Drivetrain for a motor vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7770686
APP PUB NO 20070235245A1
SERIAL NO

11712098

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Abstract

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The invention relates to a drivetrain for a motor vehicle which has a first and a second axle and a chassis. The drivetrain comprises a drive unit which is mounted to the chassis in the region of the first axle and has an output shaft. Further, the drivetrain comprises a propeller shaft arrangement which is connected to the output shaft and to an input member of a differential which is mounted to the chassis in the region of the second axle. The propeller shaft arrangement comprises at least a first propeller shaft section and a second propeller shaft section which are connected to one another by means of an articulated joint. The propeller shaft arrangement is mounted to the chassis in the region of the articulated joint. The second propeller shaft section of the propeller shaft arrangement is connected rigidly to the input member of the differential. The second propeller shaft section is mounted in the region of the articulated joint and is designed to resist bending moments around the second axle.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
GKN AUTOMOTIVE LIMITEDREDDITCH WORCESTERSHIRE B98 0AJ

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hoffman, Werner Siegburg, DE 10 62

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