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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2014
Sypris Technologies, Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Patrick T. Maled, New Albany, IN (US);
Stephen W. Straub, Louisville, KY (US);
Thomas A. Petschke, Jr., Crestwood, KY (US);
Joseph Randolph Masching, New Salisbury, IN (US);
David Michael Eblen, Hickory, NC (US);
Matthew Yaksic, Marion, OH (US);
Alberto Fabián Villalobos Rodriguez, Toluca, MX;
Jose Medina Guia, Toluca, MX;
Oscar Reyes Morales, Toluca, MX;
Sypris Technologies, Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Abstract
An axle shaft has an inboard end portion with a spline for engagement with a differential assembly and an outboard end with a flange for mounting a wheel hub assembly. One or both of the end portions have cavities for weight reduction. The inboard end portion cavity extends underneath the spline. The outboard end portion cavity extends completely underneath the flange.