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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2016
Volvo Truck Corporation, Göteborg, SE;
Yann Depoorter, Lyons, FR;
Thomas Barillot, Mornant, FR;
Serge Vananty, Chassieu, FR;
Chris Clezardin, Saint Maurice sur Dargoire, FR;
Michael Joliet, Montseveroux, FR;
VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION, Göteborg, SE;
Abstract
Disclosed is an assembly to be mounted at an end portion of an axle of a vehicle, the axle including a differential carrier housing containing a differential and drive shafts, each having one end connected to the differential and a second end to connect to a wheel of the vehicle. The assembly includes a cover to be mounted at the end portion of the axle and fastened to a wheel hub, and a stop elastically compressible in the axial direction and fastened to the cover so as to face and contact one end face of a drive shaft. The stop includes a first part having a first cross-section Sand configured to absorb in compression axial movements of the drive shaft, and a second part having a second cross-section Ssmaller than the first cross-section Sand configured to provide a substantially point contact with the drive shaft end face.