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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Sypris Technologies, Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Inventors:
Stephen W. Straub, Louisville, KY (US);
Patrick T. Maled, New Albany, IN (US);
Assignee:
Sypris Technologies, Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 35/00 (2006.01); B60B 35/12 (2006.01); B60B 27/06 (2006.01); F16D 1/108 (2006.01); F16D 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 35/12 (2013.01); B60B 27/06 (2013.01); B60B 27/065 (2013.01); F16D 1/108 (2013.01); B60B 2360/102 (2013.01); B60B 2360/143 (2013.01); B60B 2360/1442 (2013.01); B60B 2900/112 (2013.01); B60B 2900/311 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/10 (2013.01); F16D 2001/102 (2013.01);
Abstract
An axle shaft has radially outwardly extending drive fingers which drivingly engage drive slots in a wheel hub cover. The hub cover is rigidly secured to a wheel hub and maintains the axial position of the axle shaft. A shock absorber may be positioned between the drive fingers and the drive slots. The axle shaft may be formed from a hollow tube or a solid shaft by cutting an end portion of the shaft and deforming a cut section radially outwardly to form a drive finger.