CPC F16D 3/50 (2013.01) [B60K 17/165 (2013.01); B60K 17/24 (2013.01); F16D 3/33 (2013.01); F16D 3/30 (2013.01); F16D 3/32 (2013.01); F16D 2300/18 (2013.01); Y10S 464/905 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
1. A wheel drive shaft arrangement for a vehicle, comprising:
a wheel drive shaft having a first and a second axial end,
a constant-velocity joint provided at the first end, the constant-velocity joint comprising a first articulated joint member and a second articulated joint member which are drivingly and pivotally connected, characterized in that the first articulated joint member is drivingly connected to the first end and the second articulated joint member is drivingly connectable to a driving member of the vehicle, and wherein the wheel drive shaft arrangement further comprises:
a double centered universal joint provided at the second end, the double centered universal joint comprising a third articulated joint member drivingly connected to the second end, a fourth articulated joint member drivingly connectable to a wheel hub of the vehicle and an intermediate articulated joint member drivingly and pivotally connecting the third and fourth articulated joint members, wherein the double centered universal joint comprises a centering member provided inside the intermediate articulated joint member, which centering member is connected to the third and fourth articulated joint members and adapted so that rotational center lines of the respective third and fourth articulated joint members are centered in a substantially fixed intersection point during use, wherein the centering member comprises a male portion connected to one of the third and fourth articulated joint members and a female portion connected to the other one of the third and fourth articulated joint members, wherein the male portion is adapted to move inside the female portion during use so that the rotational center lines of the respective third and fourth articulated joint members are centered in the substantially fixed intersection point.
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