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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2010
Balazs Palfai, Fishers, IN (US);
Attila Nagy, Fishers, IN (US);
Andrew Meyer, Fortville, IN (US);
Remy Technologies, L.L.C., Pendleton, IN (US);
Abstract
A differential gear set including a gear housing and a first planet gear rotatably mounted to the gear housing and includes a first end portion having a plurality of planet gear teeth. A second planet gear is rotatably mounted to the gear housing and includes a first end portion having a plurality of planet gear teeth. A side gear is rotatably mounted in the gear housing and includes a plurality of side gear teeth that mechanically engage with the plurality of planet gear teeth of the first planet gear and the plurality of planet gear teeth of the second planet gear. A gear lash control member is interposed between the first and second planet gears and the side gear. The gear lash control member maintains a desired gear lash of the plurality of planet gear teeth and to the plurality of side gear teeth.