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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2004
Applicants:
Harold W. Seeds, Lake Orion, MI (US);
David M. Morse, Waterford, MI (US);
Inventors:
Harold W. Seeds, Lake Orion, MI (US);
David M. Morse, Waterford, MI (US);
Assignee:
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A modular axle assembly includes a first tube assembly and a second tube assembly interconnected by a center section. A number of different modular axle assemblies are constructed by using different center sections. For example, a non-driving axle includes a sleeve interconnecting first and second tube assemblies. A driving front axle includes a differential housing interconnecting the first and second tube assemblies.