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US 2022/0250411 A1Published application
Axle housing assembly having a spindle and method of manufacture
AssigneeArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
InventorsKenneth Yu, Joseph Melekian, Srinivasa Perumal Rengasamy
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Abstract
An axle housing assembly and a method of manufacture. A friction weld may join a spindle to an arm portion of the axle housing assembly. An extension weld may encircle the arm portion. The extension weld may extend from the friction weld in a direction that may extend away from the spindle.
Claims20
An axle housing assembly comprising:
- an arm portion that extends around an axis;
- a spindle that extends around the axis and that extends from the arm portion;
- a friction weld that extends around the axis and that joins the spindle to the arm portion;
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- an extension weld that encircles the arm portion and that extends from the friction weld in a direction that extends away from the spindle.
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A method of making an axle housing assembly comprising:
- friction welding a spindle to an arm portion end surface of an arm portion, the arm portion end surface extending around an axis;
- removing an external curl that is generated when the spindle is friction welded to the arm portion;
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- providing an extension weld that encircles the arm portion after removing the external curl, wherein the extension weld extends from the friction weld in a direction that extends away from the spindle.
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