Differential assembly for vehicles
US4435996A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 1979 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2048/082
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A differential for vehicles comprising a differential carrier directly supported within a housing on the inner ends of a pair of axle shafts. A ring gear is mounted on the carrier; and one of the axle tubes in which the axle shafts are rotatably supported positions the carrier within the housing and takes the ring gear thrust load imparted thereto by a pinion gear on a drive shaft.
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