Sypris Technologies, Inc.

Patrick T Maled

Stephen W Straub

Thomas A Petschke, Jr

Joseph Randolph Masching

David Michael Eblen

Matthew Yaksic

Alberto Fabián Villalobos Rodriguez

Jose Medina Guia

Oscar Reyes Morales

Thomas A Petschke

Alberto Fabian Rodriguez

Alberto Fabian Villalobos Rodriguez

An axle shaft has radially outwardly extending drive fingers which drivingly engage drive slots in a wheel hub cover. The hub cover is rigidly secured to a wheel hub and maintains the axial position of the axle shaft. A shock absorber may be positioned between the drive fingers and the drive slots. The axle shaft may be formed from a hollow tube or a solid shaft by cutting an end portion of the shaft and deforming a cut section radially outwardly to form a drive finger.

Axle shaft and assembly

An axle shaft has an inboard end portion with a spline for engagement with a differential assembly and an outboard end with a flange for mounting a wheel hub assembly. One or both of the end portions have cavities for weight reduction. The inboard end portion cavity extends underneath the spline. The outboard end portion cavity extends completely underneath the flange.

Axle shaft

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New Albany, IN, United States of America

Patrick T Maled