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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Koyo Bearings North America Llc, Westlake, OH (US);
Inventor:
Scott Abrahamson, Piedmont, SC (US);
Assignee:
KOYO BEARINGS NORTH AMERICA LLC, Westlake, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 35/14 (2006.01); B60K 17/16 (2006.01); B60B 35/12 (2006.01); B60B 35/18 (2006.01); F16C 19/24 (2006.01); F16C 33/78 (2006.01); B60B 35/16 (2006.01); B60B 35/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 35/14 (2013.01); B60B 35/12 (2013.01); B60B 35/122 (2013.01); B60B 35/16 (2013.01); B60B 35/18 (2013.01); B60K 17/165 (2013.01); F16C 19/24 (2013.01); F16C 33/7886 (2013.01); B60B 35/02 (2013.01); B60B 2380/14 (2013.01); B60B 2380/16 (2013.01); B60B 2380/32 (2013.01); B60B 2380/71 (2013.01); B60B 2380/80 (2013.01); F16C 2326/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
An axle assembly of a vehicle including a differential assembly, an axle tube extending outwardly from a first side of the differential assembly and defining an axle bore, an axle shaft rotatably received in the first axle tube and defining an annular groove extending radially inwardly from its outer surface, a retaining nut axially fixed to the distal end of the first axle tube, and a snap ring received in the annular groove of the first axle shaft, wherein the snap ring abuts the retaining nut, thereby preventing outward motion of the first axle shaft with respect to the first axle tube.