Power transmitting component with a differential bearing system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9103430-B2
Application number	US-201313826458-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 14, 2013
Priority date	Mar 14, 2013
Publication date	Aug 11, 2015
Grant date	Aug 11, 2015

Abstract

A power transmitting component that includes a housing, a case, a bearing, a bearing adjuster and a clip. The housing defines a bearing bulkhead and a threaded aperture that are disposed about an axis. The bearing is coupled to the case to support the case for rotation about the axis relative to the housing. The bearing adjuster is threadably engaged to the threaded aperture and abuts the bearing. The bearing adjuster has a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart securing features. The clip has a mount and a set of mating securing features. The clip is received on the bearing bulkhead such that the mount is secured to the bearing bulkhead in a snap-fit manner and the set of mating securing features are engaged to a corresponding set of the securing features.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power transmitting component comprising:
a housing defining a bearing bulkhead and a threaded aperture that are disposed about an axis;
a case;
a bearing coupled to the case to support the case for rotation about the axis relative to the housing;
a bearing adjuster threadably engaged to the threaded aperture and abutting the bearing, the bearing adjuster having a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart securing features; and
a clip having a mou…

Assignees

• American Axle & Mfg Inc

Inventors

• Zalanca George
• Hilker Gregory J

Classifications

• F16H2057/02043

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F16C19/547

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F16C19/364

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F16H57/037 Primary

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F16C25/06

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic