Tubular beam motor vehicle differential axle assembly
US6210299A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/2188
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tubular beam motor vehicle differential axle assembly having two (2) tubular shafts, each of the tubular shafts having gear teeth formed on one end thereof, or alternatively having a gear mechanically connected to the end of the tubular shaft by, for example, a chemical bonding material, a weld, an interference fit and/or one or more mechanical fastener(s), and the other end of each of the tubular shafts having a flange to which a motor vehicle wheel is mounted. A tubular differential case partially houses the two (2) tubular shafts, a set of pinion mate gears and a pinion mate gear shaft. A ring gear is positioned outboard of the tubular differential case which receives rotational power from an input shaft. A differential carrier houses the tubular differential case, as well as the ends of the tubular shafts having the gear teeth, the pinion mate gears and the pinion mate gear shaft and the differential carrier also houses bearings spacers, seals and fasteners, which are preferably of conventional design, for the tubular beam motor vehicle differential axle assembly.
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