GB1566035A - Drive shaft for a motor vehicle wheel - Google Patents

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GB1566035A
GB1566035A GB2088377A GB2088377A GB1566035A GB 1566035 A GB1566035 A GB 1566035A GB 2088377 A GB2088377 A GB 2088377A GB 2088377 A GB2088377 A GB 2088377A GB 1566035 A GB1566035 A GB 1566035A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K17/00—Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles
    • B60K17/22—Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles characterised by arrangement, location, or type of main drive shafting, e.g. cardan shaft
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C3/00—Shafts; Axles; Cranks; Eccentrics
    • F16C3/02—Shafts; Axles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16D—COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES
    • F16D1/00—Couplings for rigidly connecting two coaxial shafts or other movable machine elements
    • F16D1/10—Quick-acting couplings in which the parts are connected by simply bringing them together axially
    • F16D1/101—Quick-acting couplings in which the parts are connected by simply bringing them together axially without axial retaining means rotating with the coupling
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16D—COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES
    • F16D3/00—Yielding couplings, i.e. with means permitting movement between the connected parts during the drive
    • F16D3/16—Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts
    • F16D3/20—Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts one coupling part entering a sleeve of the other coupling part and connected thereto by sliding or rolling members
    • F16D3/22—Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts one coupling part entering a sleeve of the other coupling part and connected thereto by sliding or rolling members the rolling members being balls, rollers, or the like, guided in grooves or sockets in both coupling parts
    • F16D3/223—Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts one coupling part entering a sleeve of the other coupling part and connected thereto by sliding or rolling members the rolling members being balls, rollers, or the like, guided in grooves or sockets in both coupling parts the rolling members being guided in grooves in both coupling parts
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16D—COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES
    • F16D3/00—Yielding couplings, i.e. with means permitting movement between the connected parts during the drive
    • F16D3/16—Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts
    • F16D3/20—Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts one coupling part entering a sleeve of the other coupling part and connected thereto by sliding or rolling members
    • F16D3/22—Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts one coupling part entering a sleeve of the other coupling part and connected thereto by sliding or rolling members the rolling members being balls, rollers, or the like, guided in grooves or sockets in both coupling parts
    • F16D3/223—Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts one coupling part entering a sleeve of the other coupling part and connected thereto by sliding or rolling members the rolling members being balls, rollers, or the like, guided in grooves or sockets in both coupling parts the rolling members being guided in grooves in both coupling parts
    • F16D3/226—Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts one coupling part entering a sleeve of the other coupling part and connected thereto by sliding or rolling members the rolling members being balls, rollers, or the like, guided in grooves or sockets in both coupling parts the rolling members being guided in grooves in both coupling parts the groove centre-lines in each coupling part lying on a cylinder co-axial with the respective coupling part
    • F16D3/227—Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts one coupling part entering a sleeve of the other coupling part and connected thereto by sliding or rolling members the rolling members being balls, rollers, or the like, guided in grooves or sockets in both coupling parts the rolling members being guided in grooves in both coupling parts the groove centre-lines in each coupling part lying on a cylinder co-axial with the respective coupling part the joints being telescopic
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16D—COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES
    • F16D1/00—Couplings for rigidly connecting two coaxial shafts or other movable machine elements
    • F16D1/02—Couplings for rigidly connecting two coaxial shafts or other movable machine elements for connecting two abutting shafts or the like
    • F16D1/033—Couplings for rigidly connecting two coaxial shafts or other movable machine elements for connecting two abutting shafts or the like by clamping together two faces perpendicular to the axis of rotation, e.g. with bolted flanges
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16D—COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES
    • F16D1/00—Couplings for rigidly connecting two coaxial shafts or other movable machine elements
    • F16D1/10—Quick-acting couplings in which the parts are connected by simply bringing them together axially
    • F16D2001/103—Quick-acting couplings in which the parts are connected by simply bringing them together axially the torque is transmitted via splined connections
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16D—COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES
    • F16D3/00—Yielding couplings, i.e. with means permitting movement between the connected parts during the drive
