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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2003
Edward Eugene Stuart, Payne, OH (US);
Timothy Bernard Allmandinger, Roanoke, IN (US);
Sean Karl Hoefer, Wabash, IN (US);
Earl James Irwin, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Parvinder Singh Nanua, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Gregory James Maser, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Edward Eugene Stuart, Payne, OH (US);
Timothy Bernard Allmandinger, Roanoke, IN (US);
Sean Karl Hoefer, Wabash, IN (US);
Earl James Irwin, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Parvinder Singh Nanua, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Gregory James Maser, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Torque-Traction Technologies, Inc., Maumee, OH (US);
Abstract
A drive axle assembly for motor vehicles, includes a support beam member having a substantially flat, enlarged central plate section and two opposite arm sections, a differential assembly module secured to the central plate section and enclosed into a housing formed by a rear cover and a front cover secured to opposite surfaces of the central plate section. A method for assembling the drive axle assembly comprises the steps of securing the front cover to a front mounting surface of the support beam member, fastening the differential assembly module to the central plate section of the support beam member, and fastening the rear cover to the rear mounting surface of the support beam member.