TORQUE LIMITING AXLE ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. An axle assembly comprising an axle shaft having a radially extending flange, a hub in frictional engagement with the axle flange, and a torque limiting assembly to provide a predetermined slipping torque between the axle flange and the hub, the torque limiting assembly including a rod biasing the axle flange and hub together.
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Abstract
An axle assembly includes an axle in frictional driving engagement with a wheel hub. A torque limiting assembly limits the amount of torque that can be transmitted between the axle and hub. The torque limiting assembly includes an arm or rod, such as the shaft of a bolt, which biases the axle and hub together to provide a predetermined slipping torque. The rod or arm is housed in a clamp which extends axially over the outer peripheries of an axle flange and a hub flange.
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20 Claims
- 1. An axle assembly comprising an axle shaft having a radially extending flange, a hub in frictional engagement with the axle flange, and a torque limiting assembly to provide a predetermined slipping torque between the axle flange and the hub, the torque limiting assembly including a rod biasing the axle flange and hub together.
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19. An axle assembly comprising an axle shaft having a radially extending flange, a hub assembly having a radially extending flange, a friction assembly including an axially extending rod, the friction assembly in frictional engagement with the axle shaft flange and the hub assembly flange, the rod being axially movable into engagement with one of the axle shaft flange and the hub assembly flange to provide a slipping torque between the axle shaft flange and the hub assembly.
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20. An axle assembly comprising:
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an axle shaft having a radially extending flange, a hub assembly having a radially extending flange, and a clamp assembly having (a) a first radially extending leg positioned adjacent the axle shaft flange, (b) a second radially extending leg axially spaced from the first radially extending leg and positioned adjacent the hub assembly flange, and (c) a rod connected to the first clamp leg, the rod biasing the axle shaft flange or the hub assembly flange into frictional engagement with each other or with the second clamp leg.
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Specification