    • F16D3/16—Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts
    • F16D3/20—Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts one coupling part entering a sleeve of the other coupling part and connected thereto by sliding or rolling members
    • F16D3/22—Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts one coupling part entering a sleeve of the other coupling part and connected thereto by sliding or rolling members the rolling members being balls, rollers, or the like, guided in grooves or sockets in both coupling parts
    • F16D3/223—Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts one coupling part entering a sleeve of the other coupling part and connected thereto by sliding or rolling members the rolling members being balls, rollers, or the like, guided in grooves or sockets in both coupling parts the rolling members being guided in grooves in both coupling parts
    • F16D2003/22323—Attachments to the shaft of the inner joint member whereby the attachments are distanced from the core
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16D—COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES
    • F16D3/00—Yielding couplings, i.e. with means permitting movement between the connected parts during the drive
    • F16D3/16—Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts
    • F16D3/20—Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts one coupling part entering a sleeve of the other coupling part and connected thereto by sliding or rolling members
    • F16D3/22—Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts one coupling part entering a sleeve of the other coupling part and connected thereto by sliding or rolling members the rolling members being balls, rollers, or the like, guided in grooves or sockets in both coupling parts
    • F16D3/223—Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts one coupling part entering a sleeve of the other coupling part and connected thereto by sliding or rolling members the rolling members being balls, rollers, or the like, guided in grooves or sockets in both coupling parts the rolling members being guided in grooves in both coupling parts
    • F16D2003/22326—Attachments to the outer joint member, i.e. attachments to the exterior of the outer joint member or to the shaft of the outer joint member

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Description

(54) A DRIVE SHAFT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE WHEEL (71) We, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, a German Body Corporate, of BMW-Haus, Petuelring 130, 8 München 40, German Federal Republic, do hereby declare the invention for which we pray that a patent may be granted to us, and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement:- This invention relates to a drive shaft for a motor vehicle wheel, comprising a transmission shaft having joints at its outer ends with a member of one joint being connected to a connecting member of drive-transmission means and a member of the other joint being connected to a connecting member of a vehicle wheel.
Prior drive shafts of this construction have a flange on the wheel side and drive-transmission side respectively, such flanges being connected to the respective connecting members via a plurality of screws which are tightened with a predetermined torque.
However, it is a laborious procedure to connect the flanges using a plurality of screws which, if not much space is available, cannot always be tightened with exactly the required torque, so that the desired frictional connection between the flanges is not ensured in every driving situation. Another disadvantage is that the whole drive shaft together with the two joints must always be required if, for instance, one joint gets damaged.
Drive shafts are also known in which the shaft members are coupled via a plug-in connection to rear axle drive-transmission rneans and the wheel hub. To produce a non-rotatable connection, the outer ends of the connecting shaft members each have a splined shaft section or the like. However, splined shaft sections are expensive to manu fracture and often cause difficulties in serial production, especially if the whole input shaft has to be ordered from an outside firm, and there may also be differences of tolerance as regards the connecting members of the drive-transmission means and the wheel hub. Another disadvantage of this prior shaft is that, due to the long axial path of displacement each time it is assembled or taken apart, the rear axle drive-transmission means must be screwed loose and slightly offset, and this wastes time.
It is therefore an aim of the present invention to obviate the above-mentioned disadvantages and to provide a drive shaft which can be assembled and taken apart more easily and which is cheaper to manufacture.
To this end, according to the invention the joints at the outer ends of the transmission shaft are non-releasable and the transmission shaft comprises two releasablyinterconnected shaft members, the said joint members being non-releasably connected to the respective connecting members of the drive-transmission means and the vehicle wheel.
The fact that the drive shaft according to the invention has only one releasable connection substantially reduces the number of connecting elements or components. The simplified manufacture and reduction in weight of the power-input shaft, combined with a joint of smaller diameter and therefore somewhat reduced weight, leads to a reduction of the unsprung mass of the shaft.
The single releasable connection between the shaft members is readily accessible for assembly and taking-apart, so that, say, screwed connections between the shaft members can always be tightened with a precisely predetermined torque.
