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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2021
Jtekt Corporation, Kariya, JP;
JTEKT CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A differential gear includes a first connecting member with straight-spline protrusions on its inner periphery; a second connecting member with straight-spline protrusions on its inner periphery; a first side gear; and a second side gear. The first side gear includes a first cylindrical portion coupled to the first connecting member by helical splines, and a first wall portion extending radially inward. The second side gear includes a second cylindrical portion coupled to the second connecting member by helical splines, and a second wall portion extending radially inward. The first wall portion of the first side gear protrudes radially inward beyond the straight-spline protrusions of the first connecting member, and the second wall portion of the second side gear protrudes radially inward beyond the straight-spline protrusions of the second connecting member.