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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7096990 | Double disconnect assembly for multi-axle vehicles An axle disconnect system is provided whereby axles of a tandem or multi-axle vehicle may be easily and quickly engaged and disengaged as required and whereby the ring gear and differential gears remain stationary when the axle is disengaged. In multi-axle vehicles,... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6554732 | Differential assembly with modified limited slip clutch arrangement A limited slip differential having a modified clutch pack mechanism located outside of the differential case. The mechanism include a planetary gear assembly disposed between a side gear and the clutch pack to facilitate the application of greater torque.... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6527663 | Pinion shaft for differential assembly A novel arrangement of a pinion shaft for a differential assembly having a substantially H-shaped cross-section with added oiling radii. The H-shaped pinion shaft provides substantially reduced weight of the differential pinion shaft, increases a strength... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6527664 | Locking differential with clutch activated by magnetorheological fluid A limited slip differential includes a friction clutch mechanism, an electromagnetic coupling, and a camming mechanism disposed between the friction clutch mechanism and the electromagnetic coupling. The camming mechanism converts shearing forces within t... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6517462 | Dual disconnect drive assembly A dual disconnect differential assembly for four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle is disclosed. This disconnect differential assembly connects/disconnects both axle shafts of a differential assembly simultaneously from the side gears of the differential assembly... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6511395 | Sensor thrust washer A speed-sensing system for a differential assembly, wherein a tone ring positioned on the ring gear flange is eliminated and the speed-sensing equipment is specially placed in the form of a thrust washer and/or slinger with a tone sensing ring disposed be... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6503167 | Externally actuated locking differential assembly An electronically controlled locking differential assembly including a friction clutch assembly provided within a differential case for selectively restricting differential action. The friction clutch assembly is actuated by a selectively controllable act... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6497027 | Method for controlling axle shaft endplay in differential assembly A method for controlling an axle shaft endplay in a differential assembly is disclosed. The desired axle shaft endplay is determined by a differential manufacturer based on the specific operating conditions of the differential assembly. In accordance with... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6488606 | Limited slip differential with self contained oil supply A limited slip differential for vehicular applications that eliminates chattering noise from the differential while maintaining seal integrity. This is accomplished by the use of a differential casing that includes at least a pair of fluid seals isolating... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6484391 | Fixture and worktable to press a bushing in a carrier A bushing installation and removal assembly includes mounting table fitted with a vice fixture, a press/ram assembly having a controlled hydraulic press whereby a separate hydraulic repositioning system disposes the work piece into the press/ram assembly ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6478709 | Axle end play adjustment systems and methods In a differential/mechanism for transmitting power from a drive shaft to the axle shafts of a motor vehicle, an axle shaft end play adjuster is threadingly disposed at the end of the axle shaft adjacent the differential pinion shaft. The end play adjuster... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6474873 | Adjustable preload shim for tapered bearings An assembly by which to effect incremental adjustments to the end play, or preloading, to a bearing set. Relatively rotatable first and second thrust rings have contiguously juxtaposed and interacting ramp surfaces. Interposed between the first and second... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6470988 | Differential assembly with synchronizing preload A differential assembly having a preload or biased differential case. A beveled thrust washer is disposed between each side gear and the differential case. The beveled thrust washer induces a preload between the side gear and differential case to help ens... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6460677 | Dual ball ramp actuator for locking differential A dual ball ramp actuator having a control ring acting with a pressure plates to supply an axial clutch clamping force to a differential clutch assembly where the ball ramp paths follow overlapping eccentric grooves that can be actuated in both the forwar... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6460268 | Universal bearing pre-load tool and method for using thereof A universal differential bearing preload tool includes a pair of opposite cylindrical discs simulating differential bearing cups, a disc spreading device for adjusting a distance between the discs, and a force measuring device associated with the disc spr... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6450914 | Adjustable axle shaft endplay The device for adjusting an endplay of an axle shaft in a differential assembly includes an axle shaft supported in a differential case for rotation about a longitudinal axis, and an endplay adjustment member threadedly mounted on a terminal shoulder prov... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6428441 | Locking differential with clutch activated by magnetorheological fluid A limited slip differential includes a friction clutch mechanism, an electromagnetic coupling, and a camming mechanism disposed between the friction clutch mechanism and the electromagnetic coupling. The camming mechanism converts shearing forces within t... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6408973 | Wheel end disconnect system An integrated wheel end system for a vehicle including a clutch adapted to provide driving engagement/disengagement of a wheel to convert between driven and non-driven modes of wheel movement. A vehicle is provided with both 4×2 and 4×4 capabilities and... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6402655 | Limited slip differential with adjustable preload A differential assembly having a limited slip device with a mechanism to adjust the preload of a clutch pack. The differential assembly includes a differential case with pinion and side gears disposed therein. The clutch pack is disposed between at least ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6398686 | Electronically controlled limited slip differential assembly A novel arrangement of an electronically controlled limited slip differential assembly including a friction clutch assembly provided within a differential case for selectively restricting differential action. The friction clutch assembly is contained betw... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6371500 | Cam mechanism for an adjustable wheel mounting assembly An adjustable mounting assembly for a steerable wheel assembly. A cam member is rotatably disposed within a recess formed in the lower arm of a yoke assembly. An eccentric cylinder of the cam member extends within a vertically oriented slot formed in a ba... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6364803 | Differential axle assembly with adjustable gear offset An adjustable pinion offset in a differential axle assembly. The offset between a pinion gear and shaft relative to a ring gear in the differential axle assembly is adjustable due to an eccentric mounting of the pinion assembly relative to the differentia... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363985 | Rotary air coupling for tire inflation system The present invention is directed to a rotary air coupling that distributes air to tires mounted on a rotating hub of a driven axle. The coupling is positioned adjacent the parking brake of a rear disk brake configuration. In the preferred design, the rot... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6357927 | End play preload adjusting assembly for bearings An assembly to effect adjustments to the end play, or preloading, of a bearing set. The adjusting assembly utilizes a threaded bearing cup body and a correspondingly threaded adjusting ring. The bearing cup body abuts the outer race of the bearing and the... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6352018 | Hydraulic actuator assembly with integral damper/accumulator A novel arrangement of a hydraulic actuator assembly is disclosed. The hydraulic actuator assembly comprises a bi-directional electric motor driving a drive screw. A shaft coupler is threaded onto the drive screw. The shaft coupler is splined to a station... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6336777 | Face hobbing of hypoid gears using a two-spindle machine This invention is directed to a method of using a two spindle Hurth-Module multi-spindle (or similar) cutting machine to accomplish face hobbing of hypoid and spiral bevel gear sets. A first cutter mounted on a first spindle would rough cut the gears and ... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6332523 | Axle assembly parking brake mechanism A brake mechanism for braking an axle shaft rotatably supported within an axle housing. A pair of arcuate brake pads are pivotally pinned within the axle housing such that each of the arcuate brake pads can pivot from an brake position engaging the axle s... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6302233 | Steering axle for vehicular hydraustatic drive system A novel arrangement of a steering axle for a land vehicle having a hydrostatic drive system, wherein a hydraulic motor assembly is directly mounted on a steerable wheel of the axle and adapted to be movable with the wheel, is disclosed. The steering axle ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6296097 | Hydraulically actuated axle disconnect An axle disconnect assembly for a vehicle having an input shaft and a coaxially arranged output shaft. A collar is splined to one of the shafts and is slidable to selectively engage the other shaft to establish a positive driving connection between the in... | 10/02/2001 |
