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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gregory Allen Fett, Ft. Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
Torque-Traction Technologies, Inc., Holland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 4/808 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 4/808 ;
Abstract
A compact differential assembly includes a differential case defining a cavity, a set of pinion mate gears rotatably mounted within the cavity in a free-floating manner, and a pair of opposite side gears drivingly engaging the differential pinion mate gears for allowing differential rotation between the side gears. Each of the side gears is integrally formed at an inward end of a corresponding axle shaft within an outside diameter thereof as a unitary single-piece part.