Limited slip differential
US6599217B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2048/102
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A limited slip differential having a carrier with a plurality of recesses disposed symmetrically relative to a gear opening. The gear opening having a gear diameter, and each of the plurality of recesses having a recess diameter. The gear diameter intersecting the recess diameter of each of the plurality of recesses at corresponding first and second intersections, an acute angle between a line tangent to the recess diameter at the first intersection and a tangent line of the recess diameter along which first and second chamfers extend is between approximately 30 degrees and approximately 32 degrees.
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