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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Magna Powertrain of America, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
Paul W. Schwark, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Bradley S. Ketchel, Oxford, MI (US);
Assignee:
MAGNA POWERTRAIN OF AMERICA, INC., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/03 (2012.01); F16H 48/38 (2012.01); F16H 48/08 (2006.01); F16H 57/037 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/037 (2013.01); F16H 48/08 (2013.01); F16H 48/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drive axle unit for use in a motor vehicle having a multi-piece axle housing assembly including at least two housing components interconnected via at least one in-situ molded retainer component. A method for securing at least two housing components of an axle housing assembly by injecting a molten material into a pair of aligned mold indentations formed in the two housing components which solidifies to create an in-situ molded retainer component.