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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventor:
Kevin M. Allen, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Assignee:
Deer & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 1/072 (2006.01); F16D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 1/06 (2013.01); F16D 1/072 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49922 (2015.01); Y10T 403/49 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method of assembling a shaft assembly having a shaft defining a longitudinal axis and including a groove in an outer circumferential surface includes positioning a hub relative to the shaft and positioning a retaining ring in the groove of the shaft and adjacent to the hub. The retaining ring includes an annular body that has a first end spaced apart from a second end. The method also includes securing a retaining member to the retaining ring to constrain the first end relative to the second end.