Motorcycle axle assembly

US8042639B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. · US

Inventors

• James Winston Platt · New Haven, US
• David C. Johnson · Winston-Salem, US
• Chane E. Myers · Maumee, US
• Harold W. Seeds · Kalamazoo, US
• Andrew P. Maguire · Beverly Hills, US
• Manoj Venkatesh Bhandiwad · Utica, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 19, 2011
• Grant date: Oct 25, 2011
• Expiry date: May 19, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T29/49826
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An axle assembly for a motorcycle having a plurality of drive wheels. The axle assembly is configured to permit a user to replace an endless power-transmitting element without substantially disassembling the axle housing assembly. A method for forming the axle assembly and a method for replacing an endless power-transmitting element are also provided.