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US 10,005,321 B2Granted
Axle assembly
AssigneeArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
InventorsMichael Andrew Power, J Neil Schunke, William James
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Abstract
An axle assembly having an axle, a brake spider and a bearing collar. The axle may have first and second transition regions. The first transition region may extend between first and second cylindrical portions of the axle. The second transition region may extend between second and third cylindrical portions of the axle. The brake spider may be disposed on the second cylindrical portion. The bearing collar may be disposed on the second transition region.
Claims21
An axle assembly comprising:
- an axle that is disposed around an axis, the axle including:
- a first cylindrical portion having a first outside diameter;
- a second cylindrical portion having a second outside diameter that is less than the first outside diameter;
- a third cylindrical portion having a third outside diameter that is less than the second outside diameter;
- a first transition region that extends from the first cylindrical portion to the second cylindrical portion, wherein the first transition region has an exterior surface that faces away from the axis and that has a first curved portion that is concave with respect to the axis and a second curved portion that is convex with respect to the axis;
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- a second transition region that extends from the second cylindrical portion to the third cylindrical portion;
- a brake spider that is disposed on the second cylindrical portion;
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- a bearing collar that is disposed on the second transition region.
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An axle assembly comprising:
- an axle that is disposed around an axis, the axle including:
- a first cylindrical portion having a first outside diameter;
- a second cylindrical portion having a second outside diameter that is less than the first outside diameter, wherein the second cylindrical portion has an axial length;
- a third cylindrical portion having a third outside diameter that is less than the second outside diameter, the third cylindrical portion extending toward an end of the axle;
- a first transition region that extends from the first cylindrical portion to the second cylindrical portion and has a first axial length;
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- a second transition region that extends from the second cylindrical portion to the third cylindrical portion and has a second axial length, wherein the axial length of the second cylindrical portion is less than the first axial length and the second axial length and the second transition region has an exterior surface that faces away from the axis and that has a nonlinear cross section from the second cylindrical portion to the third cylindrical portion, wherein the exterior surface of the second transition region has a first arcuate portion that extends from the second cylindrical portion and is concave with respect to the axis and a radial portion that extends from the third cylindrical portion and is convex with respect to the axis, wherein the radial portion engages a roller bearing assembly.
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An axle assembly comprising:
- an axle that is disposed around an axis, the axle including:
- a first cylindrical portion having a first outside diameter;
- a second cylindrical portion having a second outside diameter that is less than the first outside diameter, wherein the second cylindrical portion has an axial length;
- a third cylindrical portion having a third outside diameter that is less than the second outside diameter, the third cylindrical portion extending toward an end of the axle;
- a first transition region that extends from the first cylindrical portion to the second cylindrical portion and has a first axial length, wherein the first transition region has a first transition region slope that is measured from the first outside diameter to the second outside diameter;
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- a second transition region that extends from the second cylindrical portion to the third cylindrical portion and has a second axial length, wherein the axial length of the second cylindrical portion is less than the first axial length and the second axial length and the second transition region has a second transition region slope that is measured from the second outside diameter to the third outside diameter, wherein the first transition region slope is less than the second transition region slope.
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An axle assembly comprising:
- an axle that is disposed around an axis, the axle including:
- a first cylindrical portion having a first outside diameter;
- a second cylindrical portion having a second outside diameter that is less than the first outside diameter, wherein the second cylindrical portion has an axial length;
- a third cylindrical portion having a third outside diameter that is less than the second outside diameter, the third cylindrical portion extending toward an end of the axle;
- a first transition region that extends from the first cylindrical portion to the second cylindrical portion and has a first axial length;
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- a second transition region that extends from the second cylindrical portion to the third cylindrical portion and has a second axial length, wherein the axial length of the second cylindrical portion is less than the first axial length and the second axial length;
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- a bearing collar that is disposed on the second transition region.
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An axle assembly comprising:
- an axle that is disposed around an axis, the axle including:
- a first cylindrical portion having a first outside diameter;
- a second cylindrical portion having a second outside diameter that is less than the first outside diameter, wherein the second cylindrical portion has an axial length;
- a third cylindrical portion having a third outside diameter that is less than the second outside diameter, the third cylindrical portion extending toward an end of the axle;
- a first transition region that extends from the first cylindrical portion to the second cylindrical portion and has a first axial length;
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- a second transition region that extends from the second cylindrical portion to the third cylindrical portion and has a second axial length, wherein the axial length of the second cylindrical portion is less than the first axial length and the second axial length;
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- a brake spider that is disposed on the second cylindrical portion.
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