Spline telescopic shaft and method for manufacturing the same and vehicle steering apparatus
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Jun 17, 2014
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Feb 10, 2011
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Aug 3, 2010
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Abstract
There is provided a spline telescopic shaft having first and second shafts that are fitted to each other slidably in an axial direction. First and second splines that engage with each other are respectively provided in the first and second shafts. A resin coating that is provided on at least a tooth surface of the first spline is fitted to a tooth surface of the second spline. The resin coating is subjected to heat fitting processing for sliding the first and second shafts in the axial direction under predetermined conditions, to fit a surface of the resin coating to the tooth surface of the second spline.
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Patent Owner | Address | |
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JTEKT MACHINE SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 2-34 MINAMI UEMATSU-CHO YAO-SHI OSAKA 581-0091 |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Tokioka, Ryoichi | Kashiba, JP | 14 | 113 |
# of filed Patents : 14 Total Citations : 113 |
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