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Axle assembly for a motorcycle having a pair of driven wheels

US8177014B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

62References

14Claims

0Family size

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	Oct 20, 2011
Grant date	May 15, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 20, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49826
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical 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.

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