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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey Edward Jensen, Dunlap, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/40 (2012.01); F16H 48/38 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/40 (2013.01); F16H 2048/387 (2013.01);
Abstract
A differential assembly includes a gear member, a cover member, a plurality of differential gears, a plurality of bolts, and a pair of side gears. The gear member is configured to rotate about an axis. The cover member is coupled to the gear member and is configured to rotate together with the gear member. The differential gears are positioned within the cover member. The bolts are threadingly coupled to one of the cover member and the gear member. Each of the bolts is configured to rotatably support a corresponding differential gear thereon. The pair of side gears are meshed with the differential gears.