It is also an advantage that, if damage occurs (for instance, to one of the joints) only the shaft member associated with that joint needs to be changed. Length compensating means provided in at least one of the joints is adequate for the assembly and taking-apart of the shaft members, so that these operations can be performed in a comparatively short time. Another advantage is that, since the connecting members are directly connected to the joints, there is no need for the special sealing covers hitherto provided in these zones.
Preferably the two shaft members are of different length, the shorter shaft member being that connected to the drive-transmission means. As a result, the unsprung masses present at the releasable connection can be advantageously shifted away from the vehicle wheel in the direction of rear axle drive-transmission means which are rigidly attached to the vehicle body.
An example of a drive shaft in accordance with the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein: Figure 1 is a part-sectional side view of the drive shaft; and Figure 2 illustrates an alternative form of connection between two shaft members.
Referring to Figure 1, a drive shaft 1 of a passenger motor vehicle comprises a transmission shaft 2 made up of two releasably interconnected shaft members 3, 4 arranged end-to-end. Each of the shaft members 3, 4 has, at its outer endface, a universal nonreleasable joint 5, 6 provided with lengthcompensating means and including joint members 5', 6' which are connected through friction welding or other form of weld to a connecting member 9 of the vehicle wheel (not shown) and the connecting member 7 of drive-transmission means 8 respectively.
The result is that the joints 5, 6 are absolutely reliably sealed, and no further sealing measures are necessary.
To reduce the unsprung mass of the shaft 1, the two shaft members 3, 4 are connected together by two radially-projecting flanges 10, 11 disposed adjacent the drive-transmission means 8 which are rigidly attached to the vehicle body, the result being that the shaft members 3, 4 are of different length. The flanges 10, 11 are interconnected by screws 12 and can have opposing coupling surfaces forming, for example, a bevel connection, a Hirth-type toothed coupling, an internally or externally- toothed coupling, a key-and-slot connection or the like, so that torque can be transmitted positively along the shaft 1 from the drive4rans- mission means 8 to the vehicle wheel.
As shown in Figure 2, the two shaft members 3, 4 need not be connected by flanges 10 and 11 as shown in Figure 1.
Instead, the said shaft members can each have, at their adjacent end portions, a splined shaft section or the like to permit them to be interconnected in a releasable manner by an internally-splined slidable coupling bush or sleeve 13 which engages both sections. The fact that the internallysplined coupling bush 13 can have a relatively small external diameter means that extra space is provided in the zone of the shaft members 3, 4 in addition to the bush 13 ensuring a positive transmission of torque.
WHAT WE CLAIM IS: 1. A drive shaft for a motor-vehicle wheel, comprising a transmission shaft having non-releasable joints at its outer ends with a member of one joint being connected to a connecting member of drive-transmission means and a member of the other joint being connected to a connecting member of a vehicle wheel, in which the transmission shaft comprises two releasablyinterconnected shaft members, while the said joint members are non-releasably connected to the respective connecting members of the drive-transmission means and the vehicle wheel.
2. A drive shaft for a motor-vehicle wheel, comprising a transmission shaft having joints at its outer ends with a member of one joint being connected to a connecting member of drive-transmission means and a member of the other joint being connected to a connecting member of a vehicle wheel, in which the transmission shaft comprises two releasably-interconnected shaft members, while the said joint members are non-releasably connected to the respective connecting members of the drive-transmission means and the vehicle wheel, and in which at least one of the joints is provided with length-compensating means.
3. A drive shaft according to claim 1 or claim 2, in which the two shaft members are of different length, the shorter shaft member being that connected to the drivetransmission means.
4. A drive shaft according to any preceding claim, in which the joint members are each connected by welding to the respective connecting members of the vehicle wheel and the drive-transmission means.
5. A drive shaft according to any preceding claim, in which the shaft members have flanges which are releasably connected to each other by screws.
6. A drive shaft according to claim 5, in which the flanges have opposing coupling surfaces forming a bevel connection, a Hirth-type toothed coupling, an internally or externally toothed coupling, a key-andslot connection or the like.
