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US 2008/0079308 A1Published application
Automotive axle housing and method of making same
AssigneeMartinrea Industries, Inc.
InventorStephen Kretschmer
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Abstract
An automotive axle housing having a center housing with two aligned side openings. A pair of axle tubes is secured to the center housing so that the axle tubes are aligned with the center housing side openings on opposite sides of the center housing. A pair of wheel bearing assemblies is then secured to the outer or free end of each axle tube.
Claims24
An automotive axle housing comprising
- a center housing having two aligned side openings,
- a pair of axle tubes, each tube having one end secured to said center housing so that said axle tubes are aligned with said center housing side openings,
- a pair of wheel bearing supports, one wheel bearing support secured to the outer end of each tube, and
- a pair of oil control baffles secured to the inside of said center housing near said two aligned side openings.
1 more element
A method of constructing an axle housing comprising the steps of:
- assembling a center housing having two side aligned openings,
- attaching an axle tube to each opening so that said axle tubes are aligned with each other,
- securing a wheel bearing support to a free end of each tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.