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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:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
NSK Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 1/936 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 1/936 ;
Abstract
A compact and light weight axle unit with good durability and reliability for driving a vehicle wheel is provided wherein the splined bore,of the hub,is engaged with the splined shaft,of the drive shaft member,and a stop ring,is held between the outer engagement groove,on the inner peripheral surface of the splined bore,and the inner engagement groove,on the outer peripheral surface of the splined shaft,to prevent the splined shaft,from being removed.