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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2015
Rb Distribution, Inc., Colmar, PA (US);
Brian Richard Pitcavage, Oreland, PA (US);
RB Distribution, Inc., Colmar, PA (US);
Abstract
An integrated wheel end coupler for replacing an OEM coupler is disclosed. Since the current device is a replacement part for the OEM actuator, it has the same overall external dimensions and mounts in the vehicle in the same manner as a replacement OEM actuator. The coupler has a ring gear with splines dimensioned to mesh with splines on the half-shaft and hub. Preferably, the ring gear includes an internal insert positioned between the half-shaft and hub that prevents slippage off of the splines. The ring gear is located so that the splines on both the hub and the half shaft are locked together mechanically and they spin at the same rate of speed. The coupler also includes pins to receive and close off the airlines associated with the OEM actuator being replaced, and a grease fitting that allows the application of grease to the coupled parts.
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