Vehicle wheel end assembly with wheel adapter

Details Vehicle wheel end assembly with wheel adapter Vehicle wheel end assembly with wheel adapter

2007-04-17

2007-04-17

Fleming, Faye M. (Department: 3616)

Motor vehicles

Transmission mechanism

Final gear drive at each of two parallel wheels

Reexamination Certificate

active

10153121

ABSTRACT:
A wheel end assembly includes an output shaft that is directly mountable to a wheel adapter to drive a vehicle wheel. A gear assembly is coupled to the output shaft to transfer driving force from an input to the output shaft. The gear assembly includes an output gear that is directly coupled to the output shaft. Thus, the wheel adapter and output gear are both supported directly on the output shaft. The gear assembly and output shaft are substantially enclosed within a housing that is mounted to a non-rotating vehicle component. The output shaft is solely supported by a pair of bearings for rotation relative to the housing. The bearings are installed for direct engagement with the output shaft and housing.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1605065 (1926-11-01), Rackham
patent: 3150531 (1964-09-01), Singer
patent: 6148968 (2000-11-01), Davison
patent: 6811514 (2004-11-01), Bowman
European Search Report, Sep. 13, 2004.

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