US 7,695,392 B2 · Differential mechanism assembly

Abstract

A differential assembly includes a first case portion, a second case portion secured to the first case portion, the first case portion and the second case portions enclosing a cavity and supported for rotation about a first axis, a spider pin located within and extending beyond the cavity at an axial position to engage the ring gear and secured to at least one of the first case portion and the second case portion for rotation therewith, and a ring gear secured to at least one of the first case portion and the second case portion, located radially outboard of the spider pins and at the axial position of the spider pins.

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Dependent claims

A differential assembly, comprising:

a first case portion;
a second case portion secured to the first case portion and supported for rotation about an axis;
a first spider pin located at an axial position and secured to the second case portion;
second and third separate spider pins supported on the first spider pin and the second case portion;
a ring gear secured to the first case portion located at said axial position;
a clip including first legs engaging slots in the second spider pin, and second legs engaging slots in the third spider pin.

3 more elements

A differential assembly, comprising:

a first case portion;
a second case portion secured to the first case portion and supported for rotation about an axis;
a first spider pin located at an axial position and secured to the second case portion;
second and third separate spider pins, mutually aligned at said axial position, each pin fitted in a hole formed on the first spider pin, and supported on the first spider pin and the second case portion;
a ring gear secured to at least one of the first case portion and the second case portion;
a clip including first legs engaging slots in the second spider pin, and second legs engaging slots in the third spider pin.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

11/827,113Filed 10 Jul 2007

Published

US 2009/0017962 A115 Jan 2009

Granted

13 Apr 2010

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification15 codes

F16H 48/22
Arrangements for suppressing or influencing the differential action, e.g. locking devices: using friction clutches or brakes
F16H 48/08
With gears having orbital motion: comprising bevel gears
F16H 48/24
Arrangements for suppressing or influencing the differential action, e.g. locking devices: using positive clutches or brakes
F16H 48/34
Using externally-actuatable means: using electromagnetic or electric actuators

Differential mechanism assembly

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Differential mechanism assembly

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Abstract

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