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Patent No.:

US 10543717 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 02, 2017

Variable-wall light-weight axle shaft with an integral flange member and method for making the same

Applicant:

U.s. Manufacturing Corporation, Warren, MI (US);

Inventors:

Adel Mohd Khanfar, Sterling Heights, MI (US);

Earl Paul Barker, II, St. Clair, MI (US);

Assignee:

AAM INTERNATIONAL S.À R.L., Luxembourg, LU;

Attorney:

Foley & Lardner LLP

Primary Examiner:

Christopher M Koehler

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 35/12 (2006.01); F16C 3/02 (2006.01); H05B 6/02 (2006.01); B21D 19/00 (2006.01); B21C 23/08 (2006.01); B21K 21/12 (2006.01); B21J 5/08 (2006.01); B21K 1/06 (2006.01); B21C 1/18 (2006.01); B21C 1/24 (2006.01); B60B 27/06 (2006.01); B60B 35/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 35/122 (2013.01); B21C 1/18 (2013.01); B21C 1/24 (2013.01); B21C 23/085 (2013.01); B21D 19/00 (2013.01); B21J 5/08 (2013.01); B21K 1/063 (2013.01); B21K 21/12 (2013.01); B60B 27/06 (2013.01); B60B 35/14 (2013.01); F16C 3/02 (2013.01); H05B 6/02 (2013.01); B60B 2900/111 (2013.01); B60B 2900/113 (2013.01);
Abstract

A drive axle shaft and method for making the same are provided. The drive axle shaft includes an elongate tubular body and a wheel flange. The elongate tubular body has a longitudinal axis and comprises a first end portion and a second end. The second end is configured to be coupled to a side gear in a differential. The wheel flange is disposed at the first end portion and is configured to support a vehicle wheel. The elongate tubular body and the wheel flange are formed as a unitary body without any weld therebetween.

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Khanfar, Adel. (2020). Variable-wall light-weight axle shaft with an integral flange member and method for making the same (U.S. Patent No. 10543717). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10543717

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