (8) at one end of the first tubular member (13). The protection comprises a protective boot (40) and a first annular element (21) fixed to the first tubular member (13). Further provided for is a second annular element (33) which can be torsionally coupled to the first annular element (21) and which can be decoupled therefrom by means of a mutual movement between the first annular element (21) and the second annular element (33) in a direction approximately parallel to the axis (A-A) of the first tubular member (13). The second annular element (33) is coupled to the protective boot (40) which is provided with members (49) for coupling to a stationary plate (51) which can be connected to a power take-off (9). A drive shaft provided with such a protection system is also described.

A hub built-in type drive axle includes one hub housing assuming a role of an external race of a constant velocity joint and a role of a wheel hub simultaneously, wherein the outboard constant velocity joint center is positioned within the full length of the hub housing, and a structure in which a bear housing and a boot assembly ring, including a boot, do not rotate whether the driveshaft 1 rotates is maintained so that performance may be improved, durability may be enhanced, and noise may be minimized.

A driveshaft misalignment measurement system for a drivetrain of an aircraft includes a driveshaft having a first end forming a driveshaft spline and a drivetrain subsystem including a spline adapted to connect to the driveshaft spline to form a splined connection. Rotational energy is transferred between the drivetrain subsystem and the driveshaft via the splined connection. The driveshaft misalignment measurement system also includes accelerometers coupled to the drivetrain configured to detect acceleration data and a flight control computer configured to measure misalignment at the splined connection using the acceleration data.

A constant velocity universal joint has an outer joint member and an inner joint member that transmits torque while permitting angular displacement due to balls between the inner and outer joint members. An attaching and detaching mechanism for attaching and detaching a power transmission shaft to and from the inner joint member is provided between the inner joint member and the power transmission shaft such that torque can be transmitted between the two. The attaching and detaching mechanism has a cylindrical member that fits over the power transmission shaft, a retaining ring that is radially movable, and an annular member that is axially movable. By using a boot band to fixedly tighten, to the power transmission shaft, a small diameter end portion of a boot closing an opening portion of the outer joint member, the axial position of the annular member is restricted by the small diameter end portion.

A rolling boot used in a constant velocity joint includes: a first fastening portion that is configured to be fastened to a joint shaft of the constant velocity joint; a second fastening portion that is configured to be fastened to a joint case of the constant velocity joint; a first folding portion that is configured to be folded when the constant velocity joint is articulated; a second folding portion that is configured to be folded when the constant velocity joint is articulated and is disposed radially outside the first folding portion; a support portion that is configured to support tensile and compression when the first folding portion and the second folding portion are folded; a first peak connecting the first fooling portion and the second folding portion; and a second peak connecting the second folding portion and the support portion.

A propeller shaft includes: a cylindrical boot member including a protruding portion, and a boot band tightening portion; a shaft member which is inserted into the boot member, and which includes a first diameter portion having an outside diameter greater than an inside diameter of the protruding portion, a groove portion which has an outside diameter smaller than the outside diameter of the first outside diameter portion, and in which the protruding portion is received, and a second outside diameter portion having an outside diameter greater than the outside diameter of the first outside diameter portion; and a boot band tightened on the boot band tightening portion.

A propeller shaft assembly for a vehicle including a first shaft extending along an axis between a proximal end and a distal end. The first shaft has an externally splined region presenting a plurality of external splines axially adjacent to the distal end. The externally splined region has a spline region outside diameter. A second shaft extends axially between a base end and a terminal end. The second shaft has a tube portion that extends from the base end, and an internally splined sleeve region that extends from the terminal end. The internally splined sleeve region receives the externally splined region of the first shaft and presents a plurality of internal splines interleaved with the external splines of the first shaft for providing relative axial movement between the first and second shafts while rotationally fixing the first and second shafts to one another. Components of the propeller shaft assembly have specific dimensional relationships to provide increased tool clearance, optimal bending stiffness, reduced mass and improved safety in vehicle crash situation.