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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2002
William Glen Jensen, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Torque-Traction Technologies, Inc., Maumee, OH (US);
Abstract
A differential assembly for a motor vehicle comprises a differential case rotatably supported in an axle housing and forming an inner cavity housing a differential gear mechanism. The differential gear mechanism includes at least one pinion mate gear rotatably supported by a pinion shaft extending through radial bores in the differential case. The pinion mate gear has a back face adapted to cooperate with a complementary pinion seat surface through a thrust washer disposed therebetween. The differential case further includes at least one lubrication passage formed within the differential case adjacent to the radial bore receiving the pinion shaft. The lubrication passage provides fluid communication path for the lubricating oil from an oil reservoir in an axle housing to a space between the pinion seat surface of the differential case and the thrust washer of the pinion mate gear.