Collapsible spacer in final drive unit of motor vehicle

Details Collapsible spacer in final drive unit of motor vehicle Collapsible spacer in final drive unit of motor vehicle

1974-11-26

1976-04-27

Gerin, Leonard H.

Machine element or mechanism

Gearing

Yieldability in gear trains

64 30C, F16H 5700

Patent

active

039526089

ABSTRACT:
A thin walled metal tubular spacer disposable in use in a compressed state between a pair of spaced pinion shaft bearings in a final drive unit to preload the pinion bearings. The tubular spacer is generally cylindrical and has a circumferential bulged portion to facilitate longitudinal compression of the tubular spacer, and has a cylindrical portion having at least one elongated opening therethrough. The elongated opening is oriented with its major dimension extending in the longitudinal dimension of the tubular spacer and facilitates torsional deformation of the cylindrical portion having at least one elongated opening therethrough.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3006215 (1961-10-01), Musser
patent: 3626789 (1971-12-01), Winter et al.
patent: 3744274 (1973-07-01), Sekiya et al.

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