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US 2020/0347922 A1Published application
Differential assembly having an overhanging ring gear
AssigneeArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
InventorsDhanapal Vittala Raya, I-Chao Chung, Tao Peng, Kristen G. Byrd
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Abstract
A differential assembly having a case and a ring gear. The ring gear is mounted to the case and may include a mounting flange and a set of teeth. The mounting flange may have a fastener hole. The set of teeth overhangs the fastener hole such that the set of teeth extend further toward the axis than at least a portion of the fastener hole.
Claims20
A differential assembly comprising:
- a case that is rotatable about an axis and that has a through hole;
- a ring gear is mounted to the case, the ring gear including:
- a mounting flange that engages the case, the mounting flange including a fastener hole;
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- a set of teeth that are arranged around the axis, wherein the set of teeth extends from an inner side that faces toward the axis toward an outer side that faces away from the axis such that the set of teeth overhangs the fastener hole and the inner side is located closer to the axis than at least a portion of the fastener hole;
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- a fastener that is received in the through hole and the fastener hole and couples the ring gear to the case.
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A differential assembly comprising:
- a case that is rotatable about an axis and that has a through hole;
- a ring gear is mounted to the case, the ring gear including:
- a mounting flange that engages the case, the mounting flange including a fastener hole;
- and
- a set of teeth that are arranged around the axis, wherein the set of teeth overhangs the fastener hole such that the set of teeth extend further toward the axis than at least a portion of the fastener hole;
- and
- a fastener that is received in the through hole and the fastener hole and couples the ring gear to the case.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.