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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2007
Applicants:
Kenneth Okamuro, Statesville, NC (US);
Robert Joeseph Brazeau, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Pratish Prabhakar Malushte, Maharashtra, IN;
Inventors:
Kenneth Okamuro, Statesville, NC (US);
Robert Joeseph Brazeau, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Pratish Prabhakar Malushte, Maharashtra, IN;
Assignee:
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A drive axle assembly has at least one axle arm portion extending from a differential housing to a shoulder structure that is unitary with the outboard end of the axle arm portion. The shoulder structure houses a first bevel bear and a second bevel gear. Openings adjacent the bevel gears are selectively closed with covers.