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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2024
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Jordan Geiser, Massillon, OH (US);
Gregory Heeke, Wooster, OH (US);
David Burky, Massillon, OH (US);
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
An extended differential output gear including a gear body portion and a tubular portion. The gear body portion includes an outer gear portion and an inner spline portion at least partially overlapping the outer gear portion in a radial direction. The tubular portion extends axially from the inner spline portion. The tubular portion may include a speed sensor target. The tubular portion may include a thicker portion adjacent to the inner spline portion, and a thinner portion adjacent to the thicker portion. The tubular portion may include a stepped tube pressed onto the thinner portion, and the stepped tube may include a speed sensor target. A differential assembly including the extended differential output gear and an axle assembly including the differential assembly are also disclosed.