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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2012
Applicants:
Dale L. Kwasniewski, Galesburg, MI (US);
Sreenivasa L. Nayak, Bangalore, IN;
Larry P. Wagle, Boyne Falls, MI (US);
Inventors:
Dale L. Kwasniewski, Galesburg, MI (US);
Sreenivasa L. Nayak, Bangalore, IN;
Larry P. Wagle, Boyne Falls, MI (US);
Assignee:
ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 35/06 (2006.01); F16C 35/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An axle assembly having a housing, a bearing, and a bearing adjuster mechanism. The bearing adjuster mechanism may include an adjuster ring and a lock ring. The adjuster ring may have a set of teeth and exert a preload force upon the bearing. The lock ring may include a lock tab portion that extends between two teeth and engages a lock ring positioning feature disposed on the housing to inhibit rotation of the adjuster ring.