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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2022
Applicant:
Allison Transmission, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventor:
Austin Morris, Avon, IN (US);
Assignee:
Allison Transmission, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/3232 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/3232 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seal for an axle shaft assembly which may be found in an automotive transmission or drive axle, is provided. The seal may accommodate significant axle deflection, while retaining a fluid-tight seal between multiple sealing surfaces. The seal may include dynamic flanges configured to seal against surfaces which are angled or orthogonal with respect to one another. The seal may also include one or more holes extending from an outer surface to an inner surface of the seal, such that a body of the seal forms a conduit which allows fluid, such as lubricating fluid, to flow through the seal.