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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Malcolm F Ruppert, Jr, Hebron, OH (US);
Assignee:
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems, LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7460 / ; 475230 ; 475346 ;
Abstract
An improved differential case is provided that resists rotation between the two differential case halves. Spline teeth extend from each of the mating faces of the two differential case halves into grooves in the other. The spline teeth and grooves prevent relative rotation. A method of making the differential case halves is also disclosed.