US Patent 7258644 Tandem axle carrier structural rib

Patent 7258644 was granted and assigned to Dana Incorporated on August, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Dana Incorporated

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7258644

Date of Patent

August 21, 2007

Patent Application Number

10610143

Date Filed

June 30, 2003

Patent Citations Received

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US Patent 11951828 Axle assembly for a vehicle

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Patent abstract

A differential carrier housing having both reduced weight and improved strength along the operational load path of the housing is provided. The housing includes a hollow rib that extends from a forward end rearward of an outer bearing for an input shaft to a rear end at a flange on the carrier housing that is connected to an axle housing.