Differential mounting structure
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorsSeung-Hak Lee, Hyun-Ju Bae, Byong-Cheol Kim
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Abstract
A differential mounting structure includes a pipe into which a bushing coupled to the differential is forcibly inserted. The pipe is inserted into a through hole of a cross member and is fixedly attached at one end thereof to a flange. Coupling bolts penetrating the flange are connected to nuts welded to the cross member. When the bushing used for installing the differential to the vehicle body is worn down and can no longer do its job, only the bushing mounting assembly is replaced or repaired in the present invention.
Claims9
A differential mounting structure, comprising:
- a pipe into which a bushing couplable to the differential is inserted, said pipe being configured and dimensioned for insertion into a hole in a cross member and fixedly attached at one end thereof to a flange;
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- coupling bolts penetrating said flange and connectable to threaded fastening portions secured with said cross member.
A differential mounting structure for mounting a differential to a vehicle cross member, comprising:
- a pipe having a flange at one end thereof with fastening holes therein, an opposite end of the pipe being configured and dimensioned for insertion into a hole in the cross member;
- a bushing force fit into said pipe;
- threaded fastening portions securable with the cross member in alignment with said flange fastening holes;
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- bolts configured and dimensioned for securing said pipe to the cross member via said fastening holes and said threaded fastening portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.