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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2007
Dennis W. Isken, Ii, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
James M. Story, Saline, MI (US);
Charles Krysztof, Canton, MI (US);
Robert J. Neal, Commerce, MI (US);
Jason Savage, Warren, MI (US);
Gerald S. Szczepanski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Dennis W. Isken, II, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
James M. Story, Saline, MI (US);
Charles Krysztof, Canton, MI (US);
Robert J. Neal, Commerce, MI (US);
Jason Savage, Warren, MI (US);
Gerald S. Szczepanski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A differential assembly includes a first case portion, a second case portion secured to the first case portion, the first case portion and the second case portions enclosing a cavity and supported for rotation about a first axis, a spider pin located within and extending beyond the cavity at an axial position to engage the ring gear and secured to at least one of the first case portion and the second case portion for rotation therewith, and a ring gear secured to at least one of the first case portion and the second case portion, located radially outboard of the spider pins and at the axial position of the spider pins.