7. A drive shaft according to any one of claims l to 4, in which the shaft members each have a splined shaft section at their adjacent end portions and are interconnected in a releasable manner by an internallysplined slidable coupling bush or sleeve
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**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. joints is adequate for the assembly and taking-apart of the shaft members, so that these operations can be performed in a comparatively short time. Another advantage is that, since the connecting members are directly connected to the joints, there is no need for the special sealing covers hitherto provided in these zones. Preferably the two shaft members are of different length, the shorter shaft member being that connected to the drive-transmission means. As a result, the unsprung masses present at the releasable connection can be advantageously shifted away from the vehicle wheel in the direction of rear axle drive-transmission means which are rigidly attached to the vehicle body. An example of a drive shaft in accordance with the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein: Figure 1 is a part-sectional side view of the drive shaft; and Figure 2 illustrates an alternative form of connection between two shaft members. Referring to Figure 1, a drive shaft 1 of a passenger motor vehicle comprises a transmission shaft 2 made up of two releasably interconnected shaft members 3, 4 arranged end-to-end. Each of the shaft members 3, 4 has, at its outer endface, a universal nonreleasable joint 5, 6 provided with lengthcompensating means and including joint members 5', 6' which are connected through friction welding or other form of weld to a connecting member 9 of the vehicle wheel (not shown) and the connecting member 7 of drive-transmission means 8 respectively. The result is that the joints 5, 6 are absolutely reliably sealed, and no further sealing measures are necessary. To reduce the unsprung mass of the shaft 1, the two shaft members 3, 4 are connected together by two radially-projecting flanges 10, 11 disposed adjacent the drive-transmission means 8 which are rigidly attached to the vehicle body, the result being that the shaft members 3, 4 are of different length. The flanges 10, 11 are interconnected by screws 12 and can have opposing coupling surfaces forming, for example, a bevel connection, a Hirth-type toothed coupling, an internally or externally- toothed coupling, a key-and-slot connection or the like, so that torque can be transmitted positively along the shaft 1 from the drive4rans- mission means 8 to the vehicle wheel. As shown in Figure 2, the two shaft members 3, 4 need not be connected by flanges 10 and 11 as shown in Figure 1. Instead, the said shaft members can each have, at their adjacent end portions, a splined shaft section or the like to permit them to be interconnected in a releasable manner by an internally-splined slidable coupling bush or sleeve 13 which engages both sections. The fact that the internallysplined coupling bush 13 can have a relatively small external diameter means that extra space is provided in the zone of the shaft members 3, 4 in addition to the bush 13 ensuring a positive transmission of torque. WHAT WE CLAIM IS:
1. A drive shaft for a motor-vehicle wheel, comprising a transmission shaft having non-releasable joints at its outer ends with a member of one joint being connected to a connecting member of drive-transmission means and a member of the other joint being connected to a connecting member of a vehicle wheel, in which the transmission shaft comprises two releasablyinterconnected shaft members, while the said joint members are non-releasably connected to the respective connecting members of the drive-transmission means and the vehicle wheel.
2. A drive shaft for a motor-vehicle wheel, comprising a transmission shaft having joints at its outer ends with a member of one joint being connected to a connecting member of drive-transmission means and a member of the other joint being connected to a connecting member of a vehicle wheel, in which the transmission shaft comprises two releasably-interconnected shaft members, while the said joint members are non-releasably connected to the respective connecting members of the drive-transmission means and the vehicle wheel, and in which at least one of the joints is provided with length-compensating means.
3. A drive shaft according to claim 1 or claim 2, in which the two shaft members are of different length, the shorter shaft member being that connected to the drivetransmission means.
4. A drive shaft according to any preceding claim, in which the joint members are each connected by welding to the respective connecting members of the vehicle wheel and the drive-transmission means.
5. A drive shaft according to any preceding claim, in which the shaft members have flanges which are releasably connected to each other by screws.
6. A drive shaft according to claim 5, in which the flanges have opposing coupling surfaces forming a bevel connection, a Hirth-type toothed coupling, an internally or externally toothed coupling, a key-andslot connection or the like.
7. A drive shaft according to any one of claims l to 4, in which the shaft members each have a splined shaft section at their adjacent end portions and are interconnected in a releasable manner by an internallysplined slidable coupling bush or sleeve
which engages both sections.
8. A drive shaft substantially as described herein with reference to the accompanying drawing.
9. A motor vehicle incorporating a drive shaft as claimed in any preceding claim.
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