US 12,270,448 B2
Propeller shaft damper with retention lip
Niladri S. Das, Northville, MI (US); Robert J. Wehner, Livonia, MI (US); and James B. White, Windsor (CA)
Assigned to Neapco Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC, Farmington Hills, MI (US)
Filed by Neapco Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC, Farmington Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/840,693.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/210,605, filed on Jun. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0397180 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. F16F 15/14 (2006.01); F16C 3/02 (2006.01); F16F 15/32 (2006.01)
CPC F16F 15/1442 (2013.01) [F16C 3/02 (2013.01); F16C 2326/06 (2013.01); F16D 2300/22 (2013.01); F16F 15/322 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A propeller shaft yoke comprising:
a body extending along an axis A from a first yoke end for coupling with a propeller shaft and a second yoke end for coupling with a vehicle driveline component;
said body presenting a mounting surface extending circumferentially about said axis A;
a tuned damper extending radially outwardly from said mounting surface to define a first damper side disposed adjacent said first yoke end and a second damper side disposed adjacent said second yoke end;
said tuned damper including a first damper ring disposed in abutting and encircling relationship with said mounting surface and a second damper ring disposed in abutting and encircling relationship with said first damper ring; and
one of said first or second damper sides of said tuned damper including a retention lip extending radially downwardly from said second damper ring and past said first damper ring to a retention lip end disposed in adjacent and axially spaced relationship with said said mounting hub to define an axial spacing distance D between said retention lip and said mounting hub.