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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2015
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations, LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/08 (2006.01); F16H 48/38 (2012.01); G01P 3/02 (2006.01); F16H 48/40 (2012.01); G01B 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/38 (2013.01); F16H 48/08 (2013.01); G01P 3/02 (2013.01); F16H 48/40 (2013.01); F16H 2048/387 (2013.01); G01B 7/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
A differential assembly for a powertrain of a vehicle includes a differential housing, a differential shaft, and a retainer ring. The differential shaft retains a pair of opposing bevel gears within the differential housing in mesh with a pair of opposing side gears each connected to a half shaft. The retainer ring is disposed on the outside of the differential housing covering the bores in which is fit the differential shaft.