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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2003
Xiao-ming LI, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Wayne Johnston, Alexander City, AL (US);
Vincent Joseph Genise, Novi, MI (US);
Xiao-Ming Li, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Wayne Johnston, Alexander City, AL (US);
Vincent Joseph Genise, Novi, MI (US);
Citation Corporation, Birmingham, AL (US);
Abstract
An axle assembly serves as a primary structural member for a motor vehicle and comprises an axle tube having a first end and a second end and with an opening located near the first end and a mounting module formed as a unitary extension of the axle tube. At least one steel insert is positioned near the first end, and the steel insert is adapted to be welded to a differential carrier to secure the axle tube to the differential carrier. The axle assembly may also have an axle tube formed unitary with the differential carrier.