Patent · US Expired

Differential cage for absorbing shock mounted in a differential casing

US5584777A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG · DE

Inventors

Edmund Sander · Leonberg, DE
Peter Meffert · Tiefenbronn, DE
Peter Hoebel · Bad Liebenzell, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 18, 1995
Grant date	Dec 17, 1996
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 18, 2015

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/2186
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A differential for the axle drive of a motor vehicle has a cage in the interior of which the axle shaft gears are guided and on which they are supported. For absorbing the forces acting in the direction of the axle drive shafts, the cage is made of a tube section and has at least two diametrical bores for the receiving and leadthrough of the axle drive shafts. As a result, the differential can be manufactured with a reduced weight and lower cost while having a high stiffness.

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