Gkn Driveline North America, Inc.

Crittenden A Bittick

Craig Andrew Campbell

Arthur J Ball

Brian Michael Valovick

Kevin J Kaplan

Tony N Arden

David E Gall

Samuel J Oram

Steven L Leffingwell

John Eckart

Ashfaq Saeed

Jerry E Shory

In at least some implementations, a clip for restricting the axial movement of at least one of an inner shaft or an outer shaft relative to the other shaft includes a first free end, a second free end, an opening defining an open end of the clip between the first free end and the second free end, a closed end opposite the open end, at least three control zones, and a plurality of intermediate zones. Each intermediate zone has a varying width and each is disposed adjacent to at least one of the at least three control zones.

Retainer for inner and outer shafts

A housing of a vehicle differential, such as an automotive driveline differential, supports one or more gearsets in assembly. A wall of the housing has one or more windows that provide access to the gearset(s). One or more protuberances are situated at an exterior surface of the wall and near the window(s). The protuberance(s) provide a thickened portion in the wall to strengthen and reinforce the wall against stresses experienced during use of the vehicle differential.

Vehicle differential housing with protuberances

A vehicle driveline includes a tubular member () having an inside surface () and an axis, a mounting base () coupled to the tubular member (), and a plurality of resonator members () each having a first end (), a second end (), and a center portion () interposed therebetween coupled to the mounting base and extending therefrom.

Drive shaft with array tuned absorber

A shaft retaining bracket assembly () and a method () of assembling the same is disclosed. A bracket assembly () may include an isolator () that receives a shaft and absorbs vibrations transmitted therethrough, and an integrally formed bracket (). The bracket () may include a base portion () having at least one attachment hole () for securing the bracket () to a structural member, and a hoop () integrally formed with the base portion (). The hoop () receives the isolator () such that the isolator () and the shaft are generally concentric about an axis (A) of the hoop (). The bracket () further includes at least one retention flange () formed in the hoop, the retention flange () being configured to retain the isolator () within the hoop ().

Shaft retaining bracket assembly

A shaft assembly includes a shaft member having an inside surface and defined by an axis, an absorber assembly disposed within the shaft member and including a cantilever device spacing a mass member away from a base and including damping material disposed around the cantilever device.

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Rochester Hills, MI, United States of America

Crittenden A Bittick