Axle assembly having differential assembly with inverted differential bearings
US9022892B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2048/201
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An axle assembly having a carrier housing, a pair of axle tubes, a differential case, a pair of differential bearings and a pair of bearing adjusters. The carrier housing includes a cavity, which is configured to receive the differential case, and a pair of axle tubes that are mounted to the carrier housing. The differential case includes bearing bores into which the outer races of the differential bearings are received. The bearing adjusters are threaded to the carrier housing and support the differential bearings on a side opposite the differential case.
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