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Axle gear construction

Assignee: Daimler Benz AG
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Filing: 1963-01-14
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Granted: 1965-08-03
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Expires: 1983-01-14
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Abstract

Abstract 951,376. Differential gears. DAIMLER-BENZ A.G. Jan. 17, 1963 [Jan. 19, 1962], No. 2178/63. Heading F2D. A vehicle axle casing 10 has integral bearing supports 17a, 18a for a differential body 16 supporting axle shafts 23, 24, a transverse opening 25 in the casing being large enough to allow oblique removal of the differential body 16, crown wheel 15 and axle shaft 23. The axle shaft 24 may be a stub shaft connected to a further axle shaft and the bevel pinion 14 may be mounted in bearings in housings 11a, 12a integral with the casing 10. The bearing housings 11a, 12a may be within a housing 10a supported from the casing 10 by radial ribs 29, the casing being in light alloy.

Inventors

  • 👤 Muller Alf John

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 18:51
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H57/00; F16H57/02; F16H57/037; F16H48/00; F16H48/06; F16H48/08; F16H57/023; F16H57/03; F16H2048/082; F16H48/38; F16H48/40; F16H2048/405; F16H48/42; F16H2048/423; F16H2057/02008; F16H2057/02039; F16H2057/02043; F16H2057/02052; F16H2057/02086; F16H2057/02091; F16H2057/0235; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/2186; Y10T74/2188

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 267 words
AN AXLE GEAR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES COMPRISING: AN AXLE GEAR HOUSING A DIFFERENTIAL INCLUDING HOUSING-LIKE DIFFERENTIAL BODY MEANS, A SPUR BEVEL GEAR OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID DIFFERENTIAL BODY MEANS, AND A PLURALITY OF GEAR WHEELS, AXLE SHAFT MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SOME OF SAID GEAR WHEELS, SAID HOUSING-LIKE DIFFERENTIAL BODY MEANS SURROUDING AT THE TWO ENDS THEREOF SAID AXLE SHAFT MEANS AND SERVING FOR THE BEARING SUPPORT OF SAID AXLE SHAFT MEANS AND OF SAID GEAR WHEELS, SAID AXLE GEAR HOUSING BEING AN INTEGRAL STRUCTURE AND SUBSTANTIALLY ENCLOSING ON ALL SIDES AND SURROUNDING SAID DIFFERENTIAL INCLUDING SAID HOUSING-LIKE DIFFERENTIAL BODY MEANS, SAID SPUR BEVEL GEAR, AND SAID PLURALITY OF GEAR WHEELS, SAID AXLE GEAR HOUSING BEARING FURTHER PROVIDED WITH BEARING APERTURE MEANS FOR THE BEARINGS OF TWO ENDS OF SAID DIFFERENTIAL BODY MEANS, BEARING MEANS FOR SAID BEARING APERTURE MEANS, MEANS FOR REMOVABLY RETAINING ONE OF THE BEARING MEANS FOR THE ENDS OF SAID DIFFERENTIAL BODY MEANS IN THE RESPECTIVE BEARING APERTURE MEANS, SAID AXLE GEAR HOUSING BEING ADDITIONALLY PROVIDED WITH A LATERAL APERTURE DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSVERSELY TO THE AXIS OF SAID AXLE SHAFT MEANS AND WITHIN A PLANE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE BEARING APERTURE MEANS FOR THE ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY OF SAID DIFFERENTIAL BODY MEANS INCLUSIVE SAID SPUR BEVEL GEAR WHEEL, SAID LATERAL APERTURE BEING OF SUCH SIZE THAT SAID DIFFERENTIAL BODY MEANS TOGETHER WITH SAID SPUR BEVEL GEAR AND WITH AT LEAT ONE OF SAID AXLE SHAFT MEANS SUPPORTED THEREIN MAY BE REMOVED IN THE INCLINED POSITION THEREOF THROUGH SAID LATERAL APERTURE OUT OF THE AXLE GEAR HOUSING UPON REMOVAL OF SAID REMOVABLY RETAINED BEARING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 267 words
AN AXLE GEAR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES COMPRISING: AN AXLE GEAR HOUSING A DIFFERENTIAL INCLUDING HOUSING-LIKE DIFFERENTIAL BODY MEANS, A SPUR BEVEL GEAR OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID DIFFERENTIAL BODY MEANS, AND A PLURALITY OF GEAR WHEELS, AXLE SHAFT MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SOME OF SAID GEAR WHEELS, SAID HOUSING-LIKE DIFFERENTIAL BODY MEANS SURROUDING AT THE TWO ENDS THEREOF SAID AXLE SHAFT MEANS AND SERVING FOR THE BEARING SUPPORT OF SAID AXLE SHAFT MEANS AND OF SAID GEAR WHEELS, SAID AXLE GEAR HOUSING BEING AN INTEGRAL STRUCTURE AND SUBSTANTIALLY ENCLOSING ON ALL SIDES AND SURROUNDING SAID DIFFERENTIAL INCLUDING SAID HOUSING-LIKE DIFFERENTIAL BODY MEANS, SAID SPUR BEVEL GEAR, AND SAID PLURALITY OF GEAR WHEELS, SAID AXLE GEAR HOUSING BEARING FURTHER PROVIDED WITH BEARING APERTURE MEANS FOR THE BEARINGS OF TWO ENDS OF SAID DIFFERENTIAL BODY MEANS, BEARING MEANS FOR SAID BEARING APERTURE MEANS, MEANS FOR REMOVABLY RETAINING ONE OF THE BEARING MEANS FOR THE ENDS OF SAID DIFFERENTIAL BODY MEANS IN THE RESPECTIVE BEARING APERTURE MEANS, SAID AXLE GEAR HOUSING BEING ADDITIONALLY PROVIDED WITH A LATERAL APERTURE DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSVERSELY TO THE AXIS OF SAID AXLE SHAFT MEANS AND WITHIN A PLANE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE BEARING APERTURE MEANS FOR THE ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY OF SAID DIFFERENTIAL BODY MEANS INCLUSIVE SAID SPUR BEVEL GEAR WHEEL, SAID LATERAL APERTURE BEING OF SUCH SIZE THAT SAID DIFFERENTIAL BODY MEANS TOGETHER WITH SAID SPUR BEVEL GEAR AND WITH AT LEAT ONE OF SAID AXLE SHAFT MEANS SUPPORTED THEREIN MAY BE REMOVED IN THE INCLINED POSITION THEREOF THROUGH SAID LATERAL APERTURE OUT OF THE AXLE GEAR HOUSING UPON REMOVAL OF SAID REMOVABLY RETAINED BEARING MEANS.

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