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US 2014/0110215 A1Published application
Connected Assembly of Two Shafts and a Clutch Housing
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsGregory D. Goleski, Steven G. Thomas, Jeffrey E. Maurer
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Abstract
An assembly of transmission components includes a first shaft including first and second surfaces, and axial cutting-spline teeth on the second surface, a second shaft connected by a press fit to first shaft, and a clutch hub connected by a press fit to the second shaft and engaged with the cutting-spline teeth.
Claims16
A method for connecting components, comprising:
- (a) forming a first shaft having first and second surfaces with cutting-spline teeth on the second surface;
- (b) producing a press fit connection between a second shaft and the first surface;
- (c) producing a press fit connection between the second shaft and a clutch hub;
- (d) forcing the cutting-spline teeth to cut teeth in the clutch hub and to remain engaged with said cut teeth.
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An assembly of transmission components, comprising:
- a first shaft including first and second surfaces, and axial cutting-spline teeth on the second surface;
- a second shaft connected by a press fit to first shaft;
- a clutch hub connected by a press fit to the second shaft and engaged with the cutting-spline teeth.
An assembly of components, comprising:
- a first shaft including first radial inner surface, and axial cutting-spline teeth on a radial outer second surface;
- a second shaft including a third radial outer surface connected by a press fit to first radial inner surface;
- a clutch hub including fourth and fifth radial inner surfaces, the fourth surface connected by a press fit to the second shaft, the fifth radial inner surface and engaged with the cutting-spline teeth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.