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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2003
Applicants:
James F. Ziech, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Glen Peterson, Portage, MI (US);
James Ridge, Portage, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Dana Corporation, Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/06 (2006.01); F16H 57/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A differential carrier housing having both reduced weight and improved strength along the operational load path of the housing is provided. The housing includes a hollow rib that extends from a forward end rearward of an outer bearing for an input shaft to a rear end at a flange on the carrier housing that is connected to an axle housing.