Differential assembly with bearing discs in openings for mounting purposes
US8157692B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 17, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2048/102
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a differential assembly in the form of a crown gear differential, more particularly for being used in the driveline of a motor vehicle. The differential assembly comprises a differential carrier (3) which is produced in one piece, which is rotatingly drivable around an axis of rotation A and which, in a casing portion (26), comprises two radial openings for mounting sideshaft gears (15, 16) and differential gears (14). Per opening (20), there is provided a bearing disc (19) which is inserted into said opening (20) and which comprises a central bore (30) in which there is held a journal end (28) of a bearing journal (27) for a differential gear (14).
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