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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:
Jul. 04, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
James S Dye, Walworth, NY (US);
Assignee:
Zexel Torsen Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
475230 ; 475231 ;
Abstract
A bevel gear differential, also referred to as an 'open' differential, is modified by asymmetrically distributing bevel pinions around a central axis of a pair of side bevel gears. The asymmetrically distributed pinions generate imbalanced radial forces acting on the side gears, which are converted into increased frictional resistance to differentiation. The force imbalance is managed at frictional interfaces to support a wider range of performance options.