Propeller shaft and adapter member for propeller shaft

摘要

Provided is a propeller shaft capable of coping with various variations of input / output shaft at low cost.The input shaft 3 and the first constant velocity joint 4a are connected via the first adapter member 6a. The first adapter member includes a male spline 42 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the small diameter shaft portion 39 and engaged with the female spline 20 of the inner ring member 11 of the first constant velocity joint 4 a and an inner circumferential surface And a female spline 46 engaged with the male spline 35 of the input shaft 3. Accordingly, if only the first adapter member 6a is manufactured for the input shaft 3 of a type in which the outer diameter, the length in the axial direction, or the shape of the male spline 35 is different from the existing one, it is possible to deal with it.