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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2023
Applicant:
Arvinmeritor Technology, Llc, Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/42 (2012.01); F16H 57/022 (2012.01); F16H 57/037 (2012.01); F16H 48/06 (2006.01); F16H 57/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/42 (2013.01); F16H 57/022 (2013.01); F16H 57/037 (2013.01); F16C 2229/00 (2013.01); F16H 48/06 (2013.01); F16H 2048/423 (2013.01); F16H 2048/426 (2013.01); F16H 2057/0221 (2013.01); F16H 2057/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
An axle assembly having a preload mechanism. The preload mechanism engages a bearing assembly and includes a preload element and an adjuster element. The preload element is disposed inside a housing and is rotatable about an axis. The adjuster element engages the preload element and is moveable to actuate the preload element and exert a preload force on a bearing assembly. The adjuster element is accessible from outside of the housing.