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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
May. 26, 2021
Applicant:
Aircraft Gear Corporation, Loves Park, IL (US);
Inventor:
Sean M. Carlini, Rockford, IL (US);
Assignee:
Aircraft Gear Corporation, Loves Park, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 8/22 (2006.01); C21D 1/06 (2006.01); C23C 8/04 (2006.01); F16D 3/205 (2006.01); F16D 3/224 (2011.01); F16D 3/223 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/224 (2013.01); C21D 1/06 (2013.01); C23C 8/04 (2013.01); C23C 8/22 (2013.01); F16D 3/2057 (2013.01); F16D 2003/22303 (2013.01); F16D 2003/22309 (2013.01); F16D 2200/0021 (2013.01); F16D 2200/0082 (2013.01); F16D 2250/0053 (2013.01); F16D 2300/10 (2013.01); Y10S 29/026 (2013.01); Y10S 29/049 (2013.01); Y10S 464/906 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49707 (2015.01);
Abstract
A universal joint or other vehicle driveline assembly includes an inner race, an outer race, and bearings positioned between the races. In some embodiments, the components of the universal joint that are in contact with the bearings are selectively processed to be harder than the other non-contact surfaces of the component.