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US3318173A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Differential gear assembly

Assignee: American Motors Corp
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Filing: 1965-03-19
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Granted: 1967-05-09
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Expires: 1985-03-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Stanley V Puidokas

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 13:47
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C19/00; F16C19/54; F16C19/546; F16C19/547; F16C19/548; F16C33/00; F16C33/30; F16C33/66; F16C33/6637; F16C33/6659; F16C33/6674; F16H; F16H48/00; F16H48/06; F16H48/08; F16H57/00; F16H57/04; F16H57/0467; F16H57/0469; F16H57/048; F16H57/0482; F16H57/0483; F16C2361/00; F16C2361/61; F16H48/38; F16H48/42; F16H2048/423; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/2186; Y10T74/2188

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 167 words
A DIFFERENTIAL GEAR ASSEMBLY COMPRISING: (A) A HOUSING DEFINING A CHAMBER HAVING AN ELONGATED EXIT, SAID HOUSING HAVING A PASSAGE ABOVE SAID EXIT AND CONNECTING SAID CHAMBER AND EXIT AND A CONDUIT BELOW SAID EXIT AND EXTENDING FROM SAID CHAMBER AND JOINING SAID EXIT OUTWARD OF SAID PASSAGE; (B) A CASE ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING CHAMBER, SAID CASE HAVING AN INTERIOR ADAPTED TO CONTAIN DIFFERENTIAL GEARS FOR ACTUATING DRIVE AXLES; (C) A RING GEAR ATTACHED TO THE EXTERIOR OF SAID CASE; (D) A PINION SHAFT HAVING A PINION ENGAGING SAID RING GEAR FOR DRIVING SAME, SAID SHAFT ALSO EXTENDING THROUGH SAID EXIT AND BEING ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO A SOURCE OF POWER; (E) A PAIR OF SPACED OPPOSEDLY MOUNTED CUP AND CONE TYPE ROLLER BEARINGS ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID PINION SHAFT IN SAID HOUSING EXIT, ONE OF SAID BEARINGS BEING LARGER THAN THE OTHER BEARING, SAID LARGER BEARING BEING ADJACENT SAID PINION, SAID SMALLER BEARING BEING LOCATED IN SAID EXIT INWARD OF SAID CONDUIT JOINING THEREWITH;
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 167 words
A DIFFERENTIAL GEAR ASSEMBLY COMPRISING: (A) A HOUSING DEFINING A CHAMBER HAVING AN ELONGATED EXIT, SAID HOUSING HAVING A PASSAGE ABOVE SAID EXIT AND CONNECTING SAID CHAMBER AND EXIT AND A CONDUIT BELOW SAID EXIT AND EXTENDING FROM SAID CHAMBER AND JOINING SAID EXIT OUTWARD OF SAID PASSAGE; (B) A CASE ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING CHAMBER, SAID CASE HAVING AN INTERIOR ADAPTED TO CONTAIN DIFFERENTIAL GEARS FOR ACTUATING DRIVE AXLES; (C) A RING GEAR ATTACHED TO THE EXTERIOR OF SAID CASE; (D) A PINION SHAFT HAVING A PINION ENGAGING SAID RING GEAR FOR DRIVING SAME, SAID SHAFT ALSO EXTENDING THROUGH SAID EXIT AND BEING ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO A SOURCE OF POWER; (E) A PAIR OF SPACED OPPOSEDLY MOUNTED CUP AND CONE TYPE ROLLER BEARINGS ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID PINION SHAFT IN SAID HOUSING EXIT, ONE OF SAID BEARINGS BEING LARGER THAN THE OTHER BEARING, SAID LARGER BEARING BEING ADJACENT SAID PINION, SAID SMALLER BEARING BEING LOCATED IN SAID EXIT INWARD OF SAID CONDUIT JOINING THEREWITH;

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-05-08 1970-11-07 1971-05-09 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-05-08 1978-11-07 1979-05-09 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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