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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2007
Applicant:
Dongwon Kim, Hwaseong, KR;
Inventor:
Dongwon Kim, Hwaseong, KR;
Assignee:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A differential pinion gear has a curved interior surface, defining a hole for a pinion shaft to be disposed therein. The hole is narrower at the center and wider at the ends. The interior surface may have a radius of curvature at the center of the hole that is larger than the radius of curvature at each of the ends of the hole. The hole may also include a chamfered portion at each end.