Pinion Gear Assembly
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1. A pinion gear assembly comprising:
- a pinion that extends along an axis and has a gear portion and a hub portion disposed proximate the gear portion;
a collar that has a collar hole that receives the hub portion; and
a bearing that has a bearing hole that receives the collar;
wherein the collar is fixedly disposed on the hub portion and the bearing is fixedly disposed on the collar.
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Abstract
A pinion gear assembly having a pinion, a collar, and a bearing. The pinion may have a gear portion and a hub portion disposed proximate the gear portion. The collar may be fixedly disposed on the hub portion and the bearing may be fixedly disposed on the collar.
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20 Claims
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1. A pinion gear assembly comprising:
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a pinion that extends along an axis and has a gear portion and a hub portion disposed proximate the gear portion; a collar that has a collar hole that receives the hub portion; and a bearing that has a bearing hole that receives the collar; wherein the collar is fixedly disposed on the hub portion and the bearing is fixedly disposed on the collar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A pinion gear assembly comprising:
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a pinion that extends along an axis and has a gear portion and a hub portion disposed proximate the gear portion; a collar that has a collar hole that receives the hub portion and a collar snap ring groove; a bearing that defines a bearing hole that receives the collar; and a collar snap ring disposed in the collar snap ring groove that inhibits movement of the bearing with respect to the collar. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A pinion gear assembly comprising:
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a pinion that has a gear portion and a hub portion disposed proximate the gear portion, wherein the hub portion extends from a pinion end surface and has a hub snap ring groove; a collar that defines a collar hole that receives the hub portion; a hub snap ring that is received in the hub snap ring groove and engages the collar to inhibit movement of the collar with respect to the pinion; and a bearing that defines a bearing hole that receives the collar; wherein the bearing is fixedly disposed on collar. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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