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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2002
Heinzwilli Fuchs, Mühleip, DE;
Colin Zaers, Siegburg, DE;
Werner Krude, Neunkirchen-Seelscheid, DE;
GKN Automotive GmbH, , DE;
Abstract
A differential drive having a drive housing () with a longitudinal drive axis (A); having a drivable differential carrier () which is rotatably supported in the drive housing () by means of two rolling contact bearings (), which comprises a longitudinal carrier axis (A), wherein, at the differential carrier (), there are formed projections () which extend co-axially relative to the longitudinal carrier axis and into which there are inserted outer bearing races () of the rolling contact bearings (); and wherein, in the drive housing (), there is provided a side opening () through which the differential carrier () with inserted outer bearing races () of the rolling contact bearings () can be inserted; and wherein, in the drive housing (), there are provided bores () into which there are inserted bearing holding rings () which carry inner bearing races () of the rolling contact bearings () and which, together with said inner bearing races, can be inserted into the bores () co-axially relative to the longitudinal drive axis (A).