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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2006
Applicant:
Kenneth Okamuro, Statesville, NC (US);
Inventor:
Kenneth Okamuro, Statesville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC, Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A drive axle assembly having at least one drive shaft tube and at least one substantially horizontal drive shaft located within the tube. The drive shaft is connected at an inboard end to a differential and an outboard end of the drive shaft has a first bevel gear. The first bevel gear is meshed with a second bevel gear within a shoulder structure. The second bevel gear is located on a non-horizontal drive shaft. A selectively closeable opening is provided in the shoulder structure for installing and maintaining the bevel gears.