Transmission and Drive Train for a Motor Vehicle
US-2024360889-A1 · Oct 31, 2024 · US
Axle assembly
US9103427B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9103427-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414244117-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 3, 2014 |
| Priority date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Publication date | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2015 |
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An axle assembly having an input pinion with a pinion gear, which is received in an axle housing and rotatable about a first axis, and a pinion shaft. The pinion gear is meshed with a ring gear that is coupled to a differential assembly. A head bearing, which is disposed on a first axial end of the input pinion, supports the input pinion for rotation relative to the housing about the first axis. A tail bearing supports the input pinion for rotation relative to the housing about the first axis. The pinion gear is disposed axially between the tail bearing and the head bearing. A bearing groove is formed into the pinion shaft and the bearing elements are received into the bearing groove such that an inner bearing race of the tail bearing is unitarily and integrally formed with the pinion shaft.
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What is claimed is: 1. An axle assembly comprising: a housing; an input pinion having a pinion gear and a pinion shaft, the input pinion being received in the housing and being rotatable about a first axis; a ring gear meshed with the pinion gear and rotatable about a second axis that is transverse to the first axis; a differential assembly having a differential case and a pair of output members, the differential case being driven by the ring gear; and means, consisting so…
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- What does patent US9103427B2 cover?
- An axle assembly having an input pinion with a pinion gear, which is received in an axle housing and rotatable about a first axis, and a pinion shaft. The pinion gear is meshed with a ring gear that is coupled to a differential assembly. A head bearing, which is disposed on a first axial end of the input pinion, supports the input pinion for rotation relative to the housing about the first axis…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Downs James P, Valente Paul J, American Axle & Mfg Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F16H48/38. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).