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US 2014/0041481 A1Published application
Axle Housing and a Method of Manufacture
AssigneeArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
InventorCarlos Eduardo Pinotti
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Abstract
An axle housing and a method of manufacture. The axle housing may include first and second housings that have spindle portions that cooperate to define at least one spindle that may be configured to rotatably support a wheel assembly.
Claims20
A method of manufacturing an axle housing comprising:
- forming a first housing that has a first spindle portion disposed at a first end of the first housing;
- forming a second housing that has a second spindle portion disposed at a first end of the second housing;
- and
- joining the first housing to the second housing such that the first spindle portion is aligned with the second spindle portion to form a spindle that is configured to support a rotatable wheel assembly.
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A method of manufacturing an axle housing comprising:
- forming a first housing that has a first spindle portion disposed at a first end of the first housing;
- forming a second housing that has a second spindle portion disposed at a first end of the second housing;
- joining the first housing to the second housing such that the first spindle portion is aligned with the second spindle portion to form a spindle that extends along an axis;
- hardening at least a portion of the spindle to form a first bearing surface;
- and
- attaching a bearing shoulder to the spindle adjacent to the first bearing surface, wherein the bearing shoulder is configured to inhibit axial movement of a wheel bearing.
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An axle housing comprising:
- a first housing that includes:
- a first end having a first spindle portion, and
- a second end disposed opposite the first end that has a second spindle portion;
- and
- a second housing that engages the first housing, the second housing including:
- a first end having a third spindle portion, and
- a second end disposed opposite the first end that has a fourth spindle portion;
- wherein the first and third spindle portions cooperate to define a first spindle and the second and fourth spindle portions cooperate to define a second spindle that is coaxially disposed with the first spindle;
- wherein the first and second spindles each receive a wheel bearing that rotatably supports a wheel assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.