Drive element, useful for motor vehicle, comprises hollow shaft, bevel gear, and first and second parts that are connected to each other by friction welding in weld zone and/or in weld seam and are made from different materials

The drive element comprises a shaft (16), a gear designed as a bevel gear (12) and connected to the shaft, a first part, and a second part. The first part is separately formed by the shaft. The parts are connected to each other by friction welding, and are made from different materials. The shaft is designed as a hollow shaft. The parts are welded together in a weld zone and/or in a weld seam (22). The shaft has a first length portion in which a weld is arranged on an outer circumferential side of surface of the shaft. The drive element comprises a shaft (16), a gear designed as a bevel gear (12) and connected to the shaft, a first part, and a second part. The first part is separately formed by the shaft. The parts are connected to each other by friction welding, and are made from different materials. The shaft is designed as a hollow shaft. The parts are welded together in a weld zone and/or in a weld seam (22). The shaft has a first length portion in which a weld is arranged on an outer circumferential side of surface of the shaft. The first length portion has a larger outside diameter than a second length portion in an axial direction of shaft. An independent claim is included for a method for manufacturing a drive element. Die Erfindung betrifft ein Antriebselement (10) für einen Kraftwagen, mit einer Welle (16) und mit einem mit der Welle (16) verbundenen und als Kegelrad (12) ausgebildeten Zahnrad, wobei das Kegelrad (12) durch wenigstens ein erstes Einzelteil und die Welle (16) durch wenigstens ein von dem ersten Einzelteil separat ausgebildetes, zweites Einzelteil gebildet ist, und wobei die Einzelteile durch Reibschweißen miteinander verbunden sind. Die Erfindung betrifft auch ein Verfahren zum Herstellen eines solchen Antriebselements